VOORHEES, N.J. — Ron Hextall has his dream job in the NHL, but with it comes the immense responsibility of making the wishes of long-suffering Philadelphia Flyers fans come true.
The Flyers haven’t won a Stanley Cup since the team captured back-to-back championships in 1974 and ’75. Intensifying that hurt is the fact the team has lost in six return trips to the final, the last time coming in 2010 when the Chicago Blackhawks dumped the Flyers in six games.
Hextall, in his third year as Flyers general manager, is keenly aware generations of hockey diehards daydream about either returning to the streets of Philadelphia for a Stanley Cup victory parade or revelling in their first championship celebration.