WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Days after Flyers chairman Ed Snider told CSNPhilly.com at Mark Howes Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Toronto that his Flyers jersey deserved to be retired (see blog post), the Flyers are doing just that.
On March 6 when the Detroit Red Wings visit Wells Fargo Center, Howes No. 2 jersey will be retired, sources said this morning.
There has been a constant clamoring among Flyers fans for several years now to get Howes jersey retired.
The Flyers have just four retired numbers: Bernie Parent (1), Bobby Clarke (16), Bill Barber (7) and Barry Ashbee (4).
Although he never won a Stanley Cup during the 10 magnificent seasons he patrolled the blue line in Philadelphia, Howe is generally considered to be the best, two-way defenseman in Flyers history.
Soon, that will become etched in the minds of generations of fans to come when his jersey is raised to the rafters.
E-mail Tim Panaccio at tpanotch@comcast.net
Sarah Baicker contributed to this report.