This Day in the Broad Street Bullies History

On this day one year ago, former Flyer Peter Zezel passed away from a rare blood disorder, hemolytic anemia at the age of 44. Zezel was selected by the Flyers 41st overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Zezel spent the first five seasons of his 15 year career with the Flyers. Zezel played in 310 games for the Flyers while scoring 91 goals and having 170 assists. In 1986-87, Zezel had his best offensive output for the Flyers. Zezel had 72 points during the season including 33 goals and 39 assists. Zezel spent the rest of his career with six others teams including the St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils and Vancouver Canucks. Zezel retired during the 1998-99 season after being traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Zezel finished his NHL career with 873 games played, 219 goals and 389 assists, with a total of 608 points.