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- proper noun ice hockey, North America, dated
nickname of thePhiladelphia Flyers of the 1970's era
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Philadelphia Flyers, aka the Broad Street Bullies, have been whipping on the New York Rangers, fawning girlymen, for 40 years.
Philadelphia to New York: Drop Dead Joe Queenan 2010
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The Philly Flyers during the 1970s had been known as the Broad Street Bullies because they knocked more heads than scored goals.
Eric Dezenhall: Waiting for Blago: A Tale of Corruption Nostalgia 2009
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That team was known as the Broad Street Bullies, the moniker earned by a tough, brawling group of players who included Dave Schultz, Don Seleski and Bob Kelly.
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For a team that was once known as the Broad Street Bullies, and a town that is supposed to have the baddest, meanest fans in all of sports, Philly fans cry an awful lot.
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The 1974 Philadelpia Flyers, aka the Broad Street Bullies, had 58 fighting majors the year they won the Cup.
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The Flyers, who last made the finals in 1997, are shooting for their first title since the Broad Street Bullies won the second of two straight championships in 1975.
Blackhawks Beat Flyers, Take Game 1 In Stanley Cup Finals 2010
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Slap Shot, one of Hollywood's great burlesques, is a funhouse mirror reflection of the true ugliness of the actual Broad Street Bullies.
Joe Lapointe: Broad Street Bullies on HBO: Philadelphia Flyers Were Hockey Pornography in the 1970s 2010
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But discussing puck skill in a show about the Broad Street Bullies is like interviewing Hell's Angels about motorcycles or asking Linda Lovelace about camera angles, lighting and dialogue.
Joe Lapointe: Broad Street Bullies on HBO: Philadelphia Flyers Were Hockey Pornography in the 1970s 2010
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Remember when her song was the battle cry for the Broad Street Bullies, the 1974 Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers?
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Remember when her song was the battle cry for the Broad Street Bullies, the 1974 Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers?
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