Bernie Parent, the beloved goalie who backstopped the Philadelphia Flyers to back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975, died Sunday, the organization announced.

Parent was 80.

One of the major faces of the "Broad Street Bullies" and the greatest goaltender in franchise history, Parent was crucial to the Flyers' rise into NHL respectability, Philadelphia's transformation into a hockey town and, above all, those consecutive Stanley Cup titles and the ensuing parades that saw Lord Stanley go traveling down Broad Street.

During the Flyers' golden era, Parent wasn't just the team's star goaltender, he was the best in hockey.

He won two Vezina Trophies as the league's best goaltender for the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons, the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' MVP for those respective season

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