Eric Lindros has several memories of the 2012 NHL Winter Classic Alumni Game between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers.

But one that stands out is how Bernie Parent 's smile lit up Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

"He went out there and threw the pads on and was just enjoying every moment of it," Lindros, the Hall of Fame forward who played for the Flyers that day, said Monday. "You could see his grin from New Jersey. He was loving it."

Parent, the Hall of Fame goalie and backbone of Flyers Stanley Cup championships in 1974 and 1975, died Sunday at age 80. He was an icon to hockey fans across the region, more than 45,000 of whom rewarded him with an ovation not to be forgotten on the day of alumni game.

"Ask anybody who got the loudest ovation and it wasn't even close,

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