Former Flyers forward Rick MacLeish dies at 66

CORRECTS ID TO RICK MACLEISH, NOT BOB KELLY (9) - FILE - In this April 12, 1974 file photo, Philadelphia Flyers' Rick MacLeish, center left, and Joe Watson, center right, battle Atlanta Flames' Butch Deadmarsh, left, and Al McDonough, right. (AP)

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers say Rick MacLeish of the 1970s Broad Street Bullies teams has died. He was 66.

The Flyers announced the death in a release on Tuesday. MacLeish was the leading scorer in the playoffs when the Flyers won the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975. He scored the Cup winner against the Boston Bruins in 1974.

Ex-Flyers captain Bobby Clarke called MacLeish "the most talented player the Flyers had during the 1970s."

MacLeish had 349 goals and 410 assists for 759 points in 846 NHL games over 14 seasons for the Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers and Detroit Red Wings.

The native of Cannington, Ontario, had 22 points in the 1974 playoffs to lead Philadelphia and 20 points in the 1975 playoffs as the Flyers went back-to-back.

The Flyers’ Alumni Association had recently said MacLeish was battling an illness.

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