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Flyers family mourns Snider's passing

Even in his failing days as he battled bladder cancer, Ed Snider had the urge to let general manager Ron Hextall know how much a Stanley Cup playoff run would mean to him - and to subtly suggest that maybe, just maybe, it might be a good idea to make a deal.

In the lobby of the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, the large screen television monitors have Comcast Sports Net on with coverage of the death of Flyers owner Ed Snider, who died of bladder cancer at age 83 April 11, 2016. On the monitors, Ed Snider is shown cheering on one of his teams.
In the lobby of the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, the large screen television monitors have Comcast Sports Net on with coverage of the death of Flyers owner Ed Snider, who died of bladder cancer at age 83 April 11, 2016. On the monitors, Ed Snider is shown cheering on one of his teams.Read more
    by Sam Carchidi, STAFF WRITER
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