Flyers’ MacLeish, 2-time Cup winner, dies at 66

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Rick MacLeish, who was the first 50-goal scorer in Philadelphia Flyers history and whose goal clinched the 1974 Stanley Cup, died Monday night, the team confirmed. He was 66.

His daughter, Brianna MacLeish, told Philly.com that her father had been battling meningitis, kidney and liver problems.

“With the passing of Rick MacLeish, the Flyers have lost one of their legends,” Flyers president Paul Holmgren said in a statement.

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