Former NHL defenseman Ed Van Impe has passed away at age 84, as announced by the Flyers. Undrafted, he started his professional career in minor leagues before joining the Blackhawks at 26, where he finished second in Calder Trophy voting as a rookie. Van Impe spent the majority of his career with the Flyers, contributing to their back-to-back Stanley Cup wins in 1974 and 1975, and he remains fourth on the Flyers’ all-time list for defensemen games played.
