<Tr> <Th> Division championships </Th> <Td> 16 (1967--68, 1973--74, 1974--75, 1975--76, 1976--77, 1979--80, 1982--83, 1984--85, 1985--86, 1986--87, 1994--95, 1995--96, 1999--00, 2001--02, 2003--04, 2010--11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official website </Th> <Td> www.nhl.com/flyers </Td> </Tr> <P> The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia . They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Part of the 1967 NHL Expansion, the Flyers were the first expansion team in the post--Original Six era to win the Stanley Cup, victorious in 1973--74 and again in 1974--75 . </P> <P> The Flyers' all - time points percentage of 57.6% (as of the 2017--18 NHL season) is the second - best in the NHL, behind only the Montreal Canadiens' 58.8% . Additionally, the Flyers have the most appearances in the conference finals of all 24 expansion teams (16 appearances, winning 8), and they are second behind the St. Louis Blues for the most playoff appearances out of all expansion teams (39 out of 50 seasons). </P>

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