Flyers raise Ed Snider banner to rafters

Ed Snider wasn't present for a Philadelphia Flyers home opener for the first time in the franchise's half-century history, but the late former owner - and revered community member - was there in spirit.

The Flyers saluted Snider in a pregame ceremony on the home portion of the 50th anniversary season schedule, raising a banner to the Wells Fargo Center rafters to hang alongside the club's Stanley Cup keepsakes and retired numbers.

A builder in the adopted city that he brought the NHL to back in 1966, Snider transcended ownership with the Snider Foundation, and other philanthropic ventures.

Snider succumbed to his battle with cancer in April at age 83.