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The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae found this 5/9/2008 on ydr.inyork.com [flag]
PHILADELPHIA The applause thundered through the cathedral Friday as hundreds of people mourned a Philadelphia police officer killed in the line of duty and rooted for his favorite team. "Let's go Flyers, let's go!" (Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!) The cheer for the city's hockey club came toward the end of the funeral Mass for Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski. It was led with a smile by his oldest son, ... [link]

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Fallen Officer's Son Leads Flyers Cheer During Ceremony
Published 5/9/2008 by Enrico at The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
... to show some support for his father's favorite team before that night's playoff game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Also, "his casket's lining bore the team emblem, and a jersey and flower arrangement in the shape of the logo were displayed nearby before the Mass." We've also heard the Flyers may have a moment of silence in honor of Liczbinski at their first home game of the Eastern Conference Finals. >>Funeral for slain officer includes cheer for favorite team [York Daily Record] >>Sgt. ...

Statue Wars: Have Flyers fans already struck in Pittsburgh?
Published 5/9/2008 at Puck Daddy
...  who led a "Let's Go Flyers" chant ... at the end of the funeral Mass for his father, Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski, a 12-year veteran of the Philadelphia police force who was tragically killed in the line of duty last week. ...

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