The Flyers are definitely interested in the No. 1 overall pick. Reports from beat writers based in both Philadelphia and Florida this afternoon indicate that Ron Hextall is strong in his desire to acquire that choice from the Panthers, which would allow him to select stud defenseman Aaron Ekblad. (Assuming Ekblad is atop their board,…
*It’s Draft Day!! Let’s take a look at Czech prospect Jakub Vrana. [BSH] *A round-by-round look back at the Flyers‘ best picks ever. [Inquirer] *Would Ron Hextall use the Flyers’ top pick on a goalie? [CSN Philly] *Probably not, because the Flyers are looking for offense. [Courier-Post] *Building a successful team through drafting requires finding…
Welcome to Day 2 of the NHL Draft. We’re at Wells Fargo Center bright and early, where the Flyers are scheduled to have five picks today. Round 2 begins at 10 a.m. ET, and things get fast and furious today. All told, the league’s 30 teams will conduct six rounds of this draft today in…
With the 17th pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected a defenseman. It’s Travis Sanheim from the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League. Here’s the write-up on Sanheim from the ISS, who ranked him 30th in this draft: Phenomenal World U-18 performance on both sides of the puck for Sanheim…
The 2014 NHL Draft is in Philadelphia. The Flyers hold the No. 17 overall pick. Gary Bettman will be booed. Ron Hextall will be cheered. The Kings will be congrtulated. It will be a fun night. Talk about it here. Go Flyers. Here’s the full order for Round 1: 1. Florida2. Buffalo3. Edmonton4. Calgary5. NY…
With the 138th pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected winger Oskar Lindblom from Brynas of the Swedish junior league. Here’s the ISS hockey scouting report on Lindblom. They had him ranked 51st! Lindblom was a presence in the offensive zone throughout this season with Brynas Junior team and the U18…
With the 86th pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected Mark Friedman, a defenseman from Waterloo of the USHL. Friedman’s a relatively small defenseman, at 5’10” and 185 pounds, and he’s definitely more renowned for his work on the offensive side of things. His 40 points in 51 games last season…
With the 48th pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected Nicolas Aube-Kubel, a right winger from Val-d’Or of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Here’s the ISS Hockey scouting report on Aube-Kubel: Aube-Kubel had a solid development year; he played well all year in a second line role with a deep…
With the Flyers set to begin their prospect camp this upcoming Thursday, we’ll take the next few days and briefly go through the profiles of the guys that the Flyers just drafted at the Wells Fargo Center. First up: the headliner of the group, first-round draft pick Travis Sanheim. Background Date of Birth: March 29,…
With the 198th pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers select Jesper Pettersson, a 19-year-old defenseman from Linkoping of the Swedish Hockey League. It’s their final pick of the 2014 Draft. He’s just 5’9, which is …. very tiny, especially for a defenseman. He weighs in at 183, and Elite Prospects says that…