Our guess is that Marcel Noebels didn’t report to the Reading Royals of the ECHL when assigned there late last week, and now he’s been placed on unconditional waivers by the Flyers organization, according to TVA Sports. Unconditional waivers means that the organization is looking to terminate his contract, so Noebels, drafted in the 4th…
*So turns out that Ron Hextall’s plan for this team includes this season being a huge embarrassing failure. Settle in, folks. It’s going to be a long year. [BSH] *One upside from Tuesday’s game was improved even strength play. Still not great, but improved. [CSN Philly] *Could there be any praise weaker than calling that…
*Ducks tonight! Game’s at 7PM on CSN locally. Check back this afternoon for a preview of the match up. *The Flyers will look a bit different tonight as Vincent Lecavalier is out with a lower body injury. [BSH] *Vinny’s absence means that Pierre-Edouard Bellemare is getting well-deserved promotion. [Flyers] *Bellemare’s move from the fourth to…
ALLENTOWN– Phantoms kicked off their home opener with fire and brimstone—literally. With a flaming pyrotechnic show introducing the 2014-2015 Lehigh Valley Phantoms in front of a packed house of 8,647 fans in orange, the Flyers AHL affiliate win in a 4-3 overtime victory over their Glens Falls replacement. Phantoms move to 2-0, Adirondack falls to…
Nearly 8,500 fans are expected to enter the newly constructed PPL Center tonight to celebrate the Lehigh Valley Phantoms home opener of its inaugural season in Allentown. Adirondack Flames (0-3-0-0) at Lehigh Valley Phantoms (1-0-0-0) 7:05 p.m. | PPL Center in Allentown, Pa. In LV: Service Electric 2, Fox AM 1470Online: AHL Live ($), iHeartRadio…
*Don’t forget, the Flyers are in Dallas tomorrow night to take on the Stars at 8PM. BSH will preview the matchup tomorrow afternoon. *Wayne Simmonds has been on fire to start this season; should we expect a regression any time soon? [CSN Philly] *Craig Berube talks the shootout and acknowledges that the team doesn’t take…
*Blackhawks tonight! It will either be really awesome or it will literally hurt your face, but check back this afternoon for a BSH preview of the game. Puck drops at 8:30. *Scott Laughton has been absolutely killing it with the Phantoms and as such as been named the AHL Player of the Week. [The AHL]…
*The Flyers won a game! Suddenly everything is right with the world. Recaps from BSH and our friends at Defending Big D, in case you missed it. *The scoring chance summary for the game reveals a pretty even game, numbers-wise. [Let’s Go Flyers] *Overtime hero Claude Giroux spoke post-game about the team’s first win. [Flyers]…
*The Flyers won another game! Right after they won that game before! And they really had no business winning this one. RECAP! *…and also a recap from our friends over at Winging It In Motown. [Winging It In Motown] *…and also the scoring chance summary from the game. [Let’s Go Flyers] *Shayne Gostisbehere made his…
As the novelty of the Phantoms home-opening overtime thriller versus the Flames begins to fade, the team sets to put on another show for fans as it begins its regular season rivalry against the Hershey Bears. Puck drop is at 7:05 in Allentown. Now a divisional, conference and intra-state rival, the Bears enter the PPL…