Canada’s World Junior team lit the IIHF on fire this past winter, winning seven straight games en route to the gold medal. Sure, they had Connor McDavid and Samuel Morin and any other number of elite U20 talent, but the man behind the bench wasn’t too shabby either. Benoit Groulx, the 47-year-old head coach of…
ALLENTOWN— The Phantoms raised their sticks in the air for the final time Sunday as the standing-room only crowd of 8,689 presented a standing ovation to the team after its 5-1 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to conclude its inaugural season in Lehigh Valley. It was a frustrating end to an equally frustrating season for…
*Hey remember back on Friday when Ron Hextall fired Craig Berube and the peasants rejoiced? [BSH] *Hexy spoke about his decision Friday afternoon. [Flyers] *So now we get to have fun speculating about who the Flyers will hire to replace Chief behind the bench. Summer is fun. [BSH] [Hockeybuzz] [Daily News] *Ed Snider supported Hextall’s…
Connor McDavid is largely considered to be the next Sidney Crosby, and on Saturday night, he’ll learn which NHL team will select him in this June’s NHL Draft. The Flyers have a 6.5% chance of winning the lottery and thus the first overall pick in this year’s draft. So it’s not likely that they ping…
Dave Tippett has had an extremely successful coaching career with both the Dallas Stars and the Arizona Coyotes. In his 12 seasons as a head coach he hasn’t won a Stanley Cup but he’s only missed the postseason four times, with three of them being the past three seasons in Arizona. Tippett is still under…
Today the Lehigh Valley Phantoms close out their inaugural season in Allentown against the most fitting partner and their most intense rivalry this season, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Sunday’s late-afternoon puck drop between the Phantoms and the Penguins marks the 12th and final meeting between the two new rivals, with Lehigh Valley earning a 5-5-1 record…
The draft lottery is complete and we now know which teams will make the top 14 selections in the 2015 NHL Draft. So without fail, we’re already into NHL Mock Draft season … and we kick off today with this entry from theScore. They have the Boston College defenseman Noah Hanifin falling all the way…
Ron Hextall spoke with the media on Saturday night after the 2015 NHL draft lottery — in which Connor McDavid was the big loser — and talked about what his plans are with the No. 7 overall pick. Will he take a forward to help balance out the organizational depth? The Flyers are pretty heavy…
Well, this is fun timing. Days after the Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach Craig Berube, news comes out that Mike Keenan wants back in the North American coaching game. Hearing that Mike Keenan has finally decided to return in North America to coach but I don’t see him making it to NHL and he won’t…
As the Flyers continue their coaching search, perhaps they’ll take a look at former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle, who we learned may be interviewing with the San Jose Sharks and may be a candidate for other jobs. Randy Carlyle Age: 59 (April 19, 1956)Nationality: CanadianPlaying Career: 18 seasons in the NHL (Toronto…