Around 8:30 PM on Friday night, the NHL Draft appeared to be shaping up perfectly for Ron Hextall and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Nashville Predators selected defenseman Dante Fabbro with the 17th overall pick, leaving coveted snipers Kieffer Bellows and Julien Gauthier on the board for the Flyers. For an organization lacking pure goal scorers…
New Flyers forward German Rubtsov, selected by the team with the No. 22 overall selection in the 2016 NHL Draft, spoke with the media through a translator after his selection. Video can be seen below. A few notes: It’s not the best interview. He doesn’t speak a word of English yet. He’s playing in Russia…
BUFFALO — With the 172nd pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected Anthony Salinitri of the Sarnia Sting of the OHL. The Flyers acquired this pick in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings at the 2015 draft, where they traded down in the fourth round and also added this sixth…
BUFFALO — With the 199th pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected defenseman David Bernhardt of Djurgarden in Sweden. It’s their 10th and final pick in the 2016 Draft. He’s an offensive defenseman from Sweden, just like Linus Hogberg who was taken by the team in Round 5. Here’s what Future…
BUFFALO — With the 169th pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected forward Tanner Laczynski from Lincoln of the USHL. He’s 6’1 and near 200 pounds. Here’s what Future Considerations has to say about him: Laczynski is a power forward with a heavy scoring mentality. He has good touch with the…
The 2016 NHL Draft is now just four days away. In less than one week, the Philadelphia Flyers will infuse their prospect pool with a fresh wave of talent, taking full advantage of at least ten picks in the upcoming draft. Even though the draft will last through Saturday, their most important selection will come…
BUFFALO — The Flyers have made another trade, sending the 120th overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft to the New York Islanders in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2017 draft. This 120th pick was the second-to-last pick in the fourth round this year, so there’s a good chance that the Flyers…
*Still pretty psyched about Eric Lindros finally getting his rightful place in the Hockey Hall of Fame around here, and Ron Hextall has some good stuff to say about Big E. [NHL.com] *And here is the man himself on Canadian TV talking about how happy he is. HE LOOKS SO HAPPY YOU GUYS. [Sportsnet] *And…
* Several years too late, but Eric Lindros was finally voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, as was former Flyers coach Pat Quinn: [BSH] * Why Big E deserved it: [BSH] * Some more facts, thoughts and kind words on Lindros’ career and selectoin, locally: [Philly.com] [Sons of Penn] [CSN Philly] *…
It took too long. Years too long. But finally, the most dominant player of his era can now say that he’s a Hockey Hall of Famer. The Hall of Fame announced on Monday afternoon that Eric Lindros is a member of their 2016 class. He’ll be officially inducted into the Hall in a November ceremony…