*Heeeeeey lookie here the Phantoms have signed themselves a goaltender. [Phantoms Hockey] *Did you know the Flyers have hired a scientist? To do science things? What a time to be alive. [BSH] *Can Matt Read bounce back from a subpar year? [Pattison Ave] *Let’s take a look at the forwards of Team Europe, which includes…
*VeseyWatch remains annoying, but like it or not, it is an example of the free agent system working exactly as intended. [Second City Hockey] *This ranking of the league’s 30 best centers has Claude Giroux firmly in the middle. Which, uh…no. Top third at a minimum. [Sports Illustrated] *There were, allegedly, a lot of teams…
*DID YOU KNOW that Shayne Gostisbehere is awesome? Top 18, actually. That’s almost top ten, so. [BSH] *Big news yesterday is that the Flyers Wives Fight For Lives carnival will be in NOVEMBER this year which is just utter madness. Get your tickets now, folks. [Flyers] *This piece from Meltzer on what to expect from…
*You know what seems like a safe bet? That Jakub Voracek will have a better season this year than he did last year. [Sons of Penn] *Meltzer looks back at some memorial minor leaguers from the Flyers organization’s past. [Hockeybuzz] *Radko Gudas has an opportunity to make a splash at the World Cup. That would…
*The Lehigh Valley Phantoms full regular season schedule was released yesterday. Plan your trips accordingly. [Phantoms Hockey] *This helpful game-by-game breakdown should help your planning go smoothly. [Highland Park Hockey] *Speaking of, preseason ticket for the Flyers go on sale this morning at 11am, if you’re interested. [Flyers] *Our friends at Sons of Penn put…
It’s the end of summer. While that means that hockey season is finally, finally, right around the corner, it also means that Bruce Springsteen was in the neighborhood. Well, kind of – on Aug. 30, his River Tour was up in East Rutherford. And in the stands was Jakub Voracek, plus his girlfriend and fellow…
*The countdown rolls on with a look at #24 on our list of 25 players under the ripe old age of 25, Felix Sandstrom. [BSH] *As we said Monday in Summer, we rank things. So here’s Meltzer seeing where the Flyers rank on an all-time list of teams. [Hockeybuzz] *Sean Couturier missed some time at…
*So there’s literally nothing happening in hockey right now but good news is the brilliant hockey minds at BSH will soon be bringing you the results of our 25 Under 25 ranking. But first, the guys who juuuuust missed. Honorable mentions. [BSH] *DGB (the real one, not the dumb football player) looks back on an…
In some ways, it’s tougher to write about Shayne Gostisbehere’s upcoming season than you would think it is, partly because everything centers around one question that has no easy answer: what can Gostisbehere even do to follow up the season we just saw him put together? Because the season Shayne Gostisbehere just had was unlike…
Two stellar seasons with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League and Anthony Stolarz proved that the Flyers were justified in taking a raw goaltender with no real experience versus high-end competition with their second round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft. Unfortunately, the first professional season for Stolarz was less impressive, as the…