Dave Hakstol’s second training camp as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers gets underway on Friday at the Skate Zone in Voorhees, and joining the team on the ice will be 37 forwards. Let’s get to know them all, shall we? As we do each year, let’s first mention the guys we already know —…
We’re back, folks! After a bit of time off taken to catch up on tracking and putting together this big early season statistical trends article, we’re back with your regularly scheduled weekly rundown. If you haven’t checked out that article and want to, it’s linked and will somewhat get you caught up on what’s been…
VOORHEES – Let’s get this out of the way: Michael Del Zotto, Shayne Gostisbehere, Radko Gudas, Mark Streit and Nick Schultz are all locks to make the opening day roster. That leaves Andrew MacDonald, Brandon Manning and the 19-year-old blue-chip prospect Ivan Provorov as the remaining three players competing for the final two open spots….
The Flyers cut two more defensemen on Sunday morning, sending Travis Sanheim to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms where he’ll officially begin his first season as a professional hockey player in the AHL. They also sent defenseman Phil Myers back to the QMJHL, ending his camp despite several big strides forward in his game. Neither move…
The Flyers sent five more players down to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Saturday afternoon, hours after the group cleared waivers. Defenseman T.J. Brennan and forwards Greg Carey, Chris Conner, Andy Miele and Petr Straka are all bound for Allentown, joining a larger group that was sent north earlier in the week. Flyers camp is…
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms kick off their training camp on Friday, and since they need players to be able to do that, the Flyers have sent 10 down from NHL camp to the AHL squad. Here’s that list of players, who join another seven that were sent to the Phantoms on Wednesday: (RW) Nicolas Aube-Kubel…
A little over four years ago, then-Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren made the command decision to infuse his organization with a jolt of much-needed young defensive talent. The move was understandable: the NHL blueline at the time was somewhere between barely-passable and a total mess, with no obvious high-end prospects forthcoming in the pipeline. Sure,…
The world of prospect-related punditry can be a harsh one to those who struggle or fail to stack up to expectations, even if just briefly. And that’s especially true in a setting like the Flyers’ system, which has consistently been adding quality prospects at every position over the past few years. As new names show…
In the spring of 2015, the Flyers’ stock of goalie prospects consisted of Anthony Stolarz and … not much else. We had seen their efforts in rebuilding their defense corps, but goaltending was an area that the Flyers needed some work in when looking at the long-term picture. Fast forward three offseasons, and the Flyers’…
Development camp serves as the de facto yearly conclusion to the offseason for the Philadelphia Flyers. Coming after the NHL Draft and in the wake of the usual July 1 madness, camp is a time for fans to get a firsthand look at the organization’s entire prospect pool, before taking a brief break from the…