Heading into the night of Ron Hextall’s first draft as general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers, it seemed like something big was in the air. The Flyers might trade up to the top pick! They’re hosting the draft! It’s Ron freaking Hextall! They’re the freaking Flyers! They’ve got to do something crazy, right? The Flyers…
I’m sure many still ask ourselves, “how exactly did Philippe Myers go undrafted?”. It’s not everyday you get a 6’5” defenseman that can skate and play like he can go completely ignored in the NHL Draft. But here we are with one of the best defensive prospects in the game (28th-best in the NHL and…
One thing that generally tends to be true of young players is this: once they’ve spent a lot of time at a higher level of play (i.e. a different league), you probably don’t want them spending much time back at a lower league ever again. There can be exceptions — post-injury rehab stints, unexpected roster…
Getting cut from your varsity hockey team is an upsetting if relatively normal occurrence. Getting cut from your varsity hockey team and then being drafted into the NHL though? That’s a different story altogether. Cooper Marody has clearly been run through the ringer in his hockey career. Marody, a very personable guy, has been blunt…
Travis Konecny is officially a Philadelphia Flyer. The 2015 first round pick, taken by the Flyers with the No. 24 overall pick, has signed his entry-level contract with the club. Like Ivan Provorov’s ELC signed several weeks back, it only goes into effect if Konecny plays 10 NHL games this year. Same deal next year….
After two straight acclaimed draft classes from Ron Hextall and Co., the Philadelphia Flyers‘ once-barren farm system is now chock full of talent. Headlined by five blue-chip defensemen and a quickly-growing stable of skilled forwards, the organizational depth chart contains intriguing players from top-to-bottom. And with relatively few exceptions, the farm system descended upon South…
Six years ago, Comcast-Spectacor decided to demolish the Spectrum for some insane reason**. With it, the Philadelphia Phantoms moved to upstate New York, and ever since that move, they’ve been truly horrendous on the ice. Season Team Division GP W L T OTL SOL Pts Pct Result 2008-09 Philadelphia Phantoms East 80 43 30 0…
The Flyers (with the exception of Claude Giroux) aren’t playing for the next five days, but several other players in the Flyers’ pipeline will still be in action elsewhere in North American and across the globe over the rest of the week and upcoming weekend. So, to give everyone something to talk about while the…
Yesterday, we debuted the Midterm Update to our Philadelphia Flyers Top 25 Under 25, in which we’re conducting a mid-season ranking of the top young players in the Flyers‘ organization. Today, we continue onward in that countdown, as we look at the players ranked from No. 20 to No. 16. Onward! *** 20. Mark Friedman…
Travis Konecny Position: Forward (Center/Right Wing) Birthdate: March 11, 1997 (18) Acquired Via: 2015 NHL Draft – Round 1, Pick 24 2014-15 Team/League: Ottawa 67’s – 29 G, 39 A in 60 GP Nationality: Canadian (London, ON) Size: 5’10”, 175 Contract Status: Signed on entry-level contract through 2018 (potential slide-rule through 2020) Ranking in August…