It’s a little depressing to think about how the end of the 2015-16 Philadelphia Flyers season may have played out of Michael Del Zotto didn’t injure his wrist in February. Until that point, MDZ had been arguably the Flyers’ most important defenseman, playing significant minutes with Shayne Gostisbehere on the team’s de facto top pairing….
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Flyers flipped their shot volume/quality script Yesterday, I wrote an article breaking down the Flyers’ tendency so far this season to win the shot volume battle at 5v5 but lose in overall shot quality. Their score-adjusted Corsi…
Jared Boll of the Columbus Blue Jackets has been suspended four games for hit late hit on the Flyers’ Pierre-Edouard Bellemare on Tuesday night. Boll will forfeit $82,926.84 in salary with the suspension and is considered a repeat offender by the league’s Department of Player Safety. The suspension is in addition to to the five…
The 2016 NCAA men’s hockey tournament kicks off on Friday with the four games — two each in the Midwest and Northeast Regionals. The tournament will continue on Saturday with the Regional Finals in each of those two regions, as well as the Regional Semifinals in the East and West Regions. Quinnipiac University is the…
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Rick MacLeish, one of the most prolific scorers in Flyers franchise history and a member of both of the club’s Stanley Cup championship teams, has passed away at age 66. MacLeish was responsible for what was at the time and still is the most important goal in team history: the only goal in Game 6…
Shayne Gostisbehere had a hell of a game on Wednesday for Team North America at the World Cup of Hockey, earning three assists and second star honors in the team’s 4-3 overtime win over Sweden. See above how of those beautiful assists came to be.
It’s going to be an emotional night at the Wells Fargo Center this evening when the Flyers raise a banner honoring Ed Snider to the rafters, in addition to all of the other 50th anniversary celebrations that the team has in store. There’s also a Shake Shack opening on the main concourse, which brings some…
We are inching ever more closely to the Stanley Cup Final. Who will be battling for hockey’s ultimate prize and which player will step up their game the most to help propel his team to greatness? 40-years ago in the postseason, no player elevated his play more than Philadelphia Flyers forward Reggie Leach, aka the…
The Flyers are on an incredible run towards the postseason right now, but one personality who hasn’t been around the Wells Fargo Center much this season is chairman Ed Snider. The man responsible for bringing the NHL to Philadelphia 50 years ago has spent much of the season at his home in California, dealing with…