Jody Shelley has signed with the Flyers, according to various sources. It’s reportedly a very, very expensive three-year deal worth $1.1 million a season, but that seems almost too ridiculous to be true. What could this mean for Dan Carcillo and Darroll Powe, the two RFA’s not yet signed by the Flyers? Well, the team…
Ed. Note: Sorry for all the legal, CBA-related stuff the last two days. It’s August and there’s nothing else going on. Plus, this stuff is still important, as far from the hockey rink as it may seem. A Tim Panaccio report on CSNPhilly.com — which we cited yesterday — was updated at some point since…
Tough guy Riley Cote has retired from professional hockey and will take a job as an assistant coach with the Adirondack Phantoms, the team announced on Monday afternoon. Cote only played a handful of minutes in all of 2009-10, and he spent most of the season in a suit and tie instead of hockey equipment….
Philadelphia, the Wells Fargo Center and ECAC Hockey will play host to the 2014 NCAA Frozen Four. The weekend-long event, which crowns the champion of Division 1 collegiate hockey, will be held on April 10 and 12 of that year, the NCAA announced on Tuesday. From the press release: The Wachovia Center has hosted a…
Lisa Hillary, above, is moving from CSN Washington to CSN Philly. The Flyers beat at CSN Philly is getting a miniature shake up. According to the DC-based On Frozen Blog, the Capitals beat reporter at CSN Washington, Lisa Hillary, will be moving from the Nation’s Capital to Philadelphia, where she will serve as the on-air…
The Flyers are ranked fourth in the East in SB Nation’s Preseason NHL Power Rankings. They’re behind Washington, who comes in at number one, Pittsburgh, who comes in second, and New Jersey, who ranks third. Personally, in my ballot, I put us third behind Crosby and Ovechkin — I mean, Pittsburgh and Washington. I don’t…
I might be hearing things. It’s possible. That’s why I need you all to correct me if I am. There’s this video up on the official site of the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s of Simon Gagne, arriving at their practice facility at some point this week. He’s speaking with the media, they’re asking him questions…
Canadian media is reporting that former Flyers captain Jason Smith has been charged with assaulting his wife and daughter. He was arrested August 10 in Calgary. News agency QMI has the details, via SLAM Sports. He was released shortly after his arrest by Calgary police under conditions he have no contact with the alleged victims,…
It was announced today that the Flyers have signed Nikolai Zherdev to a one-year contract. Unfortunately, no financial terms were released. CSNPhilly’s Sarah Baicker is reporting that it’s a $2 million deal. There isn’t much to say about Zherdev that Travis didn’t already say on Wednesday, but the Flyers are definitely banking on him to…
Mika Pyörälä tells why he signed with Frölunda this summer, takes a quick look back on his season with the Flyers and also shares his thoughts on ex-teammate Johan Backlund. “Nothing had happened at the end of July and there were many other players without a contract. I didn’t hear anything, so I started thinking…