Ed. Note: Shaun Kreider had a chance to chat with Erica Gagliardi recently. His story appears below. There are a few different names that are synonymous with the voice of the Philadelphia Flyers. The most well-known is, of course, Hart, for both play-by-play announcer Gene and his daughter and current anthemnist, Lauren. No one will…
Okay, so that title is a little misleading. But in the wake of the Ilya Kovalchuk arbitration ruling yesterday and the dismissal of his 17-year contract with the Devils, one other fascinating point has been raised. We talked last night about how Richard Bloch mentioned in his ruling that contracts for Chris Pronger, Marian Hossa,…
Kimmo Timonen says he still hasn’t completely gotten over the bitter ending of last season. “It felt like ten months had gone down the drain. Actually, it still feels like that.” Timonen played well over a hundred games last season, including preseason, regular season, Olympics and playoffs. It was demanding physically, but possibly even more…
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…
The Carolina Hurricanes announced today that they will retire Rod Brind`Amour’s number 17 to the RBC Center rafters on February 28th prior to a game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Brind`Amour retired from the NHL a few weeks ago. Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the…
The Flyers released their preseason schedule today, about a month after the rest of the league. It appears below. Training camp opens at the Skate Zone in Voorhees on Friday, September 17. Philadelphia Flyers Preseason Schedule 2010-2011 Date Opponent Venue Time Sep 21 vs New Jersey Wells Fargo Center 7 PM Sep 23 vs Toronto…
There once was a great, but spiteful head coach who opined to one of his former players: “For six years, I taughtcha how to skate, I taughtcha how to score, I taughtcha how to go for the “W”. You could have been one of the greats! An’ now look at yourself. You’re not even a…
Grade: B 09/10 Salary: $1,500,000 10/11 Cap Hit: UFA Depth Chart Ranking: UFA [ Broad Street Hockey Player Page ] [ Hockey Database Player Page ] GP MIN W L OT GA GAA SA SV SV% ESS% SO 2009 – Ray Emery 29 1684 16 11 1 74 2.64 783 709 .905 .930 3 It’s…
Simon Bertilsson’s injury woes aren’t going away. His last season was ruined by several injuries, including knee and shoulder injuries as well as a concussion. All those problems gave Bertilsson extra motivation to train harder than ever before this summer, but now this season seems to have a nightmare start – again. Bertilsson suffered a…
We have to protect one goalie in the Mock Expansion Draft. Don’t everybody go and jump up all at once, now. Players who have played less than 50 games in the NHL are exempt and automatically protected, so guys like Sergei Bobrovsky, Nicola Riopel and Johan Backlund are automatically protected. Basically, this exercise is simple:…