Update: Unfortunately, Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek reports some nuance here. The NHL-CHL agreement is tied to the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement, and according to Marek, the CHL expects the AHL to honor the existing rules should there be a lockout at the NHL level — thus keeping 18 and 19 year old players in the CHL….
The continent does not matter. Wayne Simmonds will beat up Penguins no matter the location. In a game against the Fischtown Pinguins over the weekend, Simmer scored a power play goal and punched a dude named Ralf in the face a bunch of times. Yes, there is video! Jump to the two-minute mark on this…
Hey, so remember when they knocked down the Spectrum to build a giant entertainment complex in the Wells Fargo Center parking lot? (Oh, remember when they scaled back that project to the point where they eliminated plans for the hotel that was going to be built on the Spectrum site, meaning they may not have…
On Wednesday we looked at the season-long scoring chance numbers Todd tirelessly compiled from last year, breaking them down by penalty kill performance. Today, let’s continue looking at those figures, this time looking at power play performance. Just as last time, we will look at three parts of power play performance: 1) The number of…
Goalie prospect Niko Hovinen had a rough outing in his North American debut as the Adirondack Phantoms were topped by the Albany Devils, 5-3, in AHL preseason action at the Skate Zone in Voorhees Monday. Hovinen faced 23 shots, playing the entire hockey game for the Phantoms. He was particularly rough early, allowing four goals…
Need to invest in new hunting gloves #cutthecord twitter.com/MRichie_10/sta… — Michael Richards (@MRichie_10) December 6, 2012 Don’t worry, Mike. We still love you too.
The NHL has cancelled all preseason games through Sept. 30 as a result of the ongoing lockout. Three Philadelphia Flyers games are affected by the cancellation: Sept. 25 against the Blackhawks in Philadelphia, Sept. 26 against the Maple Leafs in London, Ont. and Sept. 29 against the Rangers in Philadelphia. Future dates are still on…
(SB Nation) — The NHLPA will share with the NHL their own CBA proposal Tuesday, one month to the day that the league presented their own radical initial offer. Representatives from both sides held the first of four days of scheduled talks in Toronto Monday as negotiations begin to heat up. The current collective bargaining…
It may have only been roughly half a year thanks to the ongoing NHL lockout, but the hockey part of 2012 has been another damn entertaining one in Philadelphia Flyers land. Using both BSH traffic numbers and our hearts as a barometer, let’s look at the top 10 Flyers stories of the year: Honorable mentions:…
If I had any money, I’d be willing to put all of it down on the NHL season starting sometime after it’s scheduled October 11 start date. It doesn’t really take a rocket scientist to figure that out: Even though we have several more weeks before a lockout actually begins on Sept. 15, the sense…