It’s looking like the 2018 NHL All-Star Game will be headed to Tampa, with the Lightning hosting the 63rd edition of the game next winter. An official All-Star Game announcement for 2018 would be the final nail in the coffin for the NHL’s participation in the Olympics, which is probably the bigger story here, but…
After beating the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins tonight, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms have made the Calder Cup Playoffs. FINAL: The #LVPhantoms clinch a playoff spot with a 2-1 shootout win over the @WBSPenguins! Shots were 35-34 for the Penguins. pic.twitter.com/tSF2Bea8Wq — LehighValleyPhantoms (@LVPhantoms) April 13, 2017 It was a long time coming; 2008-09 was the last…
There aren’t many more heartbreaking ways to lose a hockey game than what the Lehigh Valley Phantoms did on Saturday night. Down 0-1 in their best-of-five series with the Hershey Bears after a tough OT loss on Friday in Game 1, the Phantoms blew leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 4-2 en route to a backbreaking,…
To celebrate the new look and feel of our SB Nation communities, we’re sharing stories of how and why we became fans of our favorite teams. If you’d like to do the same, head over to the FanPosts to begin. Each FanPost will be entered into a drawing to win a $500 Fanatics gift card…
I am a simple woman and I love romance. Yes, it’s true. I love cheesy, ultra-sweet, ooey-gooey romance, and Claude Giroux and his fiancé Ryanne Breton never fail to deliver on that front. Just look at how sweet this is. Enjoying our 5 year anniversary by the pool. Love you 👸🏼.. A post shared by…
Graphic designer Jimmy Nutini has a beautiful new series where he made NFL uniforms in the style of every NHL team. They are absolutely incredible, and the attention to detail on his work is just fantastic. Take, for example, his version of the Montreal Canadiens. The “CH” logo stands for “Canadiens” and “hockey”, respectively, and…
After months of anticipation regarding the NHL’s 31st team joining the fold and speculation on how teams will try and prepare themselves for an expansion draft, the NHL formally released its 30 team protection lists this morning, and with that came the Flyers’ list of 11 players that will be off-limits for Vegas to choose…
The Flyers Charity Classic — a series of bike rides and a 5k run/walk — will take place in July in Philadelphia, the team announced on Tuesday during a press conference in the Wells Fargo Center parking lot. There will be a 10 mile bike ride that takes you from the Wells Fargo Center to…
The IIHF released this pretty cool interview with Wayne Simmonds and Mark Scheifele using a 360-degree camera in the Canadian locker room. The actual meat of the interview isn’t really that interesting, aside from one little thing that you have to look closely to notice: The IIHF is trolling the hell out of the NHL…
For an organization that used to be well-known for making big splashes in free agency, it’s a true change-of-pace for the Philadelphia Flyers when their biggest contractual decision of the offseason is the status of an existing player on the roster. No longer do the Flyers chase down the biggest prize on the market every…