Training camp is underway, and while only 23 players will make the final roster, 59 players have been invited to camp — 33 forwards, 19 defenseman, and seven goaltenders. 20 of those guys wore a Flyers uniform last season while seven wore the sweater of another NHL team. 23 players were selected by the Flyers…
The Flyers announced on Wednesday morning that they’ve promoted scouting director Chris Pryor to the position of assistant general manager and director of player personnel. Pryor has been director of scouting for the Flyers for the last three seasons, overseeing drafts that have brought German Rubtsov, Ivan Provorov, Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim in as…
This is obviously terrible news for Travis Konecny. But it’s even worse news for the Sarnia Sting, who gave up two players and 10 draft picks to get Konecny in an attempt to win the Memorial Cup this year: Konecny has gone to Philadelphia to consult with his parent club’s doctors about the possibility of…
One of the conditions to the trade that sent Vincent Lecavalier to the Los Angeles Kings earlier in the year was that he had to retire following the season, thus leaving both the Flyers and Kings without any financial obligations. It was a win-win: the Flyers didn’t have to worry about keeping his contract around…
Best ES forward: Voracek, +6 Worst ES forward: Briere, JVR, -2 Best ES defender: Meszaros, +5 Worst ES defender: Coburn, -2 Period Totals EV PP 5v3 PP SH 5v3 SH 1 7 5 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0…
Sabres Goalie Ryan Miller Q: On tonight’s performance. “I got some fortunate plays tonight, that is for sure. They were putting pucks on the net so I guess that is what you get. You have to put pucks on net and sometimes you are going to get it and they got a few.” Q: You…
This is the third part of our look at how the most threatening chances emerged in game 3 against Buffalo. It started here and continues here. In the fourth chance of the night, Stafford carries the puck up the ice, gets a bad angle shot that Boucher sends behind the net, and suddenly it turns…
The following quotes have been transcribed by the Philadelphia Flyers public relations department. We can’t guarantee their complete accuracy because we didn’t write them ourselves, but we provide them as a post-game service. Flyers left wing Eric Wellwood Q: Did you have enough time to settle in for your first NHL game? “I haven’t had…
Chris VandeVelde will face a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Friday for his elbow to the head of Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews. If suspended, VandeVelde’s absence from the lineup will make the impending Saturday return of Jakub Voracek a much easier decision for head coach Dave Hakstol, who had a tough…
This story was written by Eric T. It begins here. The second chance for Buffalo again came on transition play (link to video in case the embedded player isn’t working): We’ll start this one from here, with Nodl coming up on an aggressive forecheck. With Versteeg already below the goal line to cut off a…