Ilya Kovalchuk has retired from the NHL. It is not April Fools Day and this is not a joke. BREAKING: Ilya Kovalchuk announces he will retire. “This decision was something I have thought about for a long time.” — New Jersey Devils (@NHLDevils) July 11, 2013 hahahahahahahahahaha
After months of speculation and rumors galore, Chuck Fletcher finally pulled the trigger, and sent Wayne Simmonds to the Nashville Predators for Ryan Hartman, and a fourth round pick. And folks, I have some emotions I need to get out. Wayne Simmonds was the quintessential Philadelphia Flyer. He gave you his all night in, and…
Ron Hextall has had a lot of success since he last left Philadelphia in 2006. Working with the Flyers as a scout, the Los Angeles Kings offered him a position as assistant general manager, the first in many moves that would turn the Kings into the tired “Flyers West” cliche. He won a Stanley Cup,…
Since R.J. Umberger left Philadelphia in 2008, much has been written about the Flyers tattoo that sits permanently on his leg. PRETTY AWKWARD HUH DUDE THAT FLYERS TATTOO YOU HAVE ON YOUR LEG. ha ha ha ha ha ha. Yeah, he doesn’t have a Flyers tattoo. Fyi everyone this is not true, please stop with…
The last time we recorded and episode of BSH Radio, Geoff Detweiler was a regular contributor to the site instead of away at his cabin in the woods, Kurt R. was not a writer for us, and the Flyers were a playoff team. It’s been a while, and we’ve changed a bit since then, but…
The Trenton Titans folded following last season and won’t be playing in 2013-14, leaving the Flyers to find an ECHL affiliate for next season. Before the Titans were sold to a local group and rebranded in 2010, the Flyers shared the Greenville Road Warriors with the New York Rangers. They’ll be doing that again. Per…
Just realized today that our site tagline is still “Right now, we’re very into the universe.” We don’t miss Ilya Bryzgalov enough to go into the new season with that same tagline, so we need to change it. Help us? We’ve solicited a few suggestions on Twitter already today. @BroadStHockey We got Cooters! — Math…
A few months ago, Tyler Dellow posted an interesting look at the impact of rest on a game’s outcome. He showed that the home team can be anywhere from an underdog to a 3:2 favorite depending on how long it’d been since each team played. Let’s use that study to analyze this year’s schedule. (With…
Flyers goaltending prospect Anthony Stolarz has made the cut at USA Hockey’s National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid and will likely be one of three goalies to make the 2014 World Junior team roster this December. Stolarz, who was drafted by the Flyers in the second round of the 2012 NHL Draft, will compete…
Over at Arctic Ice Hockey, they’ve been running a Mock Expansion Draft, going team-by-team in an attempt to figure out what would happen should the NHL add a 31st team in Seattle. It’s been 13 years since the NHL has held an expansion draft — Minnesota and Columbus joined the league in 2000 — but…