Flyers president and former general manager Paul Holmgren has a long, lengthy history as an executive and advisor with USA Hockey, and that will continue for next year’s World Cup of Hockey. Holmgren was named the assistant general manager of Team USA for the 2016 event, which will be held in Toronto from September 17…
Most teams give away bobble heads to every fan in attendance at a given game, just like any other giveaway. For some reason, the Flyers aren’t doing that this year with their much-anticipated Jakub Voracek, Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux bobble heads. They released details on those giveaways today, and it’s a bummer. Bobbleheads are…
Update: CSN has added the Sep. 21 game at PPL Center to their broadcast schedule. The Comcast Network will televise three Philadelphia Flyers preseason games in 2015. The first broadcast will come on Tuesday, September 22 when the Flyers host the New York Rangers at 7 p.m. The second broadcast will come on Friday, September…
Dean Lombardi, general manager of the Los Angeles Kings, was named to that same job with Team USA on Thursday. He will be in charge of putting together America’s entry into the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. And holy shit, is he excited about it or what? Look at this friggin speech. First of all…
Congrats to Jeremy Jacobs, owner of the Boston Bruins and primary reason why the National Hockey League locked out its players twice in eight years, for his “outstanding service to hockey.” Wait, what the hell? Yeah, Jacobs was just awarded the 2015 Lester Patrick Trophy, given annually to those who help advance hockey in the…
The Philadelphia Flyers have cornered the hockey market when it comes to the color orange. They’ve absolutely dominated their other orange-clad competition when it comes to the color, and that includes the two new orange third jerseys unveiled by NHL teams this year. Seriously, can any team but the Flyers pull off orange? @TravisSBN …Aaaand…
You’ve probably heard that adidas will take over NHL uniforms in 2017, as reported earlier this week by TSN. That’s a break from the last decade, during which Reebok has owned and produced all NHL uniforms. When Reebok took over back in 2007, we saw a drastic overhaul of uniforms. The basic structure of the…
So this Pope thing sure is a thing, huh? As you probably know since you don’t live under a rock, the Pope is coming to Philadelphia at the end of September. He’ll be in town on the 26th and 27th, and it’s going to seriously mess everything up. There’s a big portion of Center City…
If you’ve been in Philadelphia lately, you know how much of a pain in the neck this Pope visit thing is going to be at the end of September. We discussed last week how it would impact the Flyers preseason game against the Islanders on September 25, and … well, the team listened. They’ve moved…
Former Broad Street Hockey writer Eric Tulsky has joined the Carolina Hurricanes full time as a hockey analyst, the team announced on Thursday. Eric worked part-time for the Canes last season. “Eric is an extremely intelligent person and has been an innovator in the field of advanced analytics,” said Canes general manager Ron Francis. “We…