The 2016 World Cup of Hockey is different from the previous two incarnations of the event — back in 1996 and 2004 — in that there are two weird new teams. Canada, the USA, Finland, Sweden, Russia and the Czech Republic will send teams, but Slovakia and Germany are out, replaced by an under-23 team…
There have been reports about it out there for a while now, dating as far back as New Years’ Day and having been more heavily floated about a month ago, but it appears that we will soon be getting a formal announcement about at least one, if not more, outdoor Stadium Series games between the…
The Flyers have by and large played very solid hockey in the past couple of weeks, and that’s been especially impressive when you consider the fact that winger Jakub Voracek has missed the past five games with a lower-body injury. Voracek had just about fully returned to the dominant player most of us expected him…
The experts said this would be a rebuilding year for the Philadelphia Flyers. They said that the defense was too weak, the goaltending too unproven, the forward corps too thin. The players on the roster desperately want to prove those experts wrong. Facing the second-best team by record in the Eastern Conference and arguably the…
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the Philadelphia Flyers‘ run of strong play over the past two weeks is that it occurred despite the absence of Jakub Voracek. The team’s best even strength scorer and possession driver over the past three years, Voracek has been out since February 25th with a foot injury, yet the…
Today, a glorious thing happened: Jakub Voracek took to Twitter and laid the smackdown on Charlie. Let’s start at the beginning. This morning, Charlie wrote a piece wondering just what would happen to the Flyers‘ lineup when Voracek was ready to return. It’ll be soon, so it’s a legitimate topic of discussion right now. Of…
It’s strangely fitting that the Philadelphia Flyers would finally stumble into reliable goaltending during a rare stretch in their history when the rest of the roster is lacking. For most of the 1990s and 2000s, the general consensus surrounding the Flyers was that their talent at forward and defense was staggering, but the big question…
It’s finally official. The Flyers and Penguins will be playing outside at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh on February 18, 2017 as part of the NHL Stadium Series. It will also be part of the 50th anniversary year for both teams. The NHL made the announcement on Wednesday night on NBC Sports Network. The Flyers vs….
As soon as the buzzer sounded to end the 3-on-3 overtime session, the outcome seemed preordained. It was. Though a Shayne Gostisbehere goal would tie the contest with less than two minutes remaining, the Philadelphia Flyers failed to capitalize on a power play in the overtime session and eventually fell in a shootout, losing to…
We’ve been selling these GHOST BEAR shirts in partnership with our friends at Philly Phaithful for a few months now, and they’ve been a huge hit. And with Shayne Gostisbehere still playing like one of the most exciting players in Philly sports right now, we’ve decided to give away shirts each time he scores a…