In the 50+ year history of the Philadelphia Flyers organization, there have been only two forwards to play 900 or more games: Bobby Clarke with 1,144 and Bill Barber with 903. As Flyers fans, we think of these two names as untouchable. They are Hall of Famers; enshrined forever in their greatness. However, there could…
This is probably the least controversial move the Flyers could have made this offseason, or at least the one people will have the fewest opinions on (lol). After deliberating between Cam Talbot and Brian Elliott as potential backups to Carter Hart, the Flyers ultimately decided to sign Elliott to an extremely boring, rational term. Sometimes…
So you’ve run out of cap space. Well, not you personally. Your hockey team has. The Flyers have. You know what I me—what’s that? Okay yeah we’ll get to the point. We hit the start of the off-season with what looked like close to more cap space than the Flyers would be able fill if…
Hockey is back! The Flyers prospects were welcomed back to the ice Tuesday to kick off Development Camp. Day one of camp’s morning session opened up with goaltenders and forwards, followed shortly after by the defensemen. Tuesday evening, development camp opened up with defensemen and forwards for more drills. Photographer Heather Barry was there to…
Back in September of 2012, the current collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHLPA was signed and put into effect. Since then, 11 NHL defensemen have signed a contract with an average annual value north of ten percent of the salary cap at the time of the signing. Jacob Trouba recently fell short…
Development Camp kicked off its final day Saturday morning with two split group drills, followed by the new 5-on-5 scrimmage in the evening. The scrimmage consisted of two 30 minute periods, followed by each player taking a shot on net in a shootout-like style. Team Orange won it all 3-2 on a game winner from…
Following a long day of fun in the sun at Trial on the Isle, the Flyers prospects were back on the ice at the Skate Zone Friday morning. Morning sessions were split squads and drills, with the 3-on-3 tournament starting in the evening. There were four rounds of split teams to battle it out for…
Day two of Flyers development camp kicked off Wednesday bright and early at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey. The forwards and defensemen split in both rinks, followed up with more drills, skating, and coaching before heading out to Stone Harbor Thursday for Trial on the Isle. Photographer Heather Barry was there to…
It finally happened, folks. The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Dave Hakstol to be their new assistant coach, where he figures to be running the defense and penalty kill. And maybe your initial reaction was something like mine—a bit of surprise, a bit of hesitancy, and maybe even a physical recoil. We remember the Hakstol…
When the Flyers selected Jay O’Brien with the 19th overall selection in the 2018 NHL Draft, the reaction from most Flyers fans was, “Who”? O’Brien was a high school player from Massachusetts. He played his high school years at Thayer Academy, a rather prestigious and well-known hockey school. Alumni who have gone on to have…