*We’ve got 34 days until the Flyers first preseason game against the Islanders on September 16. That’s not that long! We can totally do this! Anyhoo, one way to pass the time is to read about the Flyers and their prospects. Up at #18 on the 25 Under 25: Taylor Laczynski. [BSH] *One of the…
*We’re hitting the home stretch with our 25 Under 25 and next up on this list is #16 big Samuel Morin. [BSH] *Meltzer’s latest collection of thoughts includes a good bit on Morgan Frost and his performance at the World Junior Summer Showcase. [Hockeybuzz] *The NHL Network ranked the defensemen that they consider to be…
We’ve finally reached the end of our Summer edition of the top 25 Philadelphia Flyers under the age of 25. And as I’m sure you’ve all guessed by now, the number one player is defenseman Ivan Provorov. The 21 year old put together a season in which he saw his points increase by 11 over…
Let’s take a quick look back in time. Do you remember the time the Flyers made a historic jump in the draft lottery? We thought they’d be picking 13th, and then they swept in and nabbed the second overall pick? Defying all odds? Is this ringing any bells? It’s pretty wild, and pretty great. And…
Britain’s Elite Ice Hockey League has overturned the match penalty given to Tom Sestito for a check-to-the-head Sunday against the Hull Stingrays. The league said in reversing their decision that Sestito’s check was clearly to the body of Stingrays forward Andy Ward and not the head, as originally stated. Sestito had been given an automatic…
Oh, Claude. We miss you. Some noble YouTuber in Germany put together a compilation highlight video of Claude Giroux’s day on Sunday. G scored a goal and an assist in Eisbären Berlin’s 7-1 triumph over Iserlohn Roosters. They scored all seven goals in a third-period explosion, started by Giroux’s goal at the 1:32 mark. Danny…
Claude Giroux and Danny Briere were introduced today by Eisbären Berlin, their temporary home in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, or DEL. Much of the press conference is in German, but the important parts are all in English. Do enjoy. via o2 World Berlin
The Top 25 Under 25 continues, with rankings 20 down through 15 but not before we discuss the NHL’s top-20 defensemen list. The gang also sidetracks itself into a debate over crowd noise at the Wells Fargo Center stemming from a discussion about the national television schedule. Follow us on twitter @BSH_Radio and check out…
GLENS FALLS — Maybe an ill-advised fight here from Oliver Lauridsen, but I can completely understand why he went looking for it. Syracuse’s Eric Neilson put a mark on Lauridsen down in the Phantoms end during the second period. It may have been a bit of a charge — would have been fine with a…
Scott Laughton may have stepped over the line last night. Okay, no. He definitely stepped over the line. The Philadelphia Flyers prospect, selected in the first round of the 2012 NHL Draft, threw a blindside hit to the head of an opponent last night in an OHL game. You can see the video above. It…