Sean Couturier is getting a street named after him in his hometown of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada. The Flyers forward is a minority owner of the QMJHL’s Acadie-Bathurst Titan, and the street leading to the team’s home arena will be named after him. You can catch Titan games at the K.C. Irving Regional Centre down…
So, I already have September 20 marked on my calendar. That’s the fourth day of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, and it’ll feature an ESPN doubleheader that starts with Finland vs. Sweden at 3 p.m. ET and Canada vs. the USA at 8 p.m. ET. We learned the full broadcast schedule today from ESPN…
Excited and priviledged to be joining the @NHLFlyers family as their Director of Sports Science. — Ben Peterson PhD (@Ben_J_Peterson) August 14, 2016 Quietly over the weekend, the Philadelphia Flyers hired Ben Peterson, the former direct of research and analytics at Catapult Sports. His new title with the Flyers? Director of Sports Science. According to…
The following quotes have been transcribed by the Philadelphia Flyers public relations department. We can’t guarantee their complete accuracy because we didn’t write them ourselves, but we provide them as a post-game service. Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger Q: Which was more impressive: that the goaltender could concentrate when the game gets out of hand or…
The Flyers are facing an afternoon deadline today on their opening night roster, during which time they need to ensure that they are compliant with salary cap rules. “Today is about the cap,” said general manager Ron Hextall. “Let’s get as close as we can to the cap and we did the best job that…
This is the second part of our look at how the most threatening chances emerged in game 3 against Buffalo. This article started here and continues here. Let’s start the second chance of the night by talking about what happened before the video starts. With 10:19 left in the period, Laviolette sends the fourth line…
The following quotes have been transcribed by the Philadelphia Flyers public relations department. We can’t guarantee their complete accuracy because we didn’t write them ourselves, but we provide them as a post-game service. Flyers forward Jody Shelley Q: Are you happy that you got a win in your first game against your former team? A:…
About an hour or so after the Flyers and forward Brayden Schenn were scheduled to begin their arbitration hearing on Monday morning, the team announced that they had reached an agreement with the restricted free agent forward: Per GM Ron Hextall, the #Flyers have agreed to terms on a four-year contract with Brayden Schenn →…
The rumors were apparently true: forward Dale Weise has reportedly signed with the Philadelphia Flyers. TSN’s Bob McKenzie said on television that the deal is a four-year deal worth more than $2 million per season. Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet confirmed that it’s a total of $9.4 million per year, or $2.35 million per year. Michael…
As many teams do prior to hosting an outdoor game (you’ll likely remember the Flyers-Rangers alumni game played on New Years’ Eve in 2011), the Flyers confirmed today that they and the Pittsburgh Penguins, as part of each of their 50th anniversary celebrations, will host an alumni game in early 2017, prior to the teams’…