This is a tangentially-related aside to this story: On booing Ilya Bryzgalov. For the record here, we’re not picking sides at all. We respect much of the work done by Crossing Broad (the stolen Stanley Cup puck story was fantastic), but we’ve mentioned before on Twitter and in the comments here at BSH before that…
Claude Giroux won’t be on the ice for Team Canada’s opener at the World Cup of Hockey on Saturday afternoon in Toronto, instead sitting in the press box as a healthy scratch for what might be the first time in his professional career. Babcock says Claude Giroux will be a healthy scratch for Team Canada…
You already know the history behind each name, so here’s the poll. No. 2 “The Misfits” vs. No. 6 “Legion of Groom” No. 2 “The Misfits” 230 No. 6 “Legion of Groom” 159
Nick Cousins will be with the Flyers for another season. The team announced today that Cousins, who was a restricted free agent, has accepted his qualifying offer with the club. He will remain an RFA when the one-year contract expires next summer. Due to CBA rules, that qualifying offer was 105 percent of his salary…
Hahahahaha, Team North America’s top power play unit is ridiculously unfair. And it’s the best one Shayne Gostisbehere’s ever played on — sorry, Flyers. Team North America top power-play unit:Connor McDavidJack EichelAuston MatthewsMark ScheifeleShayne Gostisbehere — Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) September 16, 2016 Shayne Gostisbehere says this is the best power play he’s ever played on….
Because it makes too much sense. And because of this picture I saw yesterday: (I added that arrow, btw.) Prior to seeing the above, the only other photo I had seen was this one with a whooooole lot of orange in it: But the photo with the arrow makes it appear that white will be…
MLB Advanced Media took over digital operations at the NHL back in January, which you may have seen in multiple places. NHL.com was redesigned, NHL GameCenter Live was rebranded and revamped — if perhaps not improved — as NHL.tv, and new mobile apps were launched for the league. That transformation will carry through to the…
This story was written by Eric T. It begins here. It continues here. This is the final portion. And the third and final scoring chance is the only goal of the game: We join this one when the board battle has just been completed. Having been beaten along the boards and knocked down by a…
Penn State’s annual hockey game at the Wells Fargo Center was announced officially on Wednesday. The last several seasons have seen PSU take on the University of Vermont at the WFC, but this year it’ll be a different opponent: the Princeton Tigers. The game will be played on Saturday, January 28. You can bet on…
Over at our SB Nation sister site Silver Seven, which covers the Ottawa Senators, they walked through what an NHL expansion draft might look like next summer. And in their mock draft, they have the Flyers losing goaltender Steve Mason. Here’s the full team they have going to Las Vegas in 2017-18: And here’s Silver…