Since we’re closing out 2009 and thus the decade – we like easy, round decades – we decided to jump on the bandwagon of decade posts. So here is our Flyers All-Decade team. We mentioned this topic during our first radio show, and we finally got around to doing it. It took awhile and there…
There’s a famous basketball player who goes by the name of Adam Morrison. In three seasons at Gonzaga University, Morrison was the nation’s leading scorer, an All-American and runner up as National Player of the Year. Skipping his senior season to go pro, he arrived in the NBA at the start of the 2006/07 season…
BOSTON — Their team may have lost. The end of the game may have been controversial. For many, the view of the game may have sucked. But that doesn’t mean Philadelphia Flyers fans who made the trek to Boston to experience the 2010 Winter Classic at Fenway Park left too upset. “Fans spent a lot…
In the midst of a gorgeous little goal to put the Devils up 2-0 on the Flyers in the second period on Monday night, Anssi Salmela was knocked out cold following a hit from Jeff Carter. He appeared to lose consciousness before hitting the ice, and the brunt of his visible injuries seemed to come…
BOSTON — After arriving in Boston early this morning, I had the chance this afternoon to wheel around the Fenway Park ice surface along with other members of the media and several alumni from Flyers and Bruins teams of the 1970s, including Joe Watson and Dave Schultz. The ice is in excellent condition. I admit,…
In the midst of a gorgeous little goal to put the Devils up 2-0 on the Flyers in the second period on Monday night, Anssi Salmela was knocked out cold following a hit from Jeff Carter. He appeared to lose consciousness before hitting the ice, and the brunt of his visible injuries seemed to come…
The Flyers traded defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and a fifth round pick to Detroit for left wing Ville Leino today. Leino is a 26-year old winger who made his North American debut last year after being signed from Finland. He had 46 points in 57 games in the AHL before being called up to Detroit where…
Well, this was a lot faster than we’re used to. Unlike the standard “day-to-day” progressing into long-term injury talk in a month, Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren today confirmed that Michael Leighton is officially out for at least 2 months before Brian Boucher even starts a game. While there is no word yet whether Leighton…
Simon Gagne scored his sixth goal of the season tonight. The record won’t show that, though. With the Penguins on the power play in the second period of tonight’s 7-4 Flyers win, Gagne poked at a loose puck in the offensive zone from his position along the goal line. The puck found it’s way to…
Many of us likely know that Anaheim Ducks and US Olympic Team forward Bobby Ryan has a story with a local twist. The Cherry Hill, New Jersey native lived there until age 10, was a Philadelphia Flyers season ticket holder, and it’s been written locally that his family has connections with Bob Clarke and the…