Joacim Eriksson in a Perfect Situation

Elitserien starts today. There’s a ton of hype built around the 20 year old Skellefteå goaltender Joacim Eriksson. Not a single game in the season has been played yet, but hockey experts around the nation are already suggesting that Eriksson could start for Team Sweden at the World Championships next spring. He hasn’t even started…

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Joacim Eriksson in a Perfect Situation

Elitserien starts today. There’s a ton of hype built around the 20 year old Skellefteå goaltender Joacim Eriksson. Not a single game in the season has been played yet, but hockey experts around the nation are already suggesting that Eriksson could start for Team Sweden at the World Championships next spring. He hasn’t even started…

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Shelley, Flyers Roll Over Wild 6-1

[Box Score] – [Wire Recap] – [SBN Game Page] – [Minnesota Reaction] When things are going well for the Philadelphia Flyers, they tend to be going really well. And tonight was no exception. Entering the third period of play in Minnesota, they led a relatively listless affair 3-1 in front of an announced crowd of…

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Bobrovsky Has Already Come A Long Way

A lot of things happened to Sergei Bobrovsky in the past year. The Flyers found the Metallurg Novokuznetsk goaltender because of scout Ken Khudyakov, who was actually working for another KHL team, Sibir Novosibirsk. The Flyers representatives met with Bobrovsky and his agent Vyacheslav Mahrenski in the spring, and soon after in early May, Bobrovsky…

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Remembering September 11, 2001

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With President Bush on the big screen, hockey suddenly didn’t matter anymore, not to the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers or the thousands of fans in attendance. The start of the third period of the NHL exhibition game was delayed and then called off Thursday night as fans demanded to watch…

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Flyers Announce Training Camp Details

Training camp starts this weekend. We know that. But now we have details! The Flyers announced the full training camp roster and a full schedule for camp, which opens Friday. Players first take the ice on Saturday. Here’s the full roster: Forwards (36):  Blair Betts, Danny Briere, Daniel Carcillo, Jeff Carter, Michael Chaput, Matt Clackson,…

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