An almost-daily column that takes a look back at how the Philadelphia Flyers have fared on this day, recalling some of the more memorable moments, achievements, and events that shaped the organization throughout the club’s storied history As the Flyers head to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre tonight, they…
The Philadelphia Flyers find themselves hovering in the middle of the NHL pack at the All-Star break. They’ve earned 53.2% of all possible standings points so far this year, ranking them 20th in the league. And while Philadelphia remains in the playoff hunt, it won’t be an easy road, as the they sit five points…
A week after hitting the free agent market, former Flyers goalie Antero Niittymaki has opted to head to Russia. Ironically, he will suit up for Atlant Moscow Oblast, the former team of Ray Emery — one of the players who forced him out of Philadelphia. Niittymaki had been with the orange and black for six…
After three games of the Eastern Conference Round 1 series between the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals, the Flyers have dug themselves a daunting three-games-to-none hole. There are a number of reasons for the team’s struggles — lack of scoring from key players, poor goaltending, an ineffective power play — but none looms larger than…
Happy start of the regular season, everybody! Hockey is officially back and we’re bringing you content, and today we’re here to introduce you to something new. We’re expanding our Lehigh Valley Phantoms coverage, and one of our new additions to the fold is this, a weekly rundown of all things Phantoms, complete with numbers, notes,…
Claude Giroux was snubbed from Team Canada back in 2014 at the Olympic Games in Sochi. It was not a stretch to think the same could happen this fall at the World Cup of Hockey. But, nope — Canada’s management team came to their senses and indeed named Giroux to the roster on Friday night….
*So yesterday was finally Flyers Day over at the league’s website, and they had some good stuff for us. First up, something we’ve been hearing about a lot lately: just how good our prospects are. [NHL.com] *Speaking of awesome prospects, next up on our 25 Under 25 is Oska Lindblom. [BSH] *In fact the Flyers…
Well folks, we already know who wins – it’s Travis Konecny. Last week Konecny beat both Shayne Gostisbehere AND Radko Gudas. What we don’t know is which Teeks will be victorious. The updated bracket: And now the moment we’ve all been waiting for, the final round: Flyers Wooness final Travis Konency woo (1) 226 Travis…
The Flyers have recalled Ben Holmstrom from the Adirondack Phantoms, and I’m assuming this has something to do with the fact that James van Riemsdyk has a little injury and Dan Carcillo is sick. Who knows if he’ll play tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs (tickets available), but if he does, the Flyers say he’ll…