Let’s start by saying this: it sucks that Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh has a concussion, apparently suffered when Wayne Simmonds punched him the face on Saturday in Philadelphia. You never want to see somebody get injured, especially something serious like a brain injury that makes him miss time. That said, take this as a general…
The Flyers haven’t hosted the annual rookie game against the Washington Capitals since the 2011 offseason, but it’ll be back in Voorhees this year. The Caps announced plans for their rookie camp this year and confirmed that the game will return to Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees. It will be held at 3 p.m. on…
Our friends over at Philly Phaithful aren’t stupid. Ghost emoji. Bear emoji. Shirt. Hoodie. Yes. This comes in mens, ladies, and hoodie for now. (I have a Philly Phaithful hoodie with the orange/white hockey lace strings and I can attest that it’s really awesome.) Kids sizes coming later. One note of importance, directly from Dan…
The holiday season is a time for many things. Hockey, the Philadelphia Flyers winning every game, and figuring out how to stay warm are just three of the things that often make up what can be very busy Decembers. One of the best ways to stay warm is, of course, with a sweater. And ridiculous…
Step one, solving the issue of the no-trade clause. Step two, finding a team willing to trade for player. Step three, negotiating a return on player. Step four, completing trade. While the Flyers may have skipped step one (or maybe not, we don’t really know for certain) in the Simon Gagne trade mess, they’ve officially…
Microstat Tracking is a new feature that attempts to quantify the performance of the Philadelphia Flyers in the offensive, neutral and defensive zones. All statistics are manually tracked by Charlie O’Connor. All numbers are at 5-on-5. Zone Exits – Forwards Player Total Touches Touches Per 60 Successful Exit Percentage Controlled Exit Percentage Turnover Percentage Exits…
The Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia Phantoms closed the Spectrum in 2009 with a preseason farewell game. Five years later, with the Phantoms moving back from their upstate New York outpost back into our vicinity, the teams will open a new arena. A Lehigh Valley Phantoms spokesman confirmed to BSH this morning reports that the Flyers…
This win didn’t come easy, but our Philadelphia Flyers pulled it out. It was a crazy game with a lot of bad defense and goaltending, but it’s a win! Let’s get into it. Graphics courtesy of Natural Stat Trick 1st Period If you looked up the definition for a slow start to a hockey game,…
Mock Draft (Date) No. 1 (Florida) No. 2 (Buffalo) No. 3 (Edmonton) Flyers Pick (No. 17) Defending Big D (June 5) D Aaron Ekblad C Sam Bennett C/LW Leon Draisaitl LW Sonny Milano NESN (May 23) D Aaron Ekblad C Sam Reinhart C Sam Bennett LW Kevin Fiala Frozen Futures (May 2) D Aaron Ekblad…
Philadelphia Flyers forward Sean Couturier finished second to the Kings’ Anze Kopitar in the voting for the Selke Trophy at the 2018 NHL Awards. Couturier received 37 first-place votes while Kopitar received 70 first-place votes to take home the hardware. Boston’s Patrice Bergeron, a seven-time finalist for the award, finished third. The Frank J. Selke…