*Lehigh Valley Phantoms coach Scott Gordon assures all of us that Oskar Lindblom’s slow start is no cause for concern. [Philly.com] *Our very own Kate Frese was on NBC Sports Philadelphia’s The700Level Show to discuss her interesting start in sports photogrophy. [NBC Sports Philly] *The Flyers offense has been off to a hot start, let’s…
It’s that time of year again. No, not the playoffs; now, it’s time to look towards the next season. And you know what next season means: a new NHL video game. NHL16’s shelf life is coming to an end, and soon, NHL17 will take its place. More importantly, it is now the time to look…
Welcome to BSH’s weekly prospect update, where we will be serving up stats and insight on what our homegrown players have been up to. This will include prospects in Canadian Juniors (BCHL, OHL, QMJHL & WHL), Europe (SHL, KHL), and NCAA college hockey. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave them…
The Flyers moved up five spots in the first round of the NHL draft, swapping the No. 29 and No. 61 picks to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for the No. 24 pick. And with that pick, the Flyers selected Travis Konecny, a forward from the Ottawa 67s of the OHL. Here’s a quick…
Jakub Voracek and the Make-A-Wish Foundation are teaming up this weekend to grant the wish of 11-year-old Tony Campisi of Mechanicsburg, Pa. Campisi has a brain tumor, and his wish was simply to sit in a suite at a Flyers game. Jake and the team are going well above and beyond that, however. Via the…
*The Lehigh Valley Phantoms full regular season schedule was released yesterday. Plan your trips accordingly. [Phantoms Hockey] *This helpful game-by-game breakdown should help your planning go smoothly. [Highland Park Hockey] *Speaking of, preseason ticket for the Flyers go on sale this morning at 11am, if you’re interested. [Flyers] *Our friends at Sons of Penn put…
*Another fun night of first round action last night, huh? (she writes at 6:52 p.m., knowing fully that she will likely fall asleep before the second period of any game because she is emotionally exhausted) Anyhoo, we all knew it was coming but nonetheless, Justin Braun made his retirement official yesterday. We hope he enjoys…
CHICAGO — After months of debate about Nolan Patrick vs. Nico Hischier, Philadelphia Flyers and hockey fans will finally get their answers tonight as Round 1 of the NHL Draft gets underway at United Center. It’s the first time Chicago has hosted the draft, which will be expanded by seven picks this year thanks to…
Sean Couturier had a season that virtually none of us were expecting. He finally cracked the 40 point mark and then decided to tack on another 36, giving him an amazing breakthrough 76 point year. While he benefited from playing on a line with Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek for most of the beginning of…
A night after a thrilling 3-2 overtime win over the Washington Capitals, the Flyers are up the Turnpike for another Metropolitan Division matchup against the New Jersey Devils. It’s technically the first game of a four-game road trip, but with a Christmas break ahead of them, the Flyers will return home for the weekend before…