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Scroll through Kate Frese’s photos from the Philadelphia Flyers game against the Boston Bruins.

Some might call it the official start of hockey season: the annual Philadelphia Flyers rookie game, the first chance we get to see human beings in Flyers uniforms playing actual hockey against another team in NHL uniforms. Tonight, it’ll be the Flyers against the New York Islanders’ rookies at the Wells Fargo Center in a…

*Tonight’s game against the Blues will be the Flyers‘ last before the holiday break, so enjoy it, kids. Here are Dave Hakstol and his players speaking to the media about tonight’s game after weekend practice. [Flyers] *The Flyers tried really hard Saturday night against the Blue Jackets but came up short in the dumb stupid…

CBC’s Elliotte Friedman consistently puts out the best weekly read in the hockey world — his 30 Thoughts column. This week is no different, and this little thought from the well-plugged-in writer was fascinating. It’s interesting to hear other teams talk about the Flyers. If there’s one thing they really respect, it’s Philly’s willingness to…

Scott Hartnell Age: 32 (April 18, 1982) Contract Status: $4.75 million per year through 2019 2013-14 Stats GP TOI/GP Goals Assists Points 78 16:53 20 32 52 Corsi For Corsi Rel Quality of Comp. (TOI%) Zone Start % PDO 54.3% (2) 6.2% (2) 29.0% (6) 58.7% (1) 101.5% (4) (Numbers in parentheses indicate descending rank…

In preparation for the Flyers upcoming home-and-home with the Boston Bruins, and considering the Bruins are the only Eastern Conference team we’ve yet to see, Evan over at Stanley Cup of Chowder appeased me by answering a few of my questions. BSH: How surprised are Bruins fans that your team is where they are right…

The Philadelphia Flyers may have only lost to the New York Rangers by one goal on Monday night, but the score belied the true lopsided nature of the game. Only a stellar performance from Steve Mason kept the game close, as the rest of the squad struggled to establish much in the way of scoring…

Still recovering from the hand injury suffered when he destroyed a golf club, Claude Giroux will skip Canada’s Olympic camp in Calgary to focus on his recovery, ESPN reports. Claude Giroux won’t attend Cdn Oly camp, going to focus on his rehab. Hockey Canada at this point doesn’t plan to invite another player — Pierre…

Tonight’s game begins at 7:00 p.m. ET and can be: Seen locally via NBC Sports Philadelphia Plus (or via stream on the NBC Sports App) Heard via radio locally on 97.5 The Fanatic Seen in Minnesota via FS North Seen or heard elsewhere via NHL.tv, NHL Center Ice, or Sirius XM/ Related Flyers vs. Wild…

2013-14 NHL Season :: Game 28 of 82 at 12-13-2, 26 points6th in Metropolitan 14-7-7, 35 points3rd in Atlantic Wednesday, December 2nd, 2013 :: 8 p.m. ET Joe Louis Arena :: Detroit, Michigan, USA Get the Detroit perspective at Winging It In Motown Starting Goaltenders GP MIN W L GA GAA SA SV SV% SO…