Players’ Tribune celebrates National Bobblehead Day with Jakub Voracek, Wayne Simmonds

Happy National Bobblehead Day, everybody! Today, January 7, 2016, marks the first-ever National Bobblehead Day, a celebration of some of the best collectibles around – particularly in the sporting world, where they frequent as special giveaways. And the Philadelphia Flyers have three this year: Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek, and Wayne Simmonds. It’s the latter two…

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Today in Philadelphia Flyers history: LeClair’s OT goal is 300th as a Flyer, Gagne hat trick, Couturier leads romp over Jackets

An almost-daily 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 Heading into tonight’s road contest with the Calgary Flames, the Flyers have put together a 9-8-3-0 all-time mark in 21 games played…

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Ice Sport Radio: Playoff Preview!

After coming to grips with the fact that Joel Quenneville chose to coach the Florida Panthers instead of the Philadelphia Flyers, the gang turns its attention to the first round of the playoffs. Would a Tampa Bay Lightning loss in any round be a choke? Can the Toronto Maple Leafs make it past the Boston…

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How do the Flyers score their goals?

For several years now the Flyers have had some of the better power play and penalty killing units in the league. That was no different in 2013-2014 when they had the seventh ranked power play and the seventh ranked penalty kill. Where the Flyers seemed to struggle was during five-on-five play. At his introductory press…

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