December is a great time of year. Both Christmas and the World Juniors are right around the corner, but possibly the best part of it all: professional hockey players will finally stop having silly mustaches. Movember is finally over, and with its end comes the death of the mustaches grown to raise awareness for men’s…
photo by Elsa/Getty Images via d.yimg.com This whole hockey thing is pretty fun. The Flyers played a great game tonight, powered by Simon Gagne, Scottie Upshall, and Antero Niittymaki, and they beat the best team in the East on their home ice 4-2. Due to the health of the club, they were able to roll…
Despite his mammoth six-year, $30 million contract, the Philadelphia Flyers chose to send defenseman Andrew MacDonald down to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms to begin the 2015-16 season. Now, with the defense ravaged by injury and suspension, MacDonald makes his return. The Flyers announced this morning that MacDonald would be recalled and almost certainly will be…
Following on from my article on the even-strength scoring chance season summary for individuals and Geoff’s articles of player results on the power play and penalty kill, this post will review the entire team results. Total CF Total CA Total C% ES CF ES CA ES C% 1 415 375 52.5% 268 273 49.5% 2…
Had the Philadelphia Flyers not made a surprise run into the playoffs, Colin McDonald’s season would be easy to evaluate. He was named captain of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in October, had a brief five-game stint with the big club in late November and early December following a Sam Gagner injury, and spent the rest…
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Peter Laviolette was introduced tonight as the seventeenth head coach in Philadelphia Flyers history. He’ll be behind the bench for the first time tomorrow night as the Flyers host the Washington Capitals. Right off the bat, what can we expect out of the new bench boss? The first and most important thing to know is…
For only the fourth time this season, the Philadelphia Flyers are going for two consecutive wins as they take on the Boston Bruins this evening. In what was a wild game vs. Minnesota (I’m not sorry), the Flyers pulled off the win scoring seven goals against one of the best defensive teams in the NHL….
Nolan Patrick came into his rookie season injured and struggled for essentially all of 2017, but once the new year came around, the 19 year old arrived. Let’s dive into Nolan Patrick’s first NHL season. By The Numbers Basic Stats Games Played Goals Assists Points PIM Shots on Goal Shooting Percentage 73 13 17 30…
Every year I can recall, the Flyers Wives Carnival has been held in February or March. But that’ll change this coming season, with the 40th Flyers Wives Carnival being held on Sunday, November 6 inside Wells Fargo Center. Early admission will be at 1:30 p.m., with general admission at 3 p.m. The Carnival ends at…