All eyes were on Philadelphia Flyers winger James van Riemsdyk as the 3 p.m. ET NHL trade deadline approached Friday afternoon. On an expiring contract, the seven-time 20-goal scorer was one of the likeliest players in the league to be dealt to a new team. And for a moment, it appeared the Flyers had a…
* The Flyers played hockey games last night! Two of them! They lost both and didn’t score in either one! Who cares! Hockey’s back! The first game was in Brooklyn, where the Flyers lost 3-0 to the Islanders. Have some recaps! [NHL.com] [Lighthouse Hockey] * And then there was the game in New Jersey, where…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… A look at the teams for today’s scrimmage: [Philadelphia Flyers] [Philly Sports Daily] A knockoff jersey retailer is selling 2012 Winter Classic jerseys despite the Winter Classic not being announced by the NHL: [Philly Sports Daily] Sergei Bobrovsky could be…
The Flyers have not had a good road-trip lately. No one is having fun, least of all myself, and yet I am still here, sacrificing my Saturday night. Why? Is it a fool’s errand to love this team? Do I accomplish anything with this love? In the wise words of my favorite poet, Richard Siken,…
The Philadelphia Flyers announced their 2016 preseason schedule on Tuesday, and they’ll play eight games against four teams. Regular preseason opponents New Jersey and both New York teams are on the schedule, with a twist coming this year in the form of the Boston Bruins. The B’s are not a typical preseason opponent for the…
Nick Cousins Birthdate: July 20, 1993 (age 20) Acquired via: Drafted 68th overall (3rd round) in 2011 Current Team/League: Adirondack Phantoms, AHL Nationality: Canada (Belleville, Ontatio) Size: 5’11”, 177 poundsContract: Two-way contact ($70,000 per year in AHL, $811,667 per year in NHL) through 2016 When the Flyers nabbed Nick Cousins in the third round of…
Welcome back, loyal prospect report readers! We have a nice little pocket of summer prospect happenings to talk about, so buckle in, we’re back (for a hot second at least). We’ll kick things off with a little news update. It’s been reported that Alex Bump has asked for his release from Vermont, and intends to…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… (And sorry it’s late, forgot to schedule to publish. I’m apparently new around here.) The Flyers have made some interesting comments lately regarding the fans in Philadelphia. Phil Sheridan takes a look at them and what they mean. [Inquirer] Meanwhile,…
Dave Scott is retiring from his position with the Philadelphia Flyers. Announced by Comcast Spectator on Monday, Scott, who served as the Chairman and Governor of the Flyers, is retiring from the position as of April 17. Dan Hilferty, who was recently named CEO of Comcast Spectator, will be taking over Scott’s chairman position on…
I wanted to make the headline “Please tell me whyyyyy… I’m still watching this team” but thought that would make you all less likely to click that headline, and therefore less likely to listen to the postgame, and that would be bad for me. But I had to use Lit lyrics after this discussion became…