Mark Alt Position: Defense Birthdate: October 18, 1991 (23) Acquired Via: Acquired via trade from Carolina with Brian Boucher for Luke Pither on January 13, 2013 2014-15 Team/League: Lehigh Valley Phantoms, AHL – 2 G, 8 A in 44 GP Nationality: American (Kansas City, MO) Size: 6’4″, 201 Contract Status: Signed on entry-level contract through…
Small sample sizes give more extreme results than larger samples, where luck evens out a bit, but in a shortened NHL season (or early in any NHL year), it can be fun to highlight impressive results. John Tavares, for example, is on a 56-goal pace, and Steven Stamkos is on a 132-point pace, although even…
A pretty quiet night in the NHL last night, as there were only three teams in action and not a whole lot took place that affected the Flyers‘ chances of making the playoffs. Today, and tonight, will likely be a different story. What happened last night? The Islanders got in a bit of a barn-burner…
It was a weird year for our buddy Oskar—just when he was looking like he would be able to put together a solid preseason and earn himself a place on the roster out of camp, he was benched before being sent down to play with the Phantoms. Then a slow start in Lehigh Valley had…
The Flyers have always been a team that makes noise in the NCAA free agent pool, and they did just that on Tuesday night by signing local kid Steven Swavely to an amateur tryout contract. He’ll join the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the remainder of their regular season but doesn’t have a full contract with…
The Flyers play the league leading Boston Bruins in this afternoon’s match up. Let’s hope we all manage to forget how the last time ended up.
The Phantoms return to Lehigh Valley after a much-needed all-star break to take on the Albany Devils tonight in their final matchup of the season with hopes to avoid being shut out by their former state rivals. After a rough 2-4 slate last week, where the Phantoms (20-16-4-1) were outscored 23-17, Lehigh Valley fought for…
Steve Mason left Flyers practice after just a few minutes of workout on Wednesday morning, and according to reporters in Voorhees, he’ll undergo an MRI later to find out the extent of his injury. But what happened? Steve Mason says he will have an MRI later today. “It’s always concerning when you require one of…
Today’s open discussion thread, including your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Last night’s NHL scores… Penguins 2, Flyers 1 – CAR 5, BOS 1, COL 4, DAL 0 Recaps of yesterday’s loss to Pittsburgh. Get the national reaction from the AP, CP, and NHL.com. Get the local reaction from the Inq, Daily…
Sergei Bobrovsky had a bit of a reputation in Russia as a successful goalie in shootouts. While Bobrovsky admits he likes shootouts, he plays down his success. “Why would you say I’m good at shootouts?”, he asks with a laugh. “Last game was my first shootout win in the NHL.” “I don’t have enough information…