UPDATE 11:24 AM: Russia Today has confirmed the death of McCrimmon. Rest in peace. ORIGINAL STORY 10:44 AM: A plane crash has claimed the lives of at least 40 people in Russia on Wednesday, and that plane was carrying the KHL’s Lokomotiv ice hockey club en route to their first game of the season in…
There’s no other way to put it: the Philadelphia Flyers dominated the Montreal Canadiens tonight, and it was a whole lot of fun. They beat the Habs 3-1, their 10th straight win at home, all in regulation. It’s the first time they’ve done that since the 1984-85 season. It was a bit closer in the…
In the interest of catching up, the chance data for the Sabres, Devils, Blue Jackets, Lightning, Panthers and Hurricanes games can be found in the BSH archives or the Scoring Chances section without analysis. The Flyers more than doubled the Coyotes in scoring chances for this game, finishing 18-8 in total and ahead 10-7 at…
*Jesus Christ there is nothing happening in the hockey world right now so let’s talk about Michal Neuvirth, upon whose shoulders all of our hopes and dreams shall rest this season. Or something. [Sons of Penn] *One would assume that Travis Sanheim will be making this hockey team before Phil Myers, but maybe not? Phil…
A night that started with the celebration of the retirement of Eric Lindros’ No. 88 jersey ended with the Flyers celebrating two huge points in the standings. Sean Couturier notched the game-winner in overtime and Michal Neuvirth stopped 29 of 31 shots as the Flyers overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Maple Leafs by…
The new fake teams in Winnipeg and Quebec have selected their teams in a 52-player expansion draft that took place this morning (okay, actually on Friday, but whatever… the results were unveiled today). Two Flyers have fallen victim to the process, but at least they’re still going to be teammates. Forward Dan Carcillo was selected…
Hockey season is almost here. Today at the Skate Zone in Voorhees, several Flyers veterans are on the ice with a group of rookies getting ready for training camp, which officially opens in a few weeks. And a week from today , 21 prospects will hit the ice for the first organized workouts of the…
A sometimes frequent 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 The Flyers have a perfect 2-0 record in a light all-time May 21 playoff calendar, taking the lone Stanley Cup Final…
The winless streak is now four. On Saturday, the Flyers started strong in the first period, and then slowly fell apart as the game progressed. Tonight against the Anaheim Ducks, the script was flipped. A poor first period forced the team to dig out of a 2-0 hole, and the team responded with some of…
*So Game 1 was a banger, huh? [Vice Sports] *The Stanley Cup Final is usually pretty unpredictable and this one is shaping up to be no different. [Hockeybuzz] *Once the Final is over we are all going to be very, very bored, which means its a good time to start thinking about which players might…