Articles by Bill Leifholtz (13)
(Photo Courtesy of Wiki Commons) The Flyers acquired the rights for veteran defenseman Mark Streit this afternoon. They gave up right-winger Shane Harper and a fourth round draft pick in the 2014 NHL Draft. For the past two seasons, Streit has been the captain of the New York Islanders. He has spent the past four […]
The 2013 Stanley Cup Finals brings us a great matchup of recent Stanley Cup Champions (Boston in 2011 and Chicago in 2010). This matchup is also the first Original Six Stanley Cup Final since 1979. Last round only consisted of nine total games. The Bruins completely shut down the loaded offense of the Penguins with a sweep, while […]
The playoffs now contain the last four Stanley Cup winners. Each team has pushed their way through the first two rounds and have arrived to face-off in the conference finals. The Eastern Conference Finals consists of the talented Pittsburgh Penguins who are pitted against the snarly Boston Bruins. Both teams are well-rested and set to battle against each […]
(Photo Source: globaleventforum.com) The first round of this year's playoffs has showcased hockey at its finest. Seventeen games had to be decided in overtime. There has been an epic collapse, multiple suspensions, a goalie controversy, a sweep, and we are only getting started. Round two starts tonight and there are some interesting matchups. There are even two […]
(Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) Tonight marks the beginning of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and even though the Flyers aren't playing, the playoff matchups in the first round are interesting. Many expect to see a Chicago vs Pittsburgh matchup in the finals. That is if they both make it out of the first round. These first matchups should […]
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 3 to 2. Brayden Schenn started off the scoring after battling in front of goaltender Al Montoya. He earned his third goal of the year and now has six points in his last six games. Winnipeg captain Andrew Ladd scored on a quick shot over […]
Game Time: 8 pm Home: Winnipeg Jets (5-5-1) Away: Philadelphia Flyers (5-7-1) Injuries: Winnipeg- Zach Bogosian (wrist) and Antti Miettinen (upper-body) Philadelphia- Scott Hartnell (foot) and Anrej Mezzaros (shoulder) The Flyers skate into Winnipeg after a disappointing loss to Toronto last night. In last night's game, the Flyers looked slow compared to the Maple […]
The New Jersey Devils took care of business early to win in their home opener against the orange and black. Marty Brodeur played well, posting his 120th career shutout. The Flyers have fallen to 0 and 3 for the third time in franchise history. The last time that the Flyers lost their first three […]
(Nick Didlick/Getty Images) Rumors started circulating last night that the Philadelphia Flyers were interested in two-time NHL All-Star goaltender Roberto Luongo. TVA Sports contributor Enrico Ciccone first tweeted about this rumor. Philadelphie égalment intéressé a Roberto selon une source chez les Flyers! Source in Phily say Flyers interested in Roberto! — Enrico Ciccone (@EnricoCiccone) January […]
(Photo Source: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) Defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon and center Scott Laughton were both signed today by the Philadelphia Flyers. Bourdon was signed to a two year deal worth $1,225,000 according to CSNPhilly.com. He will certainly be seeing more playing time since his former defensive partner Matt Carle has gone to Tampa Bay and teammate Andrej Meszaros […]