Articles by Kim Pollock (25)
Today, the qualifying round of Olympic men’s hockey began with matchups between Slovenia and Austria (4-0 SLO win*), Russia and Norway (4-0 RUS win), Switzerland and Latvia (in progress), and the Czech Republic against Slovakia (in progress). *With Slovenia’s win over Austria, Michael Raffl’s chance at an Olympic medal his first go-’round is now lost. […]
Competition begins this week for men’s hockey at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Five players from the Philadelphia Flyers are representing their respective home countries at the games: Kimmo Timonen (Finland), Mark Streit (Switzerland), Andrej Meszaros (Slovakia), Jakub Voracek (Czech Republic), and Michael Raffl (Austria). While the former three players are veterans of the Olympic […]
In their fifth season of existence, the scrappy Philadelphia Flyers were clawing their way up the ladder in the then -West Division standings. On February 8, 1972, they set out on a five-game road trip, starting in Vancouver to play the Canucks. In goal that evening was Bruce Gamble, a 33-year-old veteran who had almost 300 […]
The Flyers tacked another game onto their win streak on Saturday afternoon after defeating the Calgary Flames in a 2-1 effort. Brayden Schenn and Claude Giroux scored for the Flyers, while Matt Stajan got Calgary’s lone goal. Philadelphia’s Ray Emery came up big in net, making 32 of 33 saves. Reto Berra stopped 21 of […]
For a while there, it seemed like Marc-Andre Bourdon fell off the radar. Out of sight, out of mind. And then, suddenly, there he was at the Flyers morning skate two Sundays ago. His return was a surprise to everyone, including his teammates. He's back, he's feeling good, and he's ready to compete. Bourdon played […]