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The 2017 World Junior Championships got underway on Monday with four games, and there were Flyers prospects in all of them. Eight of the Flyers nine prospects participating played on Monday and a few started off the tournament on a strong note.
Vitek Vanecek, the AHL Player of the Week, continued his strong play this season by helping the Hershey Bears prevail over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms by a final of 5-2 at PPL Center on Monday night.
The rosters are in and the World Junior Championships, beginning on Monday with four games. Nine Flyers prospects will be participating in the tournament for their respective countries.
As the Flyers win streak came to an end, some weak spots have begun to appear. Could a grueling schedule and injuries be starting to take their toll on the Flyers?
Two goals in a first period full of extra-curriculars and another in the second and one more for good measure in the third was more than enough for the Devils in a 4-0 win over the Flyers on Thursday night at Prudential Center.
Click on the picture above to view Kate Frese's photo gallery from yesterday's game against the Capitals.
A holiday break isn’t here just yet for the Orange and Black, as they have one more game on Thursday night before taking their first real extended break of the season, five days off between games. The Flyers make their first trip to New Jersey this season to see the Devils for the first time.
Phantoms public address announcer Joe Wowk, who’s as kind-hearted and friendly as his voice is booming throughout the building, along with the in-game entertainment side of every Phantoms game, has earned the Flyers AHL affiliate two straight AHL Business Awards for fan experience at home games in the Eastern Conference.
With just one game left before heading into a holiday break that keeps them off for five days, the Flyers determined effort against one of the Eastern Conference’s hottest teams was a good test, and they passed. Here are 10 Postgame Points from the Flyers win over the Capitals.
The Flyers rallied back in the final two rounds of a shootout to defeat the Capitals, 3-2, on Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Center.