Cole Bardreau
Perhaps the Islanders slept through the first shift of the game, giving up the puck on a turnover and the glorious chance for Voracek to put the Flyers in front. From there, nothing was easy for the Flyers offensively and the Islanders gave them a taste of their own medicine with physical play and a tenacious forecheck.
This week, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms posted two strong victories before suffering a loss on Sunday afternoon.
The Phantoms had a home and home with the Springfield Thunderbirds on Friday and Saturday with two very different results, including a late-game comeback on Saturday.
The goalies are the leading topic at camp now with Alex Lyon and now Neuvirth dealing with injuries. Brian Elliott is also working his way back from an injury. That has all eyes on Carter Hart and Anthony Stolarz, two goalies just trying to throw their name into the competition. News, notes, quotes and more from training camp.
Forwards Cole Bardreau, Greg Carey, Phil Varone and Danick Martel as well as defenseman T.J. Brennan were placed on waivers on Friday. Martel was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning while the other four cleared, bringing the Flyers roster to 36 players.
It was difficult to find many positives out of this game, a 3-0 loss for the Flyers to the Islanders, and an injury to Travis Sanheim only added to it.
Notes, news, quotes and line combinations from Day 1 of Flyers training camp.
Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia Things had been going well for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms until Saturday when the Bridgeport Sound Tigers paid a visit. In a rough night for netminder Anthony Stolarz, the Phantoms nearly erased a 5-2 deficit before falling 6-4 on Saturday night at PPL Center.
Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia With their season nearly complete, some new players are joining the Lehigh Valley Phantoms with opportunities to get their feet wet in the pros. The Phantoms have a goaltender getting regular time due to the Flyers health situation at the position. They have a defenseman and forward getting their first taste of the […]
The Flyers have signed 2012 fifth-round draft pick Reece Willcox to an entry-level deal that will begin next season, GM Ron Hextall announced. Willcox, a 6'4", 208 pound defenseman will report to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the remainder of the 2015-16 season on an amatuer tryout.
