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Embed from Getty Images The Flyers get a five-day break, along with the rest of the NHL, as the All-Star Game takes place in Nashville this weekend. Claude Giroux is the Flyers lone representative. That said, another Flyer could certainly be entering the All-Star discussion as soon as next season. Flyers rookie Shayne Gostisbehere, […]
Flyers stay persistent to beat Caps Embed from Getty Images Game Story The Philadelphia Flyers got things started on an early power play. The Flyers scored only seconds in to the power play, thanks to some nice passing and a pretty finish from Brayden Schenn. The goal boosted the Flyers, and their continued pressure […]
Flyers get much-needed points, still in playoff position as All-Star break hits Embed from Getty Images With 2:02 to play in regulation, Matt Read took a hooking penalty that spelled the Flyers doom. Against the top-ranked power play, who just happened to be members of the NHL's best team, there was no way the […]
Embed from Getty Images The last three games have been games to forget for the Flyers. Twice, the Flyers suffered defeat in the final two minutes. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead in Pittsburgh last Thursday, the Flyers allowed three goals in the second and never recovered. The Flyers jumped out to a […]
For most young players in the National Hockey League, earning a roster spot and a place in the starting lineup is only half the battle. The other half is keeping that spot. Ice time can be hard to come by, and the pressure is high to impress in limited opportunities. Flyers center Scott Laughton knows […]
View image | gettyimages.com Back in August, the Philadelphia Flyers made an under-the-radar staff hiring when they joined the ever-growing ranks of National Hockey League teams to hire a full-time goaltending development coach. The team hired longtime Victoria Royals (Western Hockey League) goaltending coach and Hockey Canada goaltending consultant Brady Robinson to fill the post. […]
Every hockey team experiences adversity over the course of the season. Part of what separates top clubs from the pretenders — almost as much as the collection of talent on the roster — is their ability to pull things together and avoid the snowball effect that results in prolonged losing skids. The foundation for […]
Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia During the 1980s to mid-1990s, legendary Flyers broadcaster Gene Hart hosted several different incarnations of a radio call-in show called "Flyers Fone." One especially persistent caller used to phone the show on a weekly basis to ask "When are the Flyers going to call up that Tookey kid?" Every time, Hart […]
View image | gettyimages.com Two seasons ago, the Philadelphia Flyers exuded resilience. The club could scarcely have faced more in-season adversity and battled through it successfully. That year, the Flyers established a new franchise record for comeback victories after trailing at some point within the third period. The club won 11 such games. Correspondingly, […]
Only time will tell as to whether Philadelphia Flyers rookie head coach Dave Hakstol is the right man for the job of leading the personnel with which he's been to work to greater heights than his predecessor, Craig Berube. A proper evaluation is likely to require a couple of years while the organization is in […]
