Jake Voracek
It was a short week for the Flyers, who paused for the All-Star break after a pair of games on Monday and Tuesday. As the Flyers hit the All-Star break, it was a no-brainer who we should pick for this week's Players of the Week. We're splitting the honor this week for the two Flyers […]
The Flyers pick of Claude Giroux with the 22nd overall pick in the 2006 NHL Draft was comical – then GM Bobby Clarke couldn't remember his name. Now it's synonymous with Flyers hockey. From a very early point in the now 27-year-old center's career, you could tell this was a special player and captain material. […]
View image | gettyimages.com With Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek on opposing sides, there was going to be plenty of opportunities to see them take part in the All-Star Skills Competition. Team Foligno dominated the night's events, winning 25-19. But Giroux and Voracek had their share of moments in the night's festivities.
View image | gettyimages.com The All-Star festivities are underway and prior to the All-Star Game on Sunday, the two captains had to select their teams. The Flyers sent two representatives in Columbus for the All-Star Game. They will be on opposing sides on Sunday.
In the past week, the Flyers had lost to the Washington Capitals, 1-0, the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, defeated the lowly Buffalo Sabres, 4-3, and lost to the New York Islanders, 7-4. You wouldn't know it from the team that took the ice on Tuesday night. Once again, the Pittsburgh Penguins brought out the best – […]
It was a game that had a little bit of everything and then some, but at the end, it was the Orange and Black in the right place at the right time. A fight-filled second period set the stage for an exciting third period, which led to overtime. On the Flyers second power-play chance of […]
Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography With the exception of Saturday's win in Buffalo – an ugly one at that – the Flyers last four games have been as sloppy as they come. After a dominant win over Tampa Bay, the Flyers have sluggishly played their way to losses in three of four games. But Tuesday, […]
The Flyers last trip to the ice couldn't have gone any better from an offensive standpoint. A 7-3 win gave the Flyers a winning record in the four straight home games they had following an eight-game road trip. One of those wins came against Wednesday night's opponent. The Flyers make a brief trip away from […]
When the Flyers dropped an afternoon game to the Bruins in pretty lifeless fashion, the strong start to a crucial homestand seemed null and void. A loss like that showed the Flyers were not on the level of the teams they had to pass in the standings to recover for the playoffs. On Monday, the […]
Last week, it was difficult to pick a Player and Play of the Week without the benefit of a Flyers win. This week, the Flyers provided two wins before suffering a loss to Boston on Saturday. Still, a 2-1-0 week certainly wasn't as horrible as the close to the road trip, and with another week […]
