Flyers-Panthers: Game 67 Preview

Florida trip concludes as Flyers meet Panthers Photo: Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia The Flyers first Florida trip, which opened the season in October, was a total disaster, ending with an embarrassing 7-1 loss at the hands of the Panthers. Two nights later, in the Flyers home opener, a 1-0 win was the first of now 32 wins […]

Kevin Durso  •  12 Mar 2016
As Flyers future draws closer, thoughts of what could be

Embed from Getty Images   As the hockey world is buzzing around the NHL All-Star Game and its events in Nashville, this is the lull in the season for Flyers fans to get a little creative and take some more time to reflect on the season in its current state. For the Flyers and their […]

Denise Mroz  •  01 Feb 2016
Giroux draws praise from All-Star colleagues

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers lone representative at Sunday's NHL All-Star Game is Claude Giroux. It's almost an afterthought that Giroux represents the Flyers at an All-Star Game. As the Flyers captain, Giroux is the leader vocally and by example. He consistently is among the leaders in points on the team and has […]

Kevin Durso  •  31 Jan 2016
Giroux helps East to skills competition win

Embed from Getty Images   Claude Giroux and the East All-Star reigned supreme in the skills competition. The Flyers captain participated in three events in Saturday's event at the NHL All-Star Game: accuracy shooting, the skills relay and the shootout. The East claimed a 29-12 win in the skills competition in Nashville.

Kevin Durso  •  31 Jan 2016
Claude Giroux named to NHL All-Star Game

The NHL All-Star Game, set to take place on Jan. 31, recently announced the four team captains from the four divisions of the NHL. The new format, a 3-on-3 tournament, will feature all four divisional teams competing against each other in a winner-take-all format. The East-West matchup will remain, as the Atlantic and Metropolitan Divisions […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Jan 2016
Around the NHL: Jagr, Kane and more

Photo courtesy of Kate Frese Jaromir Jagr continues to add to his legend. Last night in Dallas, the ageless one scored his 731st career NHL goal. That goal move Jagr into a tie with Marcel Dionne for fourth place on the NHL's all time goal list. He scored just 51 seconds into the first period. […]

Bill Minchin  •  11 Dec 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending November 1

October 27, 1971 On this day in 1971, Mike Ricci, the first-round pick of the Flyers in the 1990 NHL Draft –fourth overall — was born. The 1990 NHL Draft was considered to be one of the deepest in years and some 25 years later and those predictions rang true. Ricci was one of the many […]

Mike Watson  •  01 Nov 2015
Game 3 Preview: Flyers open at home, look for revenge on Panthers

An embarrassing 7-1 loss is the type of game that should spark a fire in a team. As if any more motivation is needed, the Flyers are coming off a 7-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday and get to face them on Monday night. This is the home opener for the Flyers, the […]

Kevin Durso  •  12 Oct 2015
Between the Pipes: Boucher joining NBC Sports, Mason, Jagr

Welcome once again to another edition of Between the Pipes, a look at Philadelphia Flyers hockey and the NHL through linkage.  The hockey season begins in just one day and the Flyers will hit the ice in two days. So this is the final stretch without meaningful hockey for the next few months. Here are […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Oct 2015