Tag: NHL

We are four years into Ron Hextall’s tenure as general manager, and one thing he has excelled at is adding young talent to the Flyers’ system.

This year’s Stanley Cup Final and the playoffs as a whole really proved several things. Here are five things we learned from the Stanley Cup Final.

Patric Hornqvist, a draft pick of the Nashville Predators, scored the game-winning goal with 1:35 left to give the Pittsburgh Penguins the win in Game 6 and the Stanley Cup title for the second straight season.

It was Chris Kunitz who scored the game-winner for the Pittsburgh Penguins at 5:09 of double overtime to put the Pittsburgh Penguins into the Stanley Cup Final again.

The Senators style has allowed them to stay in games without sacrificing much in the way of offense as they’ve come back from two-goal deficits at least once in the first and second round. But now, since the NHL is very much a copycat league, does this success mean the return of the trap as a mainstream game-long strategy?

The Nashville Predators scored four goals in the third period to claim Game 6 and advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history.

The final four teams have started play in the Conference Finals and though there are two very different styles of play in both series, the result is the same through two games.

The Conference Finals are set to begin, as the Nashville Predators are joined by the Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks as the final four teams playing for the Stanley Cup.

When they Flyers make their selection in this June’s draft, they will be adding to an already deep center pool.

The first of the final four teams playing for the Stanley Cup is now known. The Nashville Predators are comfortably waiting for their opponent in the Western Conference Finals. In the meantime, two Game 6s in the Eastern Conference and the first Game 7 in the other West series are on the schedule for the rest of the six teams still alive in the playoffs.

The Penguins and Predators are one win away from advancing to the Conference Finals while four other teams are deadlocked in even series through four games.

Sam Hinkie has impacted Philly Sports in a way that will have us thanking him for generations.

With another top prospect on the way with the second overall pick at this year’s draft, we look at the Flyers impressive draft haul from last year.

The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs opened on Wednesday night with two of the four series getting underway. The remaining two started on Thursday. In the first game of each thing, one thing was apparent from the get-go: these are going to be truly excellent series from start to finish.

In honor of the NFL draft beginning tonight at the Art Museum, we look at the Flyers draft picks who brought the team the most success at each position.

The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs presented many close series, including a record-setting 18 games to go to overtime in the first round of the playoffs. All eight series came to a close by Sunday night, setting the stage for the second round.

Following Thursday night’s games, three series have come to a close with three teams advancing to the second round of the playoffs and marking the end of the season for three others. That leaves five series still locked in tight, competitive battle as the weekend hits.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs start on Wednesday night and the first-round series are set.

The Philadelphia Flyers missed out on the playoffs by eight points this past season. However, if they won a few key games, they would have had gained the 10 points needed to clinch a postseason position.

After so much debate and speculation, the NHL finally released a statement regarding the issue on Monday and it is now official: NHL players will not be a part of the 2018 Olympics.

The Flyers have now won four consecutive games.

The NHL All-Star Game takes place this Sunday afternoon. It is an exhibition of grace, strength and all-around athleticism. For kids growing up who did not possess the abilities required to play the game of hockey, and for those who did, the All-Star Game was like watching titans or demigods on skates.

Click on the picture above to view Kate Frese's photo gallery from today's game against the Lightning. 

Click on the picture above to view Kate Frese's photo gallery from yesterday's game against the Rangers.

The season for seeking improvement and making resolutions to be better is here. As many ready their New Year’s Resolutions, it seems now would be as good a time as any to give a list of resolutions the National Hockey League should consider for 2017 and beyond.

No rule in hockey — and some might say sports — is more asinine than that of the so-called “loser” point which awards the defeated club by simply making it to overtime with a point. So with the league looking to improve upon the shootout by changing how many times a team’s star can shoot, it should also look to improve the overall game by ceasing to incentivize overtime.

Click on the picture above to view Kate Frese's photo gallery from yesterday's game against the Oilers.

Click on the picture above to view Kate Frese's photo gallery from yesterday's game against the Panthers.

Click on the picture above to view Kate Frese's photo gallery from yesterday's game against the Blackhawks.