Tag: Philadelphia Flyers
NHL, NHLPA Agree on Tentative Start Date for Phase 3 Training Camps
| Leave a CommentPhase 3 of the NHL’s return-to-play plan is scheduled to begin on July 10, the earliest possible date based on previous updates. The league will only move to Phase 3 on this date provided that medical and safety conditions allow it.
Read more »A Look at Flyers Candidates for NHL Awards
| Leave a CommentDespite the ongoing pause due to the pandemic, voting is underway for NHL awards and the Flyers are sure to be represented with candidates in a handful of categories.
Read more »NHL to Transition to Phase 2 of Return Plan on Monday
| Leave a CommentOn Monday, June 8, the NHL will officially transition to Phase 2 of the four-phase return plan, the league announced on Thursday night.
Read more »NHL, NHLPA Finalize More Details of Return to Play
| Leave a CommentOn Thursday, the NHL announced an agreement with the NHLPA on the remaining details of the return to play format.
Read more »Question Facing Flyers: Are 24-Team Playoff Games Away Games for Carter Hart?
| 1 Comment on Question Facing Flyers: Are 24-Team Playoff Games Away Games for Carter Hart?Over at ESPN.com, Greg Wyshynski posed the biggest question for each of the 24 teams in the playoffs. The Flyers one is quite intriguing. Are these games following the pause, to be played in neutral hub cities, away games for Carter Hart?
Read more »Flyers Sign D Linus Hogberg to Entry-Level Deal
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers announced that they have signed defenseman Linus Hogberg to an entry-level deal.
Read more »Flyers Have Nothing to Lose in NHL’s 24-Team Playoff Format
| Leave a CommentAs a fourth seed in the NHL’s 24-team playoff format in a return to play, the Flyers have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Read more »NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Outlines Tentative Return to Play Plan
| Leave a CommentNHL Commissioner Gary Bettman made a formal announcement on Tuesday afternoon to detail the rest of this four-phase plan and break down the playoff structure and draft lottery protocols as the NHL strives to make a return to play.
Read more »NHL Takes Steps Toward Phase 2 of Return
| Leave a CommentThe NHL released a memo on Monday that detailed the steps of Phase 2 in a return to play. The 29-page memo states targeting an early-June date for a move to Phase 2, though no firm date has been announced.
Read more »Flyers Greatest Moments: Firsts and Lasts of the Spectrum
| 2 Comments on Flyers Greatest Moments: Firsts and Lasts of the SpectrumThe Flyers played their first home game in the Spectrum against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct. 19, 1967 and claimed a 1-0 victory. For the next 29 seasons, the Flyers called the Spectrum home, before the concept of a new state-of-the-art arena came to be and the then-named CoreStates Center was built in time for the 1996-97 season.
Read more »YWT: The Philadelphia Flyers Podcast – YWT #80 – Playoff Hockey?
| Leave a CommentHost Kyle Collington and Kevin Durso provide insight into the latest regarding a return to play, including the 24-team playoff format that was approved by the NHLPA on Friday and what it could mean for the Flyers, as well as the Jack Adams Award discussion and a look at the final four teams in the “Greatest NHL Team of All Time” bracket.
Read more »NHLPA Approves 24-Team Playoff, Authorize Further Negotiations
| Leave a CommentThe NHLPA Executive Board had a call on Thursday to discuss the proposed 24-team playoff structure for the NHL’s return to play. On Friday, the NHLPA officially announced approval of the 24-team structure and authorized further negotiations with the NHL in pursuing the return to play.
Read more »Flyers Greatest Moments: The Eric Lindros Trade and Debut
| Leave a CommentOne of the most prolific players in Flyers history is Eric Lindros. From his infamous arrival in 1992 to his rather unceremonious exit in 2000, Lindros’ career was always shadowed with controversy. Here is a look back at the trade saga that brought him to Philadelphia and his career.
Read more »Report: NHL, NHLPA Working On 24-Team Playoff Setup
| Leave a CommentOn Wednesday night, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the NHL and NHLPA is working toward a 24-team playoff setup that would be conference-based and it certainly has an interesting structure.
Read more »Flyers Greatest Moments: The Streak
| Leave a CommentAt the start of the 1979-80 season, the Flyers opened with a win over the Islanders on Oct. 11 and a loss to the Atlanta Flames two nights later. Their third game of the season was the next night on Oct. 14, and the Flyers squeaked out a 4-3 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs. That was the start of a streak that lasted nearly three months and spanned 35 games.
Read more »Flyers Greatest Moments: Remembering Pelle Lindbergh
| Leave a CommentThe series of greatest moments continues with a moment that is not a great moment, but a tribute to one of the greatest players the Flyers franchise has ever known, Pelle Lindbergh.
Read more »Honoring ‘Enforcers’ On and Off the Ice
| Leave a CommentTo honor the theme of National Police Week, it’s time to take a look back at some of the most prolific “law” enforcement “officers” to don the Philadelphia Flyers crest.
Read more »Flyers Greatest Moments: The Shootout
| Leave a CommentThe scene shifted to Philadelphia for the final game on April 11 and it set up one of the best finishes and a memorable playoff run. Here is a look back at the Shootout.
Read more »YWT: The Philadelphia Flyers Podcast – YWT #79 – Bracket Preview (Feat. Thrash94Gaming)
| Leave a CommentHost Kyle Collington is joined by YouTube gamer and massive Detroit Red Wings fan Thrash94Gaming to discuss the teams within the bracket, notably the Detroit Red Wings nominees within the bracket that is officially underway as of noon Thursday.
Read more »Bettman: Canceling NHL Season ‘Not Something I’m Even Contemplating’
| Leave a CommentIt’s “not something I’m even contemplating,” Gary Bettman said regarding a possible cancellation of the NHL season, according to an article in The Mercury News. “I believe that if the right time comes, and the right circumstances, based on all of the options that we’re considering and our ability to execute them, we’ll get this season done.”
Read more »Flyers Greatest Moments: 2012 Winter Classic and Alumni Game
| Leave a CommentIt was a weekend full of festivities, starting with a New Year’s Eve Alumni Game for the ages that featured the return to the ice of many legends for both the Flyers and New York Rangers. Then came the main event on Monday, Jan. 2 where the two division rivals with a lot of history took the ice.
Read more »Flyers Greatest Moments: 2019 Stadium Series
| Leave a CommentIn the final moments of the game, the tables had turned. The Flyers get some opportunities and got some bounces and turned it into a dramatic comeback win that will forever hold a place in Flyers lore. Here is a look back at our next Flyers Greatest Moment, the 2019 Stadium Series game.
Read more »YWT: The Philadelphia Flyers Podcast – YWT #78 – Upset In The Final
| Leave a CommentThe YWT Podcast returns this week and breaks down the final results of the Final Four of the “Most Memorable Flyers Game of All Time” bracket. Kyle Collington and Mike Giletto Sr. give their thoughts and Mike Sr. holds no punches in his thoughts on the final result.
Read more »What Makes Alain Vigneault the Perfect Coach for Philadelphia
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers were long rumored to be interested in and to hire Joel Quenneville as their head coach, but the veteran bench boss opted for Florida instead. The Flyers did hire another coach with a solid track record in Alain Vigneault, and he has proven to be a perfect fit in Philadelphia. But what makes him so successful?
Read more »Flyers Greatest Moments: The Red Army Game
| Leave a CommentThe Broad Street Bullies were hated across the league as the expansion-age team that would impose their will and fists on any opponent. But all bets were off during the 1976 Super Series when HC CSKA Moscow, also known as the Red Army Club, came to play the final game of the series with NHL teams at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.
Read more »Flyers Greatest Moments: Fight Night at the Center
| Leave a CommentThe bad blood between the Flyers and Ottawa Senators was still fresh from a game just eight days earlier, so when the teams met on March 5, 2004, it would become a historic night in a very different way.
Read more »Flyers Greatest Moments: Ron Hextall Scores a Goal
| Leave a CommentOn Dec. 8, 1987, Ron Hextall was in the middle of his second season in the NHL and the opportunity presented itself in a game against the Boston Bruins at the Spectrum. To that point, no goaltender had actually fired a shot on an empty net and scored a goal.
Read more »NHL Issues Update on Pause
| Leave a CommentWednesday evening brought the latest update from the NHL and NHLPA regarding the possibility of a return to play.
Read more »Alain Vigneault on Flyers: ‘The Goal Hasn’t Changed’
| Leave a CommentFrom the beginning, Alain Vigneault had set the goal that the Flyers would at the very least be one of the 16 teams that has a chance to win the Stanley Cup and qualify for the playoffs. While the dynamic of the playoffs may change, Vigneault says that the goals remain in place.
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