Ron Hextall

Embed from Getty Images   By Kevin Fortier, Sports Talk Philly staff writer  Praise the hockey gods, September is finally here and Flyers hockey is just around the corner. It has been a long, hot, dry summer for Flyers fans. Exiting in the first round against the Washington Capitals only added to the longevity of […]

One day after the Flyers players cleaned out their lockers for the offseason, the Flyers brass — president Paul Holmgren, general manager Ron Hextall and head coach Dave Hakstol — addressed the media. Several topics were discussed, the most important among them the progress of the team and the amount of work left for them to […]

Embed from Getty Images   Tuesday was break-up day for the Flyers as they made one last visit to Voorhees for exit interviews and their final meeting with the media. Essentially all players spoke throughout the day. Here are the highlights.

Embed from Getty Images   Ed Snider was as much a Flyers fan as the thousands that pack Wells Fargo Center every game, passionate right up until the end. Snider, who battled cancer for nearly two years, passed away on Monday morning at age 83. Ron Hextall grew particularly close to Snider in his two seasons […]

April 11, 2016 will always be remembered as a sad day in Philadelphia sports history; the day that the Flyers, the city, the NHL and the entire hockey world lost Ed Snider to cancer at age 83. He was more than just an owner. He was an icon of self-made success, toughness balanced by compassion […]

Embed from Getty Images   He was always the outspoken, eccentric man behind the Orange and Black. Truth is he bled those colors the same way the fans that enter Wells Fargo Center do night in and night out. The man behind the Flyers, chairman and founder Ed Snider, passed away on Monday at the […]

Playoff-bound Flyers manage to complete run to the finish When the city of Philadelphia woke up on Saturday, the playoff were anything but a certainty. But with some help for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers and a win of their own over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Philadelphia Flyers are indeed playoff bound. It may […]

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers have agreed to terms with another goalie prospect. Alex Lyon, who played three seasons at Yale University, has signed an entry-level deal with the Flyers, according to GM Ron Hextall. Lyon, 23, is a 6'1", 200-pound goaltender from Baudette, MN. This season, he was 19-8-4 with a 1.64 […]

Embed from Getty Images   This October, Philadelphia Flyers chairman and owner Ed Snider wasn't able to attend the home opener. On Thursday, the Flyers took their annual team photo. It was the first time in 49 seasons that Ed Snider was not sitting front and center.  "'This is my fifth year in Philadelphia, and […]