Travis Sanheim
It started when Mark Streit went down with an injury, but Michael Del Zotto really emerged as a workhorse in the last three games. In the Flyers Black Friday game, which went to overtime, Del Zotto played 25:34. In Saturday's shutout win against the Rangers, Del Zotto played 29:20 as the Flyers dealt with a […]
For eight years, Flyers fans were treated to the consistent defensive talent of Kimmo Timonen. He was a mainstay on the blue line, a warrior. He never missed a game unless he absolutely had to. Which is what made last August so scary. Timonen had played through everything you could throw at the human […]
Hello and welcome to the Saturday edition of Between the Pipes. The Flyers are one week into training camp and well on their way towards finalizing their roster for the regular season. Let's take a look at a few headlines that are making the rounds this weekend.
Ron Hextall has been busy over the last couple of days, trimming the Flyers roster from 62 players to 29. With so many players gone, there were plenty of questions, especially surrounding the return of their three first-round picks over the last two years that carry high expectations and anticipation.
The cuts continued for Ron Hextall as Wednesday came to a close. After sending Ivan Provorov, Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny back to their junior teams, 20 more players were assigned to various locations.
Everybody’s talking about the kids. Sam Morin, Shayne Gostisbehere, Robert Hagg, Travis Sanheim and now Ivan Provorov make up a group dubbed the “Fab Five.” These defensemen are the future of Flyers hockey in a coming year. Might be this one, might not. The Flyers had to prepare for patchwork while also […]
The Flyers were back at Skate Zone in Voorhees for practice again on Sunday with the focus starting to turn to game action. The Flyers will be playing three times this week, with split-squad action on Monday and home games on Tuesday and Friday. Rosters were released for Monday's split-squad games with some players taking […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers rookies may have hit the ice on Monday, but tomorrow marks the start of training camp for the rest of the Flyers regulars. As the start of a new season begins — the preseason is just five days away — there are several questions facing a team that […]
Photo by Kevin Durso/Flyerdelphia The beginning of training camp is nearly upon us. In just eight days, the tryout for so many begins at the Flyers will hit the ice again. For several prospects, most notably the highly-profiled defensemen, this is a chance to stand out. Ron Hextall and the Flyers have done their best […]
Photo by Kevin Durso/Flyerdelphia Flyers GM Ron Hextall used the team’s seventh overall pick at the NHL Draft to get the player he had always coveted. Ivan Provorov wasn’t selected to be part of the future. He was picked as a big piece of it. Hextall has shown his emphasis on building the Flyers blue […]
