Wayne Simmonds
(Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese/Kate Frese Photograph) With their backs against the wall, The Philadelphia Flyers played their best game of the series. Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrew MacDonald each scored. Michal Neuvirth was fantastic in goal and the Flyers defeated the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Wednesday night in Philadelphia. Just like in game three, the […]
Embed from Getty Images A collective cheer was heard through the Philadelphia region as the Philadelphia Flyers clinched a playoff spot on April 9 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Flyers are in the race for the Stanley Cup. In the first round of the playoffs, they are to face the top team in the conference, the […]
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 It had the feel of a preseason game. Claude Giroux, Steve Mason, Wayne Simmonds and Mark Streit sat out as healthy scratches while the rest of the Flyers played in the 82nd game of the season, the final one before turning the page to the playoffs. It was a sloppy game, […]
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 […]
Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Do you have a pulse? If you don’t, you may have one now. And if you did prior to Wayne Simmonds’ game-tying goal last night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, you may have a heart condition. The Philadelphia Flyers did nothing to keep the stress levels of themselves and their fans at […]
Flyers have no excuses for being on brink Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia If this is it for the Flyers, and after their 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, it very well could be, we'll always know the reason why. The Flyers have excuses to hide behind — the brutal schedule against playoff teams, the fatigue that […]
Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Suddenly, the Flyers playoff hopes, which one week ago looked so likely, are on life support. A similar start led to another insurmountable deficit for the Flyers, this time against the NHL's worst team. The Toronto Maple Leafs struck for two first-period goals. The Flyers managed a third-period rally, but fell on a […]
Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia With just three games remaining and the regular season coming to a close this Sunday, the Flyers handed out their annual team awards prior to Thursday night's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The following Flyers were winners.
