
Month: March 2018


Flyers powerless to prevent another Penguin victory
PHILADELPHIA – If the Flyers happen to meet the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoffs, they’re going to have to come up with a new strategy. What they’ve done so far this season hasn’t been working. […]

Antarctica marathon to complete Maugle couple’s 7-continent quest
When you have run marathons in all 50 states and all seven continents around the world, there’s only one thing left to do. Sign up for NASA’s first mission to Mars. Because you see, after […]


At 30, Giroux already belongs on list of Flyers’ alltime greats
Claude Giroux recently passed John LeClair and Tim Kerr to move into sixth place on the Flyers’ alltime scoring list. Eric Lindros, fifth on that chart (six points ahead at 659 points), figures to be […]

Simmonds’ return should help Flyers’ secondary scoring
VOORHEES, N.J. – Wayne Simmonds’ return to the Flyers lineup couldn’t come at a better time. Strapped with a three-game winless (0-2-1) streak and faced with a pair of toughies (Pittsburgh, Boston) the next two […]

Flyers, U.S. soldiers: A mutual admiration society
VOORHEES, N.J. – U.S. Army captain Erin Magnusson, a former high school goaltender, sidled over to Flyers rookie netminder Alex Lyon on Tuesday morning to ask him a few questions about their mutual position. But […]

Oduya ready to answer any call of duty
Johnny Oduya is probably a perfect fit for what the Flyers need in a veteran defenseman right now. Oduya, who was claimed off waivers from Ottawa on Monday, went through his first full practice on […]

Simmonds practices, moves closer to return
Anytime Wayne Simmonds misses just one game, it’s big news. So when Simmonds was forced to sit the last five with an upper-body injury, the Flyers felt the loss. But the recently ended 10-0-2 streak […]
