January 2019 – Page 2 of 3 – FlyingFishHockey

Flyers trade Weal to Arizona for prospect, draft pick

January 11, 2019 Wayne Fish

Was this simply a trade to part ways with a player who didn’t fit in or did the Flyers fire the first shot in what could be a busy trade/sell season for the Flyers? On […]

Hart, van Riemsdyk spark Flyers to end winless streak

January 10, 2019 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – They scored first, they played solid defense and they received some stellar goaltending. So it came as no surprise that the Flyers finally put an end to their eight-game (0-6-2) winless streak on […]

Scoring slump testing Patrick’s mettle

January 10, 2019 Wayne Fish

VOORHEES – You don’t have to walk far to get first-hand observations on sophomore center Nolan Patrick’s scoring woes. In fact, it’s just about a half-dozen stalls away in the Flyers’ locker room at the […]

Finisher medals, like the ones for Sesame Classic, growing in popularity

January 9, 2019 Wayne Fish

Used to be, athletes only coveted “finisher’’ medals if they completed something quite noteworthy, like a marathon or triathlon. Those days, fellow runners, are over. Instead, just about everyone who crosses […]

Mistakes costly as Flyers’ winless streak goes to 8

January 8, 2019 Wayne Fish

WASHINGTON – Here’s what happens when bad teams do bad things: The puck winds up in the back of their net. Proof of this was on display at the Capital One Arena on Tuesday night […]

McKenna makes history by becoming seventh Flyer goalie this season

January 8, 2019 Wayne Fish

WASHINGTON – It’s not exactly the sort of history the Flyers were hoping to make but circumstances dictated otherwise. Mike McKenna drew the start in goal for the Flyers in Tuesday night’s game against Washington, […]

Scoring woes continue as Flyers’ winless streak hits 7

January 7, 2019 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – Seven goals in six games will never be a formula for success and the Flyers know this all too well. After Monday night’s desultory 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues, the Flyers […]

Berube trying to inject some spirit into St. Louis

January 7, 2019 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – While it might look like St. Louis interim head coach Craig Berube is auditioning to make that title permanent, he doesn’t see it that way. The ex-Flyers head coach, who still maintains his […]

Flyers still believe but history working against them

January 7, 2019 Wayne Fish

VOORHEES – The second half of the Flyers’ season starts Monday and the big question is: Are they just playing for pride? No Flyer team has ever come back from more than a […]

Hart presses on, even as the Flyers continue to fail

January 5, 2019 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – This is rapidly becoming a lost season for the Flyers, with possibly one exception. Circumstances are giving 20-year-old rookie Carter Hart a chance to prove himself with a new challenge every game. […]