Dear Hockey Fan, Here’s hoping this finds you well and that you enjoy continued good health. Let’s begin this missive by stating right up front we understand that in the department store of life, sports […]
George Etzweiler turns 100 years old on Saturday and for just about everybody younger than that age on God’s green earth, it’s safe to say we would sign up for that number in a […]
VOORHEES – Going three weeks without a loss was a pretty impressive streak for the Flyers. But as eye-catching as that nine-game run was, there’s an equally noteworthy one on the line when the Flyers […]
PHILADELPHIA – This figured to be the Flyers’ toughest test of their unbeaten three-week run and many thought they would be on the defensive against the No. 1-ranked Boston Bruins. But against expectations, the Flyers […]
PHILADELPHIA : The Flyers announced on Tuesday that defenseman Phil Myers will miss four weeks with a fractured patella in his right leg. Shayne Gostisbehere will replace Myers vs. the Bruins on Tuesday night. He’s […]
PHILADELPHIA – Apparently the Flyers didn’t learn much from their game against the last-place but somewhat underrated New Jersey Devils back on Feb. 6. In that game, the Flyers were caught looking ahead to an […]
VOORHEES – Scoring four or more goals in eight straight games wouldn’t seem like that big a deal if not for one little fact. The Flyers won all of them. Heading into Saturday night’s game […]
It’s hard to argue with that time-worn colloquial expression “there are three types of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics’’ but we think we have one example that might defy that assertion. That is, numbers/statistics […]
PHILADELPHIA – It hasn’t happened in the Flyers’ 53-year history but it’s getting very close to reality. On Saturday afternoon, Flyers’ officials were discussing the possibility of closing their locker room to the media and […]
PHILADELPHIA – It turns out eight was enough, at least to move closer to first place in the highly contested Metropolitan Division. The Flyers ran their season-high winning streak to eight games […]
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