VOORHEES, N.J. – Once a hockey player finds himself right in the middle of the world’s fastest game, it’s a tough thing to skate away from him. The Flyers’ Denver Barkey, all 5-foot-10, 170 pounds […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Not so long ago, plus-minus statistics were a pretty big deal in hockey. They were a good way to measure if a player was good at both ends of the rink. […]
The Flyers’ power play has been bad for so long fans are having trouble remembering when it was good. One has to go back at least six years to when it was respectable. […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – The other day Flyers general manager Daniel Briere said what keeps him awake at night is worrying that last year’s unexpected strong finish might be taken for granted by his team. On […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Slava Kuznetsov’s job as interpreter for Matvei Michkov is just about coming to an end and the Flyers couldn’t be happier. In his first two seasons in and around Philadelphia, the young […]
It wasn’t Easter but it was in New York City and it was raining, so when Gary Martin took off down the world-renowned Fifth Avenue last Sunday with some of the fastest milers in the […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – A number of inquiries at Tuesday’s press briefing involved Matvei Michkov, the enigmatic Russian forward who was more than a bit of a puzzle last season. After a strong rookie year in […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – General manager Daniel Briere knew the questions would be coming so he sat with a wry smile and a look of anticipation when the first one was asked. After surprising the hockey […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – There are defensemen out there who know how to stop the other team’s offense. And, we might add, some who know how to generate some offense of their own. One example of […]
ALLENTOWN – Flyers fans’ love affair with rough-and-tumble hockey has only been going on since about the 1960s, so it’s no surprise super-physical prospect Noah Powell receives the loudest cheers whenever he steps onto the […]
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