Wayne Fish, Author at FlyingFishHockey

Running keeps Hall of Famer Howe in top shape

March 17, 2022 Wayne Fish

In any given sport, a number of former professional athletes who haven’t played in 20, 30 or 40 years look like they haven’t even exercised in 20, 30 or 40 years. […]

Giroux’s greatness finally gets its due

March 16, 2022 Wayne Fish

VOORHEES, N.J. – Over the years, Claude Giroux’s name has sometimes come up in the same conversation as superstars Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin and for good reason. While Giroux hasn’t won a Stanley Cup […]

Coach urges Flyers to win one for Giroux’s 1,000th game

March 15, 2022 Wayne Fish

Perhaps referencing a line or two from the old “Win one for the Gipper” speech of sports movie lore, Flyers head coach Mike Yeo suggested his team take a “Win one for Giroux” approach for […]

Couturier points to Giroux for much of his success

March 14, 2022 Wayne Fish

Sean Couturier has developed into one of the best Flyers of this generation and a lot of the credit for that has to go to Claude Giroux. According to Couturier, it was Giroux who played […]

As Giroux nears 1,000th game, Flyer greats credit his compete level

March 14, 2022 Wayne Fish

Scott Hartnell remembers the time Claude Giroux was sitting in a Nashville bar when Flyer tough guy Craig Berube walked in. Giroux, competitive-to-a-fault at everything from poker to ping-pong, decided to challenge Berube – at […]

Yeo talks about benching regulars after Flyers’ brutal OT loss

March 14, 2022 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – The most dreaded word in hockey lexicon probably isn’t penalized, suspended or injured. It’s benched. In the National Hockey League, being a healthy scratch is the ultimate humiliation. It usually means a player […]

Flyers battle but drop a tough one to Carolina

March 12, 2022 Wayne Fish

The Flyers had already won once at Carolina this year and were knocking on the door for a second victory. But the Hurricanes’ Jordan Martinook scored with 3:50 left in […]

If Flyers trade away stars, who fills in next year?

March 11, 2022 Wayne Fish

With so much attention being paid to the week leading up to the NHL trade deadline, not a lot is being said about what teams perceived as “sellers’’ – like the Flyers — will […]

Frost recalled to substitute for injured Laughton

March 11, 2022 Wayne Fish

With Flyers center Scott Laughton unofficially ruled out for Saturday afternoon’s game at Carolina, the team recalled Morgan Frost from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Friday. Laughton suffered a head injury in Thursday night’s 6-3 […]

Flyers’ rally falls short in 6-3 loss at Florida

March 10, 2022 Wayne Fish

Maybe the Flyers were still groggy from their afternoon naps but whatever the reason, the team didn’t wake up until the second period of Thursday night’s game at Florida. After giving up four goals in […]