Inspiration is a word with a lot of levels of meaning. It can be a beautiful work of art, a soldier safely home from combat or maybe an athlete who’s overcome the ultimate adversity, cancer. […]
Bringing in a bunch of veteran players was supposed to improve the Flyers’ power play this season but the numbers so far have been disappointing. After getting off to a relatively quick start, […]
In hockey parlance, it’s a hat trick. The first big race to return was the Philadelphia Distance Run in September, followed by the Broad Street Run in October. Now, to complete this […]
PHILADELPHIA – Cam Atkinson likes to shoot the puck and that’s why he was all smiles on Tuesday night. Atkinson scored 45 seconds into overtime to give the Flyers a 2-1 win over Calgary. The […]
PHILADELPHIA – It’s only fitting Paul Holmgren and Rick Tocchet were inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame at the same time on Tuesday night. Team founder and chairman Ed Snider would have wanted it […]
All Nick Seeler needed was a challenge. The journeyman defenseman from Minnesota was ready to call it a career last year when he walked away from the game for an entire season. But then an […]
PHILADELPHIA – They’re more than just teammates. They’re a brotherhood. Whether they won a championship or just a nondescript game in the middle of January, any player who ever competed in a Flyers uniform considers […]
Coach Alain Vigneault wore a somber expression as he sat down for Monday’s press briefing at the Flyers Training Center and there was a significant reason for his unhappiness. He had learned defenseman Ryan Ellis, […]
No one has to remind Flyers fans it’s been nearly a half-century since their favorite hockey team won the first of two Stanley Cups. While the Broad Street Bullies are long-retired from the […]
Back-to-back games don’t always have to be daunting, unless they’re a thousand miles apart and the opponent hasn’t won a game in regulation time all season. Such was the task facing the Flyers on Saturday […]
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