The hip/groin injury nagging Flyers defenseman Ryan Ellis seems like it’s becoming more than a day-to-day thing. Ellis is listed as doubtful for Wednesday night’s game at Edmonton against the unbeaten Oilers. Nick […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Now comes the tough stuff. Granted, the Flyers did play two heavyweights, Boston and Florida, during their recently completed season-opening four-game homestand. But now they’re headed west to play the triumvirate of […]
PHILADELPHIA – Flyers captain Claude Giroux probably summed up the team’s season-opening four-game homestand best Saturday night after a tough 4-2 loss to Florida. “If we win this game, it’s a great homestand,’’ Giroux said […]
What once was a question of “if’’ has now simply become a matter of “when.’’ The recent hiring of 10 women by the American Hockey League to become on-ice officials signals a seminal […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Playing in 925 straight NHL games requires more than just good health and good luck. It also means someone must possess a high hockey IQ and, if his personality allows, the ability […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Leaving Las Vegas wasn’t just a movie to Patrick Brown, it was actually a real move. The Flyers claimed him off waivers and he rushed to pack and get himself and his […]
Sometimes both sides of a debate can have merit. For example, take the seems-like-forever-in-the-planning Newtown Rail Trail project. One year it appears to be on, the next it’s shadowed under clouds. […]
PHILADELPHIA – When Cam Atkinson said goodbye Columbus and hello Philadelphia, everyone in these parts knew the Flyers were getting a bona fide goal scorer. What they might not have been aware of is his […]
Just a few games into their new season, the Flyers get to find out exactly how much progress they have made in Wednesday night’s national TV encounter with the Boston Bruins. Although the Beantown crew […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Zack MacEwen’s biggest challenge might not have been cracking Philadelphia’s starting lineup. It was just getting to Philadelphia, period. MacEwen, claimed by the Flyers off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks last Wednesday, […]
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