Waiting to receive the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s coveted Stan Hochman Award the other night, it dawned on me that I’ve covered a few hockey games in my time. Maybe a few thousand. […]
Oh, the joy of motherhood. . .and being able to run fast while experiencing it. Just ask Allyson Thompson, who hardly missed a step after bringing twins into the world some four years ago. Or […]
PHILADELPHIA – For Joel Farabee, it will be his first NHL playoff stretch drive experience. For James van Riemsdyk, it will be one of many. But the two figure to share one common denominator: The […]
PHILADELPHIA – A win over the Pittsburgh Penguins is uncommon enough, but when a team crafts a shutout the way the Flyers did on Tuesday night, well, that’s rare artwork. While goaltender Brian Elliott did […]
Monday night’s 116th annual Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Awards Banquet offered a galaxy of stars, from coaches to players to members of the media. Included in this illustrious cast were new Phillies manager Joe Girardi, […]
PHILADELPHIA – Sometimes one little change can make all the difference in the world. At least that’s the way it looked Saturday night for the Flyers in their game against the Los Angeles Kings. […]
Justin Braun is back in business. The Flyers’ defenseman missed six games with a groin strain but was scheduled to return to the line-up for Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Kings. “He’s been […]
Hardly anyone was expecting this year’s freshman class to produce a Travis Konecny or an Ivan Provorov, two players who made an instant impact at age 19 four seasons back. That said, the Flyers were […]
PHILADELPHIA – You could see the letdown coming a mile away. After knocking off three of the four best teams in the NHL – including the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in a white-knuckle […]
PHILADELPHIA – Alain Vigneault wasn’t taking any chances with veteran goaltender Brian Elliott’s health. Rather than start him in back-to-back games, the Flyers coach decided to have backup goaltender Alex Lyon start against the Montreal […]
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