Wayne Fish, Author at FlyingFishHockey

Hart suddenly becoming a road warrior

March 1, 2020 Wayne Fish

NEW YORK – Carter Hart insists he prepares the same way for a game in New York (or Philadelphia) as he does in Prague. If that’s not making a point by using a big chunk […]

Flyers braced for playoff-like game in New York

February 29, 2020 Wayne Fish

VOORHEES – The Stanley Cup playoffs aren’t scheduled to start for another six weeks or so but if you’re looking for postseason atmosphere, just watch the Flyers play the Rangers on Sunday, 12 noon (NBC), […]

Flyers looking at favorable schedule down the stretch

February 29, 2020 Wayne Fish

Now that the Flyers are officially in a race for their first division title in what seems like ages, it’s worth taking a look at the schedule for their remaining games, as well as the […]

Giroux scores pair to power Flyers past Rangers

February 28, 2020 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – There were times in recent years when Claude Giroux might have thought of himself as not only captain of the Flyers but the ultimate go-to guy. A few years ago, he even scored […]

Confidence, accountability keys to Flyers’ resurgence

February 28, 2020 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – What a difference a year makes. Last year, at this point in the season, the Flyers were stumbling toward oblivion, a downward journey which would end with a .500 record and a fourth […]

Officer Brad Fox 5K continues to grow in popularity

February 27, 2020 Wayne Fish

Races to benefit individual causes usually start quickly and then begin to lose momentum as the years go by. Just the opposite is happening with the Brad Fox 5K, soon to celebrate […]

Flyers looking to slow down red-hot Rangers

February 27, 2020 Wayne Fish

VOORHEES – When the two hottest teams in the Metropolitan Division are about to face each other twice in a span of about 40 hours, sparks are bound to fly. But if you add in […]

Hayes leads the way as Flyers finally hook Sharks

February 25, 2020 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – While the Wells Fargo Center has been friendly to the Flyers this season, over the past 20 years one team has made it about as safe as shark-infested waters. By that, […]

New Flyers centers of attention on day one

February 25, 2020 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – It didn’t take long for Flyers coach Alain Vigneault to get his two new players placed in prominent roles. At Tuesday morning’s skate at the Wells Fargo Center, Vigneault announced that Derek Grant, […]

Flyers happy to have veterans come aboard

February 24, 2020 Wayne Fish

VOORHEES – Even though the Flyers have been one of the best teams in the NHL over the past couple months, they know there’s always room for improvement. That’s a major reason why they chose […]