Wayne Fish, Author at FlyingFishHockey

Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher discusses the state of his team after Monday practice.

January 28, 2019 Wayne Fish

Fletcher state of the team address: Giroux the Flyers’ only ‘untouchable’

January 28, 2019 Wayne Fish

VOORHEES – When a general manager uses words like “atrocious’’ to describe his team’s play, you know he’s clearly unhappy with the franchise’s current state of affairs. So when Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher rolled that […]

Flyers expect better things from Vorobyev second time around

January 27, 2019 Wayne Fish

VOORHEES – Either Mikhail Vorobyev impressed the Flyers with an improved work ethic in his 32-game return to the Phantoms or the Flyers’ season is beyond hope and it’s time to take […]

Staying on right track Flyers’ goal down the stretch

January 27, 2019 Wayne Fish

VOORHEES – There’s more than just pride at stake as the Flyers embark on the final 35 games after the bye week. You might say there are jobs involved, starting with […]

Add Gagne to list of those who belong in Flyers Hall of Fame

January 27, 2019 Wayne Fish

We interrupt our regularly scheduled less-than-compelling Flyers season for this special announcement: Simon Gagne belongs in the Flyers Hall of Fame. Then again, so do Rick Tocchet, Mark Recchi and Paul Holmgren. Those gentlemen have […]

Drug-cheating runners come in all ages

January 26, 2019 Wayne Fish

The baby boomers aren’t babies anymore – far from it – and when it comes to running, their progression into masters and seniors competition seems to require the same diligence as what was once found […]

How much change will Fletcher make as season winds down?

January 22, 2019 Wayne Fish

While this season doesn’t look like it will turn out quite as badly as the franchise’s worst in 2006-07, there are some similarities. In both campaigns, the general manager and coaching positions changed hands. Both […]

Hart: A new celebrity in Philly but an established one in Canada

January 20, 2019 Wayne Fish

Hart-mania is sweeping Philadelphia these days but it’s certainly not a unique phenomenon. Just ask any hockey fan from Canada. Carter Hart became a household name north of the border some two years ago when […]

Flyers acquire Sabres’ Justin Bailey, send Leier to Buffalo

January 17, 2019 Wayne Fish

In the past couple years, it looked like forward Taylor Leier might figure into the Flyers’ future plans. That speculation ended late Thursday when the Flyers traded him to Buffalo in exchange for Justin Bailey. […]

Penalty kill gives Flyers life in 4-3 over Boston

January 16, 2019 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA — Yes, Sean Couturier had a natural hat trick, Carter Hart stood on his head in goal and Claude Giroux recorded his 500th career assist. But the real heroes of Wednesday night’s nationally televised […]