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First-half MVP Elliott tops Flyers’ report card
Usually it takes a little deep thinking to name a first-half Flyers’ MVP. Not this year. It’s not even close. Goaltender Brian Elliott basically has kept the Flyers somewhat afloat, even if they’re scrambling to […]
Hockey
Flyers bounce back with inspired effort for 6-4 win
PHILADELPHIA – Predictably, the Flyers followed up a clunker with a better effort on Thursday night, leaving the team’s fans shaking their heads. The inability to perform on a regular basis like they did – […]
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Hextall: ‘We need more energy as a group’
PHILADELPHIA – For the past 50 years, the two words the Flyers have not wanted to hear are “quiet building.’’ From the raucous Broad Street Bullies era to the 2010 miracle comeback team, Philly’s home […]
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Resolve this: Common sense can enhance your 2018 training program
New Year’s resolutions are always made with good intentions but not much resolve. By March, most are usually long forgotten. The very act of sticking to a resolution should be a resolution itself. For the […]
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Bloomsburg student’s amazing recovery inspired by Flyers
VOORHEES, N.J. – Just how much did Bloomsburg University student Jackie Lithgow appreciate what the Flyers did for him three years ago after he suffered a brain injury from a personal attack on campus? Well, […]
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Flyers acknowledge urgency needed for upcoming stretch
VOORHEES, N.J. – Three games in four days at the start of January might not seem like a big deal – unless you’re the last-place Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers are approaching the halfway point in […]
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Manning, Konecny: Sons of firefighters learn early about courage
VOORHEES – On Sept. 11, 2001, future Vancouver Canucks star Christopher Higgins woke up on Long Island and watched his father, a firefighter, go to work in New York City. Christopher turned on the television […]
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Up and down Flyers hit another rut in loss to Penguins
PHILADELPHIA – Somewhere between Friday night’s encouraging 5-3 win at NHL-leading Tampa and Tuesday night’s tussle with Pittsburgh, the Flyers lost the formula. And then some. After grinding down the Lightning and handing them just […]
Hockey
5 things the Flyers should address as 2018 begins
Five things the Flyers need to address as the start of 2018 unfolds: > Special teams: Philadelphia began Tuesday night’s game against Pittsburgh ranked 14th on the power play (19.6 percent) and 29th on the […]