Articles by Wayne Fish
Konecny can take a shot. . .and deliver a few, too
PHILADELPHIA – First he dives in front of a 100-mile-an-hour Dmitry Orlov cannon blast, then drops the gloves to take on the 20-pounds heavier T.J. Oshie. All in a day’s work for the 5-foot-10, 175-pound […]
Flyers pop Caps, 6-3, to complete crucial 4-point weekend
PHILADELPHIA – What a difference a day (plus an hour) can make. Saturday at 7 p.m. in Carolina, the Flyers were kind of wondering if they had the right stuff to make the playoffs. But […]
Lyon strong relief effort could raise his stock
PHILADELPHIA – Don’t look now, but the Flyers’ playoff hopes might rest on the shoulders of a rookie goaltender with parts of just seven NHL games under his belt. After veteran netminder Petr Mrazek surrendered […]
Flyers lose, now face fight for playoff hopes
PHILADELPHIA – It’s officially time for the Flyers to dust off the panic button. After Thursday night’s 5-3 defeat by the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Flyers once-comfortable playoff lead (which was as much as 14 […]
Warwick Twp.’s Lorraine Jasper: From cancer survivor to national track champion
“I shall be telling this with a sigh, Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.’’ […]
Flyers hope to take wind out of Columbus’ sails
PHILADELPHIA – While the Flyers haven’t exactly been tearing it up lately, they can take comfort in knowing they still control their own fate. With just a dozen games left on the schedule, […]
Scoring woes fail to diminish Lindblom’s effort
PHILADELPHIA – Sooner or later, one of those shots is going to go in for Oskar Lindblom. But the waiting is the hardest part. The rookie has fired 15 shots in his 11 games with […]
Flyers let another one get away late in 3-2 loss to Vegas
PHILADELPHIA – It’s getting to be a weekly habit. Last week, the Flyers allowed the Bruins to score a tie-breaking goal with only 22 seconds to play and it cost them at least a point […]
Elliott, Neuvirth expected back for regular-season action
VOORHEES, N.J. – Pretty soon the Flyers goaltending position could be a pleasantly crowded house. General manager Ron Hextall disclosed on Sunday that both veterans Brian Elliott and Michal Neuvirth (lower-body injuries) are in varying […]