PHILADELPHIA – Even though the Flyers lost on Sunday, their string of strong defensive performances continued. In wins over Toronto and Boston, plus a gritty overtime defeat at Carolina, the Flyers were stingy […]
They say ice hockey is the most physical of the four major professional sports because it’s “football with walls.” There’s no getting around the fact the body-crunching nature of the sport can lead […]
PHILADELPHIA – After playing 785 games without a single scratch since 2011, Sean Couturier had to sit not once, but twice over the past week. Some players might sulk, some might scream at the coach […]
PHILADELPHIA – With all due credit to publisher Thomas Payne, these are the times that try hockey players’ souls. With the Flyers playing the NHL-leading Boston Bruins in an intense Saturday afternoon/every-point-is-critical encounter at the […]
If the Eastern Conference standings stay the way they currently are for the last dozen games or so, Thursday night’s Flyers-Carolina game could be a preview of things to come in the playoffs. Both teams […]
One of the great attractions to the annual Kiwanis-Herald Sesame Place Classic is the creative T-shirt that comes with a race entry. For each annual event, one of the more prominent Sesame Street […]
PHILADELPHIA – There’s one good thing about playing a team twice in six days: If you lose the first one, you’re certainly motivated to win the rematch. That was the case with the […]
PHILADELPHIA – Even the best can have a rainy day. For the Flyers’ Sean Couturier, the heavens opened on Tuesday when he was informed he would be a healthy scratch for unofficially the […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – During his eight-year career with the Flyers, Wayne Simmonds proved to be one of the most accountable players in team history, especially after a tough loss. Reporters would flock to him […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – For a player who’s averaged close to 20 minutes of ice time throughout his career, getting only 11 minutes in Saturday’s 6-5 loss at Boston had to be a humbling experience […]
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