PHILADELPHIA – Travis Konecny has come a long way in his first three years with the Flyers and on Monday he got rewarded for that effort. Konecny was signed to a new six-year, $33-million contract. […]
VOORHEES – It’s not easy to get a read on a new coach after just one day but veterans like Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek saw and heard enough from Alain Vigneault to realize he’s […]
VOORHEES – Now that’s what you might call waiting until the very last minute. Only about an hour before he was scheduled to take part in his first day of training camp, Flyers […]
VOORHEES – It might be a little early to start talking about possible line combinations for the Flyers this season, given the opener is still nearly three weeks away. Then again, the first preseason game […]
VOORHEES – “How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm’’ was a song about young soldiers from American rural areas who got a taste of Paris during World War I and found it tough […]
VOORHEES – With a new Flyers season just around the corner and a new coaching staff in place, there’s a sense that “anything’s possible’’ permeating the team’s training center. Rookie camp, which officially opened on […]
VOORHEES – Technically, defenseman Philippe Myers is still a rookie. But try telling that “freshman’’ status to opposing forwards lurking around the Flyers’ net this upcoming season. You see, the 6-foot-5, 218-pound Myers played in […]
Although Paul Holmgren will maintain an advisory position with the Flyers, Thursday’s announcement that he will step down as team president of hockey operations marks the end of an era. Holmgren, who will be succeeded […]
Chuck Fletcher wasn’t kidding when he predicted he might sign some unrestricted free agents to fill holes in the Flyers organization. The general manager stuck to his word on Monday, signing a whopping eight UFAs […]
VOORHEES – Some No. 1 draft picks – like Ivan Provorov, Travis Konecny, Nolan Patrick, Travis Sanheim and Sean Couturier – pay almost immediate dividends. Other Flyers top selections, such as German Rubtsov, might take […]
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