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On Monday, three-time leukemia survivor Johnny Van Kemp, a North Carolina native who is in town for treatment at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, had a meet-and-greet with several Flyers in their locker room. The players’ […]
Gritty and the Flyers helped make four-year-old Jack Callahan’s birthday wishes come true, throwing him a Gritty themed birthday party on Wednesday afternoon inside Philadelphia’s Ronald McDonald House. Jack, a current cancer patient receiving treatment […]
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Some of the Flyers are calling him the “king’’ and others the “pope’’ in reference to Jake Voracek and his return to his home country. But whatever title you attach to […]
VOORHEES – Jim Young knows a lot about hockey and plenty related to the military, but he never knew the two would somehow meet in his life. The former Central Bucks East High School skater […]
There was a look to their mutual gaze that said “only you really know how I’m feeling right now.’’ Brian Propp, who has been recovering and rehabilitating from a massive stroke suffered in […]
Gritty can do more than just make people laugh. Sometimes the Flyers’ mascot can make people cry – tears of joy, that is. Seven-year-old hockey fan Caiden O’Rourke, who was born with a rare orthopaedic […]
VOORHEES – Call it a mutual admiration society. As much as military personnel appeared wide-eyed during Tuesday’s annual visit to the Flyers, the pro hockey players said they are equally awed by these highly trained […]
PHILADELPHIA – Shayne Gostisbehere’s charity project, the “GhostBear’’ Foundation, assists ill or disabled children, meaning he has a great appreciation for the mission of helping health-challenged young people. The Flyers defenseman was front and center […]
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 […]
What better way to bring some positive holiday spirit to ailing kids at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia than a visit from a professional sports team? That’s what some of the Flyers provided on Wednesday when […]
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