Carter Hart, Travis Konecny, Oskar Lindblom and Shayne Gostisbehere have something in common besides calling the Wells Fargo Center their hockey home. All four young Flyers stars were taken 24th or higher on […]
While the title on his office door reads “Hockey Coach,’’ Alain Vigneault’s job description also could very well include team psychologist. The day Chuck Fletcher hired Vigneault last year, the Flyers’ general manager made it […]
The foundation appears to be in place. Now, can the Flyers build on it? Although they came up short in their quest to go from non-playoff team in 2018-19 to Cinderella final four status this […]
Bernie Parent endured the blast furnace pressure of playoff hockey at an early age, as did Pelle Lindbergh and Ron Hextall. History tells us all three would go on to greatness, albeit shorter […]
In the NHL’s latest chapter of the “better late than never’’ book, the league finally made a statement about the Jacob Blake shooting by calling off Thursday night’s game. Basketball, baseball and other sports had […]
I admit I was skeptical. Back in the spring, the notion of playing the Stanley Cup playoffs in a “double bubble’’ format seemed dicey at best. The NHL believed it could put […]
While Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher deserves much of the credit for getting the franchise back on track in terms of positive results, he will be the first to tell you he’s had a lot […]
When James van Riemsdyk signed that five-year, $35-million free-agent contract back on July 1, 2018, everyone figured he would be a top six forward on the Flyers for years to come. And why not? He […]
In a time when rights movements have taken center stage, what better opportunity than to examine why the National Hockey League remains the only professional sports circuit without a Black head coach. True, way back […]
If these real-life times haven’t taught us the importance of a free press, we don’t know when they will. That can apply to sports, too, as we are learning with the NHL’s recent […]
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