Like all major professional sports, hockey is paying serious attention to the impact of George Floyd’s death on a global level. The National Hockey League says it’s already taking affirmative action, developing an inclusion program […]
The first realistic sign Flyers hockey will return could come as early as Monday. That’s when the NHL begins its Phase 2 Return to Play plan and teams can allow small groups of players into […]
From a Flyers perspective, the round-robin portion of the proposed 24-team playoff tournament would appear to be somewhat of a two-edged sword. By finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference standings, the Flyers are […]
Seeing as how there are no asterisks beside either the 1995 New Jersey Devils’ or the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup championships – both following abbreviated seasons — anything now would appear possible. So when […]
In some ways, the outcome of the NHL’s much-debated season might be getting closer to some sort of resolution. And in others it might not. Word has it the league’s plan to […]
All we keep hearing from the NHL are proposals for completing the pandemic-halted season and then reaction by players. Maybe we should be getting some feedback from the people that matter the most – the […]
There’s no telling when or even if a National Hockey League season will be completed, so the uncertainty affects everything, including awards. Had things been different, the 2019-20 honors for excellence by various Flyers over […]
Stopping a hockey regular season before it ends can be frustrating. Ending a campaign in the middle of a successful playoff run can be downright disappointing. The Flyers know all about the former. They were […]
I had to laugh the other day when I read about a Chinese baseball team, the Rakuten Monkeys, installing 500 robot/mannequin pseudo-fans to fill their seats for a game at their home field in Kaohsiung […]
On the ice, hockey is on hold. But off it, the Flyers are busy thinking about their future. That was evident in their recent signing of forwards Wade Allison and Tanner Laczynski, two […]
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