PHILADELPHIA – It’s sort of like a movie director calling a young talent and yelling into the phone: “You got the part!’’ Max Willman knows the feeling. He was all set to play another season […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – It’s more than just a catchy slogan on a T-shirt. To a man, the reason for wearing those black with orange lettering “something to prove’’ tops around training camp is because the […]
New forward Patrick Brown played four years of hockey at Boston College along with good friend Kevin Hayes, plus one year with another new Flyer, Cam Atkinson. If somehow all three wound up playing on […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – When two of a team’s top four defensemen aren’t practicing a few days before the season opener, questions are certain to abound. So when both Ryan Ellis and Rasmus Ristolainen […]
More veteran experience has been the theme of the Flyers’ offseason/preseason and that trend continued on Monday when 29-year-old veteran forward Patrick Brown was claimed off waivers from the Vegas Golden Knights. Also on Monday, the […]
Throughout the years it’s pretty much always been standard procedure to carry a spare, 13th forward as well as an extra, seventh defenseman in case of an injury, illness, etc. But with […]
It might not be running this year on the traditional Patriots Day third Monday in April date, but the Boston Marathon promises to still be special when the leaves are turning color. […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – The Carter Hart “maintenance day’’ mystery was partially solved on Saturday when the Flyers goalie returned to practice. The “mystery’’ was generated by Thursday’s decision to hold Hart out of […]
Although the Flyers were disappointed the final game of their preseason ended with a loss, coach Alain Vigneault indicated he’s satisfied with his team’s progress. A fight-filled 5-3 defeat by the Washington Capitals at Capital […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – The timing of Thursday’s announcement regarding the vote to put Paul Holmgren and Rick Tocchet in the Flyers Hall of Fame can be summed up in one word: Overdue. With the exception […]
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