There’s no getting around one simple fact regarding NHL coaches and their players. If they don’t have relationships — that is, a good open line of communication — they have nothing. That’s what makes the […]
PHILADELPHIA – Penalty killing has been a Flyers’ bugaboo for years, especially this one, but the times they might be a-changin’. Need proof? Take the last two-plus minutes of Thursday night’s second period in a […]
VOORHEES – Scott Hartnell was one of the most popular Flyers of this century, so it’s no surprise he left a lasting impression with his teammates. With Hartnell’s other significant team, Nashville, in town, the […]
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 […]
Longtime Flyers play-by-play voice Jim Jackson has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the Bill Campbell Broadcast Award at the 115th annual Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s Jan. 21 banquet at the Crowne Plaza in […]
No disrespect to the Detroit Red Wings but Carter Hart’s initial swim in the NHL pool could be headed for much deeper water. Powerhouse Nashville hits town on Thursday night and coach Peter Laviolette’s crew […]
PHILADELPHIA – Carter Hart said he had dreams of this day since he was four years old. The way it turned out, it was worth the wait. The 20-year-old Hart became the youngest goaltender in […]
VOORHEES – The temptation for Scott Gordon would be to fantasize about having that “interim’’ tag removed from his Flyers’ coaching title. Especially after general manager Chuck Fletcher said the other day that Gordon, who […]
VOORHEES – As if we needed to be reminded again, the Flyers made it known once more that the game of hockey is still a results business and they just weren’t getting it done. In […]
VOORHEES – It figured to take some rather unusual circumstances to get rookie goaltender Carter Hart onto the Flyers before Christmas, but things have been pretty oddball of late. Injuries have caused the Flyers to […]
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