Hockey
First-half MVP Elliott tops Flyers’ report card
Usually it takes a little deep thinking to name a first-half Flyers’ MVP. Not this year. It’s not even close. Goaltender Brian Elliott basically has kept the Flyers somewhat afloat, even if they’re scrambling to […]
Flyers bounce back with inspired effort for 6-4 win
PHILADELPHIA – Predictably, the Flyers followed up a clunker with a better effort on Thursday night, leaving the team’s fans shaking their heads. The inability to perform on a regular basis like they did – […]
Hextall: ‘We need more energy as a group’
PHILADELPHIA – For the past 50 years, the two words the Flyers have not wanted to hear are “quiet building.’’ From the raucous Broad Street Bullies era to the 2010 miracle comeback team, Philly’s home […]
Flyers acknowledge urgency needed for upcoming stretch
VOORHEES, N.J. – Three games in four days at the start of January might not seem like a big deal – unless you’re the last-place Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers are approaching the halfway point in […]
Up and down Flyers hit another rut in loss to Penguins
PHILADELPHIA – Somewhere between Friday night’s encouraging 5-3 win at NHL-leading Tampa and Tuesday night’s tussle with Pittsburgh, the Flyers lost the formula. And then some. After grinding down the Lightning and handing them just […]
5 things the Flyers should address as 2018 begins
Five things the Flyers need to address as the start of 2018 unfolds: > Special teams: Philadelphia began Tuesday night’s game against Pittsburgh ranked 14th on the power play (19.6 percent) and 29th on the […]
Taylor Leier, Shayne Gostisbehere and Michal Neuvirth visit Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The holiday season has come to a close but some acts of good will just keep on giving. The memories kids at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have from a recent visit by several Flyers might […]
Injured athlete’s spirits lifted by visit to Flyers
VOORHEES, N.J. — Meeting professional hockey players is a time-proven way to lift the spirits of a young athlete who’s going through some adversity. And so it was on Monday when 15-year-old Maison Houser visited […]
Some thoughts on Flyers’ Florida trip
A few things to take away from the Flyers’ two-game road swing through Florida: Friday night’s 5-3 win at Tampa ended a 12-game (0-10-2) post-Christmas week winless drought which extended back three-plus seasons. Maybe the […]