Philadelphia Flyers

PHILADELPHIA – When Flyers coach Alain Vigneault announced he wanted to implement a new, up-tempo style to his team this year, Sean Couturier’s eyes must have lit up. The veteran center thrives on quick movement […]

VOORHEES – It’s not easy to get a read on a new coach after just one day but veterans like Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek saw and heard enough from Alain Vigneault to realize he’s […]

      VOORHEES – Now that’s what you might call waiting until the very last minute.       Only about an hour before he was scheduled to take part in his first day of training camp, Flyers […]

VOORHEES – It might be a little early to start talking about possible line combinations for the Flyers this season, given the opener is still nearly three weeks away. Then again, the first preseason game […]

VOORHEES – “How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm’’ was a song about young soldiers from American rural areas who got a taste of Paris during World War I and found it tough […]

VOORHEES – With a new Flyers season just around the corner and a new coaching staff in place, there’s a sense that “anything’s possible’’ permeating the team’s training center. Rookie camp, which officially opened on […]

VOORHEES – Technically, defenseman Philippe Myers is still a rookie. But try telling that “freshman’’ status to opposing forwards lurking around the Flyers’ net this upcoming season. You see, the 6-foot-5, 218-pound Myers played in […]

Although Paul Holmgren will maintain an advisory position with the Flyers, Thursday’s announcement that he will step down as team president of hockey operations marks the end of an era. Holmgren, who will be succeeded […]

Chuck Fletcher wasn’t kidding when he predicted he might sign some unrestricted free agents to fill holes in the Flyers organization. The general manager stuck to his word on Monday, signing a whopping eight UFAs […]