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 […]
If James van Riemsdyk had been told he would have to quarantine for a lengthy stretch without his family in order to play hockey again, it might have been a big issue. Actually, a little […]
Take it from a Flyer legend, getting hockey back on its skates again doesn’t promise to be easy. Simon Gagne, who spent more than a decade playing in Philadelphia and ranks 12th all-time in scoring, […]
Where there’s a rink, there’s a way. The pandemic might have stopped most NHL players from skating the past seven weeks, but not Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov. When the red light went on, the 23-year-old […]
If there’s one hockey person who could be excused for feeling frustrated by the pandemic stoppage, it would have to be Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault. But even though his team was on a 9-1 […]
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 […]
Joel Farabee has some unfinished business to take care of and says it doesn’t matter if that happens in front of 20,000 screaming fans or a bunch of empty seats. The Flyers’ rookie left wing […]
In times like these, people look to their leaders and the Flyers are no exception. With the COVID-19 lockdown now entering its second month, a number of younger players seem to be taking their emotional […]
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 […]
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