PHILADELPHIA – If the goalie from Russia isn’t working out, there’s another from nearby Belarus waiting in the wings. That seemed to be the reasoning over the weekend as the Flyers chose to call up […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – The decision to keep 18-year-old rookie Jett Luchanko on the opening night roster was easy for general manager Daniel Briere because it was practically made for him. Luchanko played so […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Officially, Brad Shaw and Rocky Thompson are listed as Flyers head coach John Tortorella’s assistants. Unofficially, there’s one more: Erik Johnson. While Johnson is still playing for the team, […]
PHILADELPHIA — Some might call it divine intervention. One of the greatest players in the history of the Philadelphia Flyers professional ice hockey franchise awoke one morning nine years ago unable to […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Concussion complications have threatened a number of hockey careers but usually that trauma surfaces somewhere well into the timeline. For the Flyers’ Alex Ciernik, the danger arrived before his […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Most hockey fans love it when a low-round draft pick not only makes the NHL but becomes a star. Just ask any Flyer follower what they thought when sixth-rounder Rick Tocchet worked […]
PHILADELPHIA – I’ll be the first to admit I thought the Flyers were done after that 9-3 demolition in Montreal the other night. There was so much bedlam against a last-place team that it didn’t […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – The shock of his first trade in the NHL has barely worn off and already defenseman Sean Walker is being subjected to another round of speculation about a possible new address. The […]
NEWARK, N.J. – At the moment, the Flyers’ defense situation is a bit like the old wild, wild west. There aren’t a lot of sure things, especially after the departure of three […]
The story might be antiquated but it never really gets old. It’s the one about a famous NHL hockey player watching his son try to fill his skates. Some make it, some don’t. In the […]
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