The Calgary Flames come to Philadelphia tonight to play the Flyers in the only regular season meeting between them this year. The Flyers lost 3-2, the last game between the two in Philadelphia on December 16, 2003.
Injuries for the Flyers include Robert Esche, Peter Forsberg, Joni Pitkanen, Keith Primeau, Ryan Ready, Brian Savage, Dennis Seidenberg and Turner Stevenson.
Injuries for the Flames include Matthew Lombardi.
The Flyers have recalled defenseman Freddy Meyer from the Phantoms to fill in for Pitkanen.
The Flyers are coming off a 4-3 shootout lost in Nashville on Saturday.
The Flames are coming off a 3-2 win against the Penguins, snapping a 17 year winless drought in Pittsburgh.
The Flyers have also installed new goal horns. They will be using four S-203C air horns which are primarily used as navigational signals on large ocean-bound ships.
You can here one here.
I am disappointed with the change. I do not know what model was used before, but it was a lot better than the new boat horns. I have always liked the train horns and with the history trains have had in Pennsylvania, much more appropriate.
It will bug me every time they score at home for a good while.
All fans attending tonight’s game will receive a Peter Forsberg bobble head doll, groin injury not included.
The Flyers are teaming up with the United States Marine Corps for a toy drive tonight. All fans attending the game tonight are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys to the Wachovia Center. For each toy donated, fans will receive a raffle ticket to enter to win a Flyers Experience. All toys will be donated to the United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program. Members of the United States Marine Corps will be collecting toys until the end of the first period of the game at the Broad Street and 11th Street Atrium entrances of the Wachovia Center.
Who was the Flyers alumni person that was introduced at walk down memory lane on Decmber 6th with Toys for Tots?
I am not sure. I do recall Bill Clement making an appearance recently.
But the Calgary game was a Tuesday night and Clement usually does his hockey thing on OLN Tuesdays.