While the 76ers appear to be in the process of being sold by their parent company, Comcast Spectacor, Comcast chairman Ed Snider said yesterday that the team that is nearest and dearest to his heart – the Flyers – is staying in his hands.

“The Flyers are absolutely not for sale,” Snider said by telephone, an assertion confirmed by an industry source with knowledge of the ongoing process. [.continue.]

Good, bad, does it matter?
It seems clear that Bob Clarke won’t be going anywhere until Ed Snider does. Snider is not a spring chicken anymore at age 73. For those that think ‘Clarke Must Go’¢ Snider’s age is working for them.

A couple interesting stats in the article…
The Flyers generate about $2million in revenue per home game, so times that by 41 games. The Flyers were third in the league in overall revenues before the lockout, before they were forced to cut there player salary expense.

Yet they deem it necessary to raise ticket prices for the fans this season, hmmm….