Through his first three NHL seasons, Flyers center Sean Couturier has rapidly emerged as one of the better shutdown forwards in the league. Last season, Couturier finished ninth in the Selke Trophy balloting. That may not sound impressive, but the 21-year-old was the youngest forward in the NHL to finish in the top 20 of the voting for the NHL’s best defensive forward.
Entering his fourth pro s
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The Philadelphia Flyers will open their 2014 training camp on Friday, September 19 with on-ice sessions at Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ, according to general manager Ron Hextall.
The 2014 training camp will begin with three…
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ROOKIE CAMP SCHEDULE, GAME ANNOUNCED
The Philadelphia Flyers announced yesterday that rookie camp at the Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ, will get underway on Friday, Sept. 12. One week later, full training camp officially starts for the organization’s NHL roster.
On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the Flyers rookies will play the Washington Capitals rookies at the Skate Zone. Game time is 3 p.m. EDT. The ma
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The Philadelphia Flyers will host the Washington Capitals in a Rookie Game scrimmage on Tuesday, September 16 at 3PM, according to general manager Ron Hextall. The game will be held at the Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ.
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FLYERS SIGN RINALDO TO TWO-YEAR EXTENSION
Yesterday, the Flyers announced that they had signed left winger Zac Rinaldo to a two-year contract extension. The new deal kicks in for the 2015-16 season. Rinaldo makes $750,000 under his current deal, which runs through the end of 2014-15. He will get a $100,000 per season raise come the following two seasons.
Rinaldo can become an unrestricted f
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The Philadelphia Flyers have signed 5-11, 185-lb left wing Zac Rinaldo to a two-year contract extension, according to general manager Ron Hextall.
Rinaldo, 24 (6/15/1990) will be entering his fourth NHL season in 2014-15. He appeared in 67 g…
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CHANGING THE TRAPEZOID
Earlier this summer, I had a lengthy discussion with former Flyers goaltender Brian Boucher about a variety of goaltending related topics. One of the more interesting things to come out of the conversation was the fact that Boucher is among the seeming minority who does not mind the trapezoid and the corresponding rules restricting goaltenders’ puck-playing ability behind
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OFF-SEASON TRACKER
May 7
Flyers promote Paul Holmgren to Team President and name Ron Hextall the new General Manager.
May 16
Flyers defenseman Erik Gustafsson signs a deal to play in the KHL (the Flyers would later issue a qualifying offer…
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FLYERS ALL-TIME ‘LUNCHPAIL’ TEAM
Fred Shero used to refer to Bobby Clarke as a “dream dressed in work clothes.” The Flyers’ captain was the epitome of elite playmaking skill combined with a tireless work ethic and a fierce will to win. In honor of the Labo(u)r Day holiday in the U.S. and Canada, I came up with an all-time Flyers “Lunchpail Team” to recognize some of the hardest-working players
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POLLS ARE OPEN: The Final Showdown for the 2013-14 Flyers Highlight of the Year is finally here… and it pits Captain vs. Captain.
Claude Giroux’s last second winner in OT vs. the Blackhawks made its way through the bracket by defeating Vinny Le…
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