Scott Laughton experienced the thrill of making an NHL opening-night roster twice. Shayne Gostisbehere got his first taste of professional hockey last season, as did Robert Hagg, who made his North American pro debut in 2013-14.
All the experi…
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TUESDAY QUICK HITS
* Want to get a sense of just how much the Flyers’ farm system has improved in the last four years? Yesterday I glanced at the Future Watch Zone section of The Hockey News’ 2010-11 Yearbook to see who they rated as the Flyers’ top 10 prospects.
Here was THN’s top 10:
1) Jon Kalinski LW
2) David Laliberte RW
3) Kevin Marshall D
4) Joonas Lehtivuori D
5) Andreas Nödl
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POLLS ARE OPEN: Steve Mason earned the first berth into the Final 4 of the 2013-14 Highlight of the Year Tournament by winning the ‘Best Save’ category, but now fans must decide the other side of the bracket — Best Goal of 2013-14.
This week’s…
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ROOKIE LAUGHTON ON THE BUBBLE FOR AN NHL ROSTER SPOT
* From the day he was announced as the Flyers’ new general manager, Ron Hextall has emphasized a mantra that the organization will not rush its prospects to the NHL nor will NHL jobs simply be handed to players based on their draft position or pedigree from lower levels of hockey. While most of the outside focus has been on the young defensem
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After a whirlwind year with the Val-d’Or Foreurs of the QMJHL, Nicolas Aube-Kubel is not wasting any time preparing for what the upcoming season will have in store for him.
The Flyers second-round selection anticipates an expanded role on his t…
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Something about June 23 unleashes the beast in Flyers management.
Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, JVR and now Scott Hartnell all traded on this fateful day over the last, several years.
Itâs been a busy couple weeks for newly-installed Flyers general manager Ron Hextall.
On June 4, he announced the agreement with Reading of the ECHL, completing his double link minor league system into Pe
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Two years ago, Merrick Madsen committed to Harvard University, anxious to play college hockey for such a prestigious school.
One year ago, the 6-foot-4 goalie was selected by the Flyers in the sixth round of the 2013 NHL Draft.
With the blin…
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SATURDAY QUICK HITS
* In an article published yesterday in the Toronto Star, the agent for former two-stint Flyers forward Ruslan Fedotenko said that the Ukrainian forward hopes to return to the NHL next season.
Last season, Fedotenko served as the captain for KHL team HC Donbass Donetsk. Amidst the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the team’s arena was vandalized and set on fire
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RILEY BRINGS TWO DECADES OF DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
While the Flyers have not been able to do much this off-season to bolster their NHL roster or achieve salary cap relief, they have made a few good additions on the coaching end. Gord Murphy was a nice addition as an NHL assistant coach to work with the Flyers defenseman. Back in June, the organization hired longtime USA Hockey director of Atlan
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