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The Flyers kicked off day two of this year’s draft with the selection of forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel, the 48th overall pick.
A native of Alberta, Aube-Kubel spent the last two season playing for Val-d’Or Foreurs of the QMJHL. This past season al…
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After selecting a forward in the second round, the Flyers moved back to their defensive mindset, selecting blueliner Mark Friedman with the 86th pick.
Friedman just concluded his second season with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL. He playe…
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PHILADELPHIA — Travis Sanheim got his first taste of how loud Philadelphia Flyers fans can be Friday night, and he liked what he heard.
After the “Let’s go Flyers!” chants had subsided, Flyers general manager Ron Hextall called Sanheim’s name …
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Merely three days ago, Ron Hextall voiced his draft opinions to the media. The GM explained that in his mind, defensemen are the most valuable players in the game, which is a theory the Flyers stuck with when selecting Travis Sanheim with the 17th…
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FIRST-DAY RECAP, SECOND DAY PREVIEW (7:30 AM EDT)
After reportedly making a heavy push to land the first overall pick in the 2014 NHL Draft from the Florida Panthers, the Philadelphia Flyers ended up standing pat for the time being. The club used the 17th overall pick of the Draft to select fast-rising Calgary Hitmen defenseman Travis Sanheim.
Defensemen have longer learning curves that forw
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The Philadelphia Flyers on Friday selected 6-3, 189-lb defenseman Travis Sanheim of the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen with the 17th overall selection in the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held at the Wells Fargo Center.
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Travis Sanheim has good jump. He shot up from 167th to 53rd in the Central Scouting in just half a Western League season. And not even Drew Doughty could ever say that.
Now, can Sanheim eventually go blueline to blueline at the same speed wit…
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Bobby Clarke at pick No. 17 in 1969, in the NHL’s first universal amateur draft, was the Flyers’ all-time jackpot.
Twice they have plucked their best player for a generation at No. 22 in taking Simon Gagne in 1998 and Claude Giroux in 2006.
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CALM BEFORE THE STORM (7:45 AM EDT)
For the first time in NHL history, Philadelphia is the host city for the NHL Draft. The first round of the 2014 NHL Draft will take place tonight, with rounds two to seven being held tomorrow.
The Flyers own the following picks in the Draft:
Round 1 – 17th overall pick
Round 2 – 48th overall pick
Round 3 – 86th overall pick (acquired from Boston in
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