SATURDAY QUICK HITS

* The Flyers own the following picks in next weekend’s NHL Draft:

Round 1: 17th overall pick
Round 2: 48th overall pick
Round 3: 86th overall pick (acquired from Boston in the Andrej Meszaros trade)
Round 4: None
Round 5: 138th overall
Round 6: 168th overall
Round 7: 198th overall

Note: The Flyers would acquire Boston’s second-round pick (56th overall) instead t

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FRIDAY QUICK HITS

* Yesterday, the Flyers announced their preseason schedule for 2014. As usual, the slate of game starts with a match against Toronto in London, Ontario. There is no information yet on the training camp schedule or on the annual Prospect’s Game against the Washington Capitals.

Last year’s training camp arrangement — starting camp at the Wells Fargo Center, shifting to Lake

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The Philadelphia Flyers today released their 2014-15 preseason schedule, according to general manager Ron Hextall.

The Flyers will play an eight-game preseason slate this year that will begin on Monday, September 22 when the club will play a s…

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MURPHY IN, PADDOCK OUT

The Philadelphia Flyers made a change in their coaching staff yesterday, bringing in former Flyers player Gord Murphy to coach the defense and announcing that John Paddock would not return to the organization next season.

Murphy, 47, has been a defense coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets (2002-03 to 2009-10) and then was hired by the Florida Panthers (2010-11 to the e

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The Philadelphia Flyers have hired Gord Murphy as an assistant coach, according to general manager Ron Hextall. In conjunction with the hiring, Hextall also announced that John Paddock will not return for the 2014-15 season.

“Gord brings a we…

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On a certain level most children grow up idolizing their parents and would want to follow in the footsteps of their mom or dad when it comes to finding a career.

Sometimes that career is being a doctor, a teacher or an electrician. In the case …

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Not only had 13 years passed since Larry Zeidel had last played in the NHL, so had six new teams on him in an expansion draft until he sent a professionally-produced brochure marketing himself.

“I can help your organization in the front office …

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LOTS OF UNDERSIZED SKILL IN 2014 DRAFT POOL

There is an old adage in boxing that says a good big man will always beat a good little man. A skilled and crafty little guy can make a so-so big guy look foolish and slow but, in a battle between relative equals, size prevails.

The same belief applies to modern-day hockey, especially where the NHL Draft is concerned. Undersized players can still

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The Philadelphia Flyers are saddened and mourn the loss of alumnus and defenseman Larry Zeidel, who passed away on Tuesday morning at age 86.

Comcast-Spectacor Chairman and Flyers founder Ed Snider gave the following statement in remembrance of…

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With the Stanley Cup Final complete and the Los Angeles Kings winning the Stanley Cup for the second time in three seasons, the order for the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft has been finalized.

The first 13 slots were set by the NHL Draft Lot…

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