Today in Flyers history: Forty-two years ago today, on June 8, 1972, Flyers general manager Keith Allen and his scouting staff had what proved to be one of the most crucial NHL Drafts in franchise history. Each of the team’s first four picks would go on to play important roles with the club.
In the first round. prophetically enough with the seventh overall , the Flyers selected left wing Bill B
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FLYERS SHOULD AVOID KESLER TEMPTATION
* Last night, TSN reported that Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler still wants out of Vancouver despite the front-office and coaching changes. That would be contingent on a trade being worked out with a team for which Kesler is willing to play. Darren Dreger said that is believed Kesler still has six teams on his list and the Flyers and Anaheim are among
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2014 DRAFT POOL DEEP IN PLAYERS FROM SWEDISH LEAGUES
In helping HockeyBuzz readers prepare for the 2014 NHL Draft in Philadelphia, I am doing a series of blogs on players whose names could be called on either the first or second day of the draft. A few may even end up being selected by the Flyers.
The first part of the pre-Draft series looks at Draft-eligible prospects who played in various
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TORONTO — Forwards Samuel Bennett of the Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs and Kasperi Kapanen of KalPa in Finland’s Liiga certainly had their share of good and bad moments during the fitness stage of the 2014 NHL Scouting Combine at To…
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2014 Draft Depth: Sanheim Among the Fast-Risers
The 2014 NHL Draft may not have as many highly touted names as last year’s crop of talent, but that by no means makes this a subpar year for NHL prospects. Every year, it is common to hear that, beyond the top few picks of the first round, there really isn’t much of a difference between the projected ceilings of most of the players chosen in the t
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The Philadelphia Flyers today announced a two-year affiliation agreement with the Reading Royals of the ECHL. The Royals will join the Lehigh Valley Phantoms as a Flyers minor league affiliate, which gives the Flyers an entirely Pennsylvania-base…
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WEDNESDAY QUICK HITS
* Yesterday, the Flyers signed 24-year-old forward Matt Hatch to an AHL contract. He will play for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms next season. A versatile and defensively sound forward who was a teammate of defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere the last three seasons at Union College, Hatch was a valuable cog in Union’s NCAA national championship team this season. Hatch is the type of
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Global Spectrum Facility Management is pleased to announce its tenth NHL preseason game at Budweiser Gardens featuring the Philadelphia Flyers versus Toronto Maple Leafs. Presented by Scotiabank, this decade-long tradition will return on September…
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Wish I were in LA for the Cup Final but I’m not …
Boring summer – and a LONG one – here in Philly. I think Flyer fans would gladly trade hosting the NHL Draft for something tangible – like a Cup Final.
Here’s today’s media presser with Kings GM Dean Lombardi and coach Darryl Sutter, who still hasn’t figured out how to enjoy the moment after all these decades in hockey.
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The most elite and draft eligible youth hockey players in the Greater Philadelphia Region will have an opportunity to showcase their skill level in front of national scouts during the sixth annual Liberty Bell Games at the Virtua Center Flyers Ska…
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