WORLDS: CANADA OUSTED IN QUARTERFINALS
Team Canada suffered a third period collapse and lost 3-2 to Finland in the medal round quarterfinals of the 2014 IIHF World Championships in Minsk, Belarus. The Canadians took a 2-1 lead into the third period before the Finns rallied for a pair of unanswered goals.
Finland struck first in the game, on a first period power play goal by Olli Palola (the
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THURSDAY QUICK HITS
* Coming off a 56-day layoff from game action, Flyers goaltending prospect Anthony Stolarz had a rough Memorial Cup for the winless London Knights. Last night, Stolarz stopped 14 of 17 shots before giving way to Jake Patterson in a 7-2 loss to the Guelph Storm. Stolarz yielded one even-strength goal and two power play tallies before he was pulled at 2:23 of the second period
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With the conference finals underway, the order for the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft has been established for the 26 teams watching with the rest of hockey fans around the world.
The first 13 slots were set by the NHL Draft Lottery, which w…
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* Today is an off-day at the 2014 IIHF World Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Tomorrow, single elimination play begins with the medal round quarterfinals.
Team Canada, featuring Flyers players Brayden Schenn, Matt Read and Braydon Coburn, will take on Finland. The winner will advance to the semifinals to take on the winner of the quarterfinal match between Team USA and the Czech Republic. The A
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TUESDAY QUICK HITS
* Team Canada defeated Norway by a 3-2 count earlier today at the 2014 IIHF World Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Joel Ward notched two goals to lead Canada after the Norwegians took a 1-0 lead to the first intermission. None of the Flyers representatives on Team Canad recorded a point in the game.
Brayden Schenn did not record a shot on goal in 17:37 of ice time but did
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8: The Flyers have been to the Stanley Cup Final eight times since 1973-74, which is the most of any NHL team in that timeframe (PHI 8, MTL 7, BOS 7, EDM 7).
15: The Flyers have reached the Conference Final (or equivalent Semifinal) 15 times si…
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Today is the 40th Anniversary of the Flyers first Stanley Cup.
Most of fans following the Flyers these days weren’t even alive when they won either of their last two Cups.
Here is Flyers chairman Ed Snider reflecting back to that Sunday in May 1974 when the Flyers beat the Bruins 1-0 in Game 6 of the Final.
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Q- When you reflect back, does it seem lik
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TWO MAJOR FLYERS ANNIVERSARIES
Forty years ago today, Bernie Parent authored a 30-save shutout to make a first period deflection power play goal by Rick MacLeish stand up for the duration of a 1-0 victory at the Philadelphia Spectrum over the Boston Bruins. The win, of course, clinched the Stanley Cup for the Flyers and turned coach Fred Shero’s pregame bulletin board message into a prophesy.
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Flyers Chairman and Owner Ed Snider talks to the media on the 40th Anniversary of the 1974 Stanley Cup championship.
When you reflect back, does it seem like it’s been 40 years, and how frustrating is it that it’s been that long – actually, 39…
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