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The National Hockey League has reported an increase in concussions over the past few weeks and the Philadelphia Flyers are one of the teams hit hard with two key players being lost to concussions.
The Orange and Black first got the news that their captain, Chris Pronger, would be out for the rest of the season [...]
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With the loss of Chris Pronger, Claude Giroux, and Sidney Crosby this week the state of Pennsylvania hockey has taken a major hit. Concussions have claimed all three superstars and their respective teams will need to find ways to play without them.
At the moment Crosby and Giroux are both out indefinitely and during Thursday [...]
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The Flyers announced this evening what many began to suspect weeks ago- Chris Pronger will miss the remainder of the 2011-12 season, including the playoffs.
The announcement, from Paul Holmgren, via the Flyers’ web site: “After consultation with respected concussion specialists Dr. Joseph Maroon and Dr. Micky Collins, it is the opinion of both doctors that [...]
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Eight days ago, Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Chris Pronger, who is currently rehabbing from knee surgery, “said he had been experiencing headaches and nausea like never before. He revealed he had passed a concussion test.”
It seems that, despite somehow passing a baseline concussion test, Pronger is still experiencing very obvious concussion-like [...]
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Almost all Flyers fans agreed during the off-season that Chris Pronger would make the next great captain of the franchise after Mike Richards was sent to the Kings. Before the season started, the Flyers named Chris Pronger the 18th captain in team history.
Within the past calendar year, the Flyers have had two captains, Mike Richards and [...]
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If the Flyers weren’t sure how much James van Riemsdyk’s presence means to the Bullies, they are after an embarrassing 2-0 loss to the New York Rangers. The Jersey native didn’t play in the contest which made Matt Read and Daniel Briere seemingly invisible on the ice.
Van Riemsdyk is quietly on his way to having [...]
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The Flyers announced today that Chris Pronger will miss approximately four weeks following surgery on his left knee. Paul Holmgren said on Friday that, “We’re not sure what it is” with regards to the “virus” that was plaguing him for over a week, but obviously he wasn’t telling the whole truth.
This is a huge blow [...]
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Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren announced after Friday’s win against the Montreal Canadiens that Andreas Lilja would be out for six weeks with a high ankle sprain.
He also stated that Chris Pronger is still out with a virus that, “We’re not sure what it is.”
“Best case scenario, it would be… Friday at Anaheim. Chris is [...]
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While it has only been 2 games for him in the NHL, and once Chris Pronger returns from illness he will probably be sent back to the AHL, 22 year-old Marc-Andre Bourdon has shown the Flyer’s he is capable of playing in the NHL. The Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec native has shown a knack for playing [...]
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In a less-than-inspiring effort last night the Flyers fell to the hapless Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 at the Wells Fargo Center for their second straight loss in regulation to a non-playoff team.
The Flyers played without key defenseman Chris Pronger and Braydon Coburn and resurgent foward Jaromir Jagr. They dressed two AHL defenseman—Marc-Andre Bourdon and Kevin Marshall—who, [...]
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