August is swiftly approaching, much to the joy of hockey fans anxiously waiting for the offseason to end. There has been little roster movement around the NHL, though teams have continued tying up loose ends
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At the 2011 NHL trade deadline, the Philadelphia Flyers sent their most recent 3rd round draft pick, center Michael Chaput, and Adirondack Phantom Greg Moore to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for forward Tom
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Philadelphia Flyers prospect Derek Mathers is about to take one big step closer to the big leagues. The 6’-3”, 225 lbs heavyweight from the OHL announced via twitter this afternoon, “So happy to sign my
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The Flyers announced earlier this afternoon that they have recalled forward Eric Wellwood from the Adirondack Phantoms. He was sent down on Monday so that he could be available for the Phantoms come the AHL
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Danny Briere: Lots of fist pumps. The more Briere is scoring the better off the Flyers will be. Having multiple lines, in addition to the Giroux line, which always is scoring ( or so it
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There is a famous riddle that asks, “What happens when the unstoppable force meets the immovable object?” The Flyers came into this afternoon’s game with a seven-game win streak while the Bruins were working with
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Claude Giroux has steadily earned himself elite status in the NHL, sitting 2nd in points (tied with former Flyer Joffrey Lupul) and 3rd in goals behind Toronto's Phil Kessel. The weight on his shoulders has
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CSNPhilly, as well as several other media outlets, have reported that Flyers rookie Sean Couturier is expected to remain with the big club after he has played ten games (I posted yesterday that it was nine
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In tonight’s 4-2 preseason loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Flyers enforcer Jody Shelley began the game on a line with Blair Betts and Ben Holmstrom. It was clear early on that a fire had
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News broke out late Friday night that Derek Boogaard, bruiser for the New York Rangers, was found dead at age 28 in his apartment in Minneapolis. I typically stray from news that doesn’t immediately affect
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