The Philadelphia Flyers have not won the Stanley Cup since they beat the Buffalo Sabres in the spring of 1975. But, maybe this most unusual hockey half-year will be the one that ends the streak. Post-lockout points General manager Paul Holmgren likely allowed Michael Leighton to become the team’s backup goalie again for reasons that ...
COMMENTARY | The National Hockey League has put all of its players in the penalty box, otherwise known as the lockout. As a result, young men like Brayden Schenn and Sean Couturier are freely skating in the American Hockey League this season while a number of veterans are experiencing life as temporary Europeans. So far ...
Now that the NHL is finally back on track after the long lockout, I’ll be rooting as usual for the Philadelphia Flyers. My loyalty goes back to the Philly Flyers first games as a new team in 1967, and then hit the heights when they scored Stanley Cup wins in 1974 and 1975. They’ve managed ...
The Philadelphia Flyers have named Claude Giroux as their new captain. The team needed to make this move because Chris Pronger is almost certainly finished with his playing career. The good news for “Prongs” is that his health seems to have improved over time. Each captain, on any team, brings his own talent and personality ...
Philadelphia Flyers’ goaltender Pelle Lindbergh died after being injured in an automobile accident that occurred in the early morning hours on November 10, 1985. Despite the passage of time, his life, death and legacy still matter. An unforgettable weekend It was a very unusual Sunday because I hadn’t turned on the television, or radio, all ...
This feature has been written with the optimistic assumption that the lockout will be resolved in the near future. If that doesn’t happen, bookmark this link for next fall. It should be generally relevant then as well. Yes, goaltending Everyone knows that goaltending is key to the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2012-13 season. So, of course this ...