Articles by Kevin Durso (5321)
50 years in the making, we’re ready for our 50th Anniversary season! pic.twitter.com/CNE1wMOaNR — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) February 10, 2016 On Feb. 9, 1966, the Philadelphia Flyers were born as Ed Snider got the call that Philadelphia had been awarded an NHL franchise. Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of that call and the birth of […]
Embed from Getty Images It is the position that will eventually make or break the Eagles future success. How the Eagles handle this offseason and the selection of a quarterback will set the tone for everything else that is to come. The Eagles are currently sitting on the possibility of retaining Sam Bradford. Bradford […]
Simmonds incident overshadows near win for Flyers In recent games, the Flyers have received a boost on the penalty kill by killing off lengthy penalties. On Saturday, a match penalty may have potentially cost them the game. In a game that was marred by Wayne Simmonds exit at 10:46 after taking a match penalty that […]
The Flyers had already been handed the challenge of playing a difficult back-to-back without their best defensive forward with the news of Sean Couturier's injury on Friday. Just over halfway through the first period of Saturday's game with the Rangers, they were forced to play without their offensive force of late. Wayne Simmonds was given […]
Flyers look to keep rolling as they host Rangers Embed from Getty Images With the Flyers now riding a three-game winning streak, everything seemed to be off to a flying start out of the All-Star break with back-to-back wins, Thursday's coming by a decisive 6-3 score. But the Flyers lost their best defensive forward […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers have already participated in two outdoor games in their franchise history, serving as the opponent of the Boston Bruins in the 2010 Winter Classic at Fenway Park and hosting the 2012 Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park. It appears the Flyers next outdoor game is not far away. […]
Photo: Kevin Durso/Flyerdelphia On the ice in the present day, the Flyers may not always be the most consistent bunch. But when it comes to honoring those of the past, the Flyer greats who came before and looking back on those memories while making new ones, the Flyers always deliver. Friday night was no different […]
Photo: Kevin Durso/Flyerdelphia It was a night that centered around a celebration of Flyers hockey. With players from all decades of Flyers hockey in attendance, the Flyers alumni united for another excellent display that shows the pride of the organization and the many years of memories. 28 players made up the two rosters of Team […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers potential playoff hopes may have suffered a major blow. In just his second game back from injury, Sean Couturier left Thursday's 6-3 Flyers win in Nashville and did not return. On Friday, the update on the forward could not have been worse. Couturier will be out approximately four […]
Embed from Getty Images On Friday night, four decades of Flyers past will gather at Santander Arena in Reading for a celebration of Flyers hockey and some friendly competition. Tickets for the event were almost an instant sell-out and rosters were announced for the event on Tuesday. Here is a detailed look at the […]