Articles by Kevin Durso (5321)
View image | gettyimages.com The man behind the bench for the 2015-16 Philadelphia Flyers will be Dave Hakstol. That was the big news on Monday around the NHL, as the Flyers worked quickly to fill the coaching vacancy. Ron Hextall's top target now joins the Flyers after 11 seasons at the University of North […]
View image | gettyimages.com Cole Hamels said at one point this offseason that he wanted to get out of Philly in any way possible. Jonathan Papelbon has said too much since joining the Phillies in 2012. Chase Utley doesn’t say much of anything, he does. Only this season, he hasn’t been doing much of […]
View image | gettyimages.com It has been a whirlwind offseason that has recently quieted down as the draft came complete and the roster has taken a little bit more shape. As the focus turns toward the upcoming season, which will begin in less than three months with the Eagles first preseason game on Aug. […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers announced on Monday that they have a new head coach, and while the anticipation of what Dave Hakstol will bring to the Flyers will only grow until October, there is plenty of unfinished business to take care of in the offseason. The draft is the next major event […]
Press conference: ✔️ Welcome to the #Flyers, Coach Hakstol! pic.twitter.com/YbHPL784xX — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) May 18, 2015 The Flyers announced the 19th head coach in franchise history. The winner of Ron Hextall's search was North Dakota head coach Dave Hakstol, who for 11 seasons, led them to seven Frozen Four appearances. He has a 289-143-43 […]
View image | gettyimages.com Aaron Harang battled through a difficult first inning but held the Pirates off the board. The Phillies scored two runs in the bottom of the first. That was all Harang needed. The best pitcher in the Phillies rotation thus far this season added another win to his total with a […]
View image | gettyimages.com Our series on potential Flyers draft prospects continues with another look to the blue line. Chances are the Flyers will look to the two options already profiled in this series when it comes to defense – Ivan Provorov or Noah Hanifin. But in the event that both are taken, the […]
View image | gettyimages.com Jeff Francoeur's clutch throw from right field to complete a double play helped Jonathan Papelbon seal the Phillies all-time save record and snap a four-game losing streak. On Thursday afternoon, the Phillies (12-23) return to the field for the final game of a four-game series against the Pirates (17-17) with […]
View image | gettyimages.com Leading up to the draft, all the talk surrounded the Philadelphia Eagles desire for a quarterback in Chip Kelly’s system. It was the saga of Sam Bradford and the possibility the Eagles would make a push to acquire the draft pick that was ticketed for Marcus Mariota. With the draft […]
View image | gettyimages.com Our series on potential Flyers draft prospects continues as we review the sixth player in the series. As the Flyers prepare to select seventh overall, there are several players who are expected to be in that slot that could immediately fill a team need. Headlining that group are wingers Mikko […]