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This Week in Flyers History: Week ending December 20

December 15, 1996 In the days before the salary cap, it was common for some of the "bigger market" teams to throw money at problems or deficiencies in a way that others could not. The Philadelphia Flyers were one of those teams who were not afraid to spend money to acquire quality talent, even if […]

Mike Watson  •  20 Dec 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending December 13

December 11, 1999 It was a heavyweight tilt between two teams that were put together to make a run at the Stanley Cup later in the spring. These rosters had loads of talent, both young and old and the enforcers that protected that talent. Among those dressed in Blue and White was an old nemesis […]

Mike Watson  •  13 Dec 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending December 6

December 5, 2005 The trading of prospects can lead to some wonderful things, or terrible blunders. It’s all in how someone views young talent and their potential. With the Flyers front office, they didn’t see what another team apparently did. In a relatively small footnote to the 2005-06 season, the Flyers made a trade with the […]

Mike Watson  •  06 Dec 2015
Columbus dominates Flyers, win streak ends at 4

The Flyers four-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Orange and Black were badly outplayed, falling to the Blue Jackets, 4-1, on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center.

Mike Watson  •  05 Dec 2015
Game 27 Preview: Flyers host struggling Blue Jackets

The Philadelphia Flyers, winners of four in a row, host the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Wells Fargo Center tonight at 7:05 p.m. This is the first of four meetings between the two clubs with the next game in Columbus in just two weeks on Dec. 19. They will also pair off in two games in […]

Mike Watson  •  05 Dec 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending November 29

November 28, 1981 The Flyers were in Bloomington, Minnesota to take on Bobby Smith, Dino Ciccarelli and the Minnesota North Stars at The Met Center, one of the tougher places to play in the NHL. On this night, the Flyers would lose to Minnesota 5-3 , however the fireworks that came after the final whistle […]

Mike Watson  •  29 Nov 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week Ending November 22

November 15, 1992 It was a night where the “Crazy Eights” were simply overpowering. The Flyers blitzed the visiting Ottawa Senators 7-2 as rising star Eric Lindros picked up his first career hat trick as a Flyer.

Mike Watson  •  22 Nov 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending November 15

November 10, 1985 As we mark the 30-year anniversary of the death of Flyers All-Star goaltender Pelle Lindbergh, many a column has been written to the memory of this budding NHL superstar and the events leading to his tragic passing at just 26 years of age.  With his many contributions to the Flyers, Lindbergh’s NHL career […]

Mike Watson  •  15 Nov 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week Ending November 8

November 4, 2000 When Flyers goalie Brian Boucher lost the starting job to Roman Cechmanek in the 2000-01 season, the 28 year old "rookie" from the Czech Republic was not about to give it back anytime soon. The Flyers sixth-round pick of the 2000 NHL draft was here to stay. On this Saturday night, Cechmanek […]

Mike Watson  •  08 Nov 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending November 1

October 27, 1971 On this day in 1971, Mike Ricci, the first-round pick of the Flyers in the 1990 NHL Draft –fourth overall — was born. The 1990 NHL Draft was considered to be one of the deepest in years and some 25 years later and those predictions rang true. Ricci was one of the many […]

Mike Watson  •  01 Nov 2015