Articles by Mike Watson (112)
April 25, 1989 In one of the highest scoring games in Flyers playoff history, the Tuesday night tilt between the Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins was big on offense and short on defense. A certain Hall-of-Famer wearing number 66 would have a lot to do with that too. Mario Lemieux’s four-goal first period, along […]
April 11 & 13, 1978 In the 1977-78 NHL Season, the league adopted a new playoff format which included a first round best-of-three series. For the Flyers, who finished with a record of 45-20-15, their "preliminary round" opponent would be the lowly Colorado Rockies.
April 6, 1968 After the NHL expanded its league from six teams to twelve in the 1967-68 season, all six expansion teams were placed in the "West" Division. With the Flyers finishing first and the St. Louis Blues finishing third, they faced off in a Quarterfinal Round, best-of-seven series. Although it took two days later […]
April 3, 2013 Two years ago this week, the Flyers defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 5-3. Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 14 of the 17 shots he faced and Jake Voracek iced the game with an empty-net goal, his 15th of the year, with just 39 seconds remaining. The much bigger Flyers news that day had happened earlier […]
March 24, 1974 The Flyers finished off a four-game home stand with a decisive 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues at the Spectrum. Goals by Andre Dupont, Orest Kindrachuk, Rick MacLeish and Bill Clement were more than enough offense in front of All-Star goalie Bernie Parent. This win, their 45th of the season, along with […]
Despite another great performance by goalie Steve Mason, the Flyers lost a tough one on Saturday afternoon to the San Jose Sharks, 3-2, in a shootout at Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers were without defenseman Mark Streit and Carlo Colaiacovo, who were scratched due to the flu. Defenseman Brandon Manning and Mark Alt were called […]
In a matchup in December, a Flyers miscue at center ice provided the Sharks an odd-man rush in which Matt Nieto scored the game-winner with just 11 seconds to go in the game. The Flyers will look to avenge that tough 2-1 loss in San Jose back as they take on the Sharks at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon […]
March 17, 2002 It was a trade by GM Bob Clarke that left just about every Flyers fan asking the same question: Why would you want this guy on the team? The Flyers traded a popular, hard working forward in Kent Manderville to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a centerman with, to put it politely, a checkered […]
March 13, 1993 Despite a blustery snowstorm that had descended on the Delaware Valley around mid-morning, the Flyers game against Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings was to go on as scheduled. The Kings were already in town, having played in Pittsburgh two days prior and the Flyers had gotten to the rink earlier in […]
March 2, 1990 On this March day, a second-round pick in the upcoming 1990 NHL Draft was sent back from Boston to the Flyers for this veteran left winger. The Bruins were in the midst of a playoff push, seeking scoring help and the Flyers were retooling for their future. With this trade, it was […]