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Rob Riches

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Legion of Doom to reunite at NHL Legends Classic

Embed from Getty Images   As if Eric Lindros getting inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame wasn't great-enough news,  it managed to get even better. Mikael Renberg will head to Toronto to play alongside Lindros and John LeClair in the Legends Classic, reuniting one of the most prolific scoring lines in franchise history. The Legion […]

Rob Riches  •  29 Jul 2016
What are the Wells Fargo Center’s Best Hockey Moments?

Embed from Getty Images   While the Wells Fargo Center is known to Flyers fans as a hockey arena (and one of the NHL's best, at that), it took on a whole new purpose this week, entering the national spotlight as a political arena.  The Democratic National Convention set up shop at Wells Fargo Center […]

Rob Riches  •  28 Jul 2016
Dale Weise provides his first look in a Flyers jersey

Newly-acquired forward Dale Weise provided his first glimpse in the Flyers uniform on Tuesday, and will wear the number 22 (as the team previously assigned).  Weise tweeted out not just a picture of him in the Orange and Black, but also the jerseys that he acquired for his two young children as well. Surely, this is good […]

Rob Riches  •  19 Jul 2016
Looking forward: Taking stock of the Flyers’ 2017 draft cupboard

Embed from Getty Images   We may be almost a month removed from the 2016 NHL Draft — a draft that yielded the Flyers a nice crop of prospects — but before we know it, junior seasons will start back up, and the focus will shift to the players that will round out next year's […]

Rob Riches  •  19 Jul 2016
Could any unsigned free agents make sense for the Flyers?

Embed from Getty Images   One of the best days of every hockey fan's calendar is July 1, when the free agency market opens up and fans from all across the world can marvel at the flurry of activity while furiously refreshing their Twitter feeds. It's a nice way for fans to openly bash Team A […]

Rob Riches  •  12 Jul 2016
Should the Flyers retire Lindros’ No. 88? Absolutely

Embed from Getty Images   Monday's announcement that Eric Lindros would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame came as a bit of a surprise for Flyers fans, while spurring debate for the hockey community at large. Some may argue that a player of Lindros' caliber does not belong in the Hall just yet, while […]

Rob Riches  •  28 Jun 2016
NHL announces expansion to Las Vegas

Embed from Getty Images   Flyers fans with a sense of adventure can now add yet another city to travel to for a road game, as the NHL announced Wednesday that it will expand its 31st club to Las Vegas. The league's Board of Governors voted unanimously to add the new Las Vegas club, which […]

Rob Riches  •  22 Jun 2016
Vincent Lecavalier announces retirement

Embed from Getty Images   Former Flyer Vincent Lecavalier announced his retirement on Tuesday, ending his NHL career after 17 seasons. The 36-year-old center retires after a brief stint with Los Angeles, who acquired his services from the Flyers (along with Luke Schenn) on Jan. 6. He was able to provide a steady veteran presence for […]

Rob Riches  •  21 Jun 2016
How could the Flyers be affected by a reduced salary cap?

Embed from Getty Images   For months, it had been speculated that the NHL's salary cap would increase by another $3 million. It made sense — since its inception 11 years ago, the salary cap had continued to grow on a yearly basis (save for the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season, but that was an extenuating circumstance). […]

Rob Riches  •  07 Jun 2016
Philippe Myers turning out to be unexpected surprise for Flyers this season

Embed from Getty Images   When the Flyers opened training camp to kick off their 2015-16 season last September, much had been made of the core of defensive prospects that were working their way through the prospect pipeline. Eight months later, with the Memorial Cup well underway, the Flyers have yet another prospect to be […]

Rob Riches  •  24 May 2016