Articles by Rob Riches (464)
View image | gettyimages.com One day after announcing their home opener, the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday unveiled their full 82-game schedule. The franchise's 49th season begins Oct. 8, as they visit the defending Eastern Conference Champion Tampa Bay Lightning — and watching the Bolts raise a banner for the occasion. They face Florida in […]
The NHL on Wednesday announced home openers for all 30 clubs, in advance of tonight's NHL Awards in Las Vegas. The Flyers will take Wells Fargo Center ice for the first time on Oct. 12, as they play host to the Florida Panthers. That game will actually be the second game in a back-to-back series […]
View image | gettyimages.com Just when you thought the Philadelphia Flyers were done with their coaching search (a search that ended up with arguably the most interesting hire of the 2015 offseason), it's going to have to start back up again. GM Ron Hextall can cross hiring a head coach off this summer's to-do […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Flyers announced Friday that Ian Laperriere, Gord Murphy and Joe Mullen will return behind the bench as assistant coaches on Dave Hakstol's staff.
View image | gettyimages.com As voluntary OTAs came to an end Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles made a bolt statement when they cut Evan Mathis. Mathis, 33, had been one of the Eagles' better offensive linemen when healthy, while also developing a reputation as one of the league's best guards. He's made the Pro Bowl […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers on Wednesday announced their seven-game preseason schedule for 2015-16, which consists entirely of Metropolitan Division opponents. Preseason action opens on Sept. 21 with split-squad games at the PPL Center in Allentown as well as Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Flyers will face the New York Islanders for […]
View image | gettyimages.com At long last, the stage is set for the 2015 Stanley Cup final. After several terse series that validate why the Stanley Cup playoffs are the best playoffs in sports, Tampa Bay and Chicago will meet in what promises to be nothing short of a dogfight for the Cup. As […]
View image | gettyimages.com Following their 5-2 loss to Quebec on Thursday, Samuel Morin and the Rimouski Océanic have been formally eliminated from Memorial Cup play at the hands of the Quebec Remparts. The Océanic went winless in all three round-robin games that they played in, and Samuel Morin ends his campaign with one goal, no […]
View image | gettyimages.com Each team has played two games of round-robin play at this year's Memorial Cup, and so far, Oshawa is the only team to win both of their games — clinching a berth in the tournament semi-final, at the least. In both games, Samuel Morin is scoreless with seven penalty minutes […]
At long last, the wait is over for junior hockey's prestigious tournament. The host Quebec Remparts and Western League champion Kelowna Rockets will drop the puck tonight to begin round-robin play, opening up the 97th-annual Memorial Cup tournament. This year's tournament has some added significance, as it's expected to be the last games played at […]