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Zach Hopkins

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Articles by Zach Hopkins (33)

Penalties and sluggish play doom Flyers

After a slow start against Buffalo on Tuesday, the Philadelphia Flyers vowed to not let the same continue to happen against teams beneath them in the standings. On a night in which the Wells Fargo Center was decked out for Halloween, the Flyers joined in on the fun with a 'scary' opening 20 minutes against […]

Zach Hopkins  •  29 Oct 2015
Game 9 Preview: Lecavalier makes season debut, Flyers host Devils

Prior to last season, forward Vincent Lecavalier had never been a healthy scratch in his NHL career. The potential Hall-of-Famer sat 17 times last year and has been in the press box for the first eight contests of the 2015-16 campaign. In lieu of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare’s lower body injury, Lecavalier will be inserted into the […]

Zach Hopkins  •  29 Oct 2015
Between the Pipes: Briere’s big night, Lithgow inspires, Raffl good to go

Another beautiful October today can only mean one thing – another edition of Between the Pipes! Let's take a look at a few headlines making the rounds. 

Zach Hopkins  •  27 Oct 2015
Between the Pipes: Decision on Rinaldo, Fourth line flying, pricey scratches

Hello and welcome to the weekend edition of Between the Pipes. The Flyers are off to one of their better starts in years, winning three out of their first six games and collecting points in four of them. Let's take a look at some of the headlines that are making the rounds.  Flyers GM Ron […]

Zach Hopkins  •  24 Oct 2015
Flyers early-season break could threaten momentum

  After a 'Jekyll and Hyde' split to open the 2015-16 season with a solid performance against the Tampa Bay Lightning followed by a blowout loss to the Florida Panthers, the Flyers returned home to Philadelphia in the hopes of figuring out which identity was truly theirs. Two Michal Neuvirth shutouts later, we appear to […]

Zach Hopkins  •  16 Oct 2015
Between the Pipes: Briere returns, Jagr thankful, Berube sighting

Through just three games, the Philadelphia Flyers have shown us a little bit of everything. So far, we've witnessed an overtime loss to the defending Eastern Conference champions, a blowout loss to Florida and an incredibly hard-fought win at home against those very same Panthers. As the whirlwind continues in this 2015-16 season, let's look […]

Zach Hopkins  •  13 Oct 2015
Between the Pipes: Pyett’s battle, Schenn impresses, Checking line clicking

Hello and welcome to the first regular season edition of Between the Pipes for the 2015-16 campaign. The Flyers officially opened their season with a 3-2 OT loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday and will look to get their first win tonight as they remain in the Sunshine State to take on the […]

Zach Hopkins  •  10 Oct 2015
New-look Flyers excite in season opener

  View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers have not been very good in season-opening games the past few seasons. Some wondered if they would suffer the same fate to start the 2015-16 season when it was announced that they would be traveling to Tampa Bay to take on the defending Eastern Conference champions. Although the […]

Zach Hopkins  •  09 Oct 2015
Top storylines as 2015-16 regular season nears

  In less than one week, the Philadelphia Flyers will open the 2015-16 season by traveling to the Sunshine State to take on the reigning Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The team will attempt to get off to a good start in what they hope will be a fruitful season that results in returning […]

Zach Hopkins  •  02 Oct 2015
Between the Pipes: Gagner flexible, Umberger ready for redemption

Hello and welcome to Between the Pipes! In this Tuesday edition, we'll look at a few Flyers headlines that are making the rounds with training camp now in its second full week. 

Zach Hopkins  •  29 Sep 2015