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The Lehigh Valley Phantoms were unable to clinch a playoff spot on Friday night, mainly because they couldn’t take care of their end of business. The Phantoms were shut out by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 3-0.
This was not the ending most Flyers fans hoped for after rookie sensations Travis Konecny and Ivan Provorov made the roster out of training camp. Expectations were raised further when the Flyers went on a 10-game winning streak in November and December.
Flyers GM Ron Hextall emphasized developing players and not relying on free agency or trading young assets to contend for the Stanley Cup. Now, that plan appears to be on the cusp of culminating over the next season or two. As The Who famously sang, “The kids are alright.”
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms dropped Wednesday night’s rivalry game to the Hershey Bears, 3-2, in overtime.
The Flyers have sadly announced that former forward and long-time scout of the organization Ilkka Sinisalo passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 58.
In the 2006-07 season, the Flyers were in rare territory, flirting with the worst record in the NHL. When the Flyers did finish with the worst record, the thought of having the first overall pick and landed a bonafide superstar left Flyers fans drooling. In Part 2 of this series looking back at the 2006-07 season, we look at the draft held that offseason and what might have been.
John Moore scored the lone goal of the game 59 seconds into overtime on a 2-on-1 to give the Devils a 1-0 win over the Flyers on Tuesday night.
Road woes heavily defined the season, and the Flyers face off one last time this season as the visiting team against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night, after a spirited meeting on Saturday night in Philadelphia. Tuesday’s game also brings some new faces to the lineup. Mike Vecchione makes his NHL debut after sitting out the weekend, and so does defenseman Sam Morin, who was called up on Tuesday.
The Flyers have called up defenseman Sam Morin from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms ahead of Tuesday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils, GM Ron Hextall announced.
It’s April and playoff time is in full swing for some of the Flyers prospects. For several players in juniors and college, it’s been a successful postseason so far with only more to come. Here is the latest Minor League Report.
