October will shape Flyers season

  With rookie and prospect camp starting Monday and full training camp to follow on Thursday, hockey is back in the City of Brotherly Love. After an elongated summer thanks to missing the postseason for the second time in three years, the Flyers players and coaches are eager to hit the ice in preparation for […]

Zach Hopkins  •  11 Sep 2015
2015 NHL Draft Tracker

  View image | gettyimages.com Welcome to Flyerdelphia Draft Central. Here is our pre-draft coverage: 5 players the Flyers should target with the 7th overall pick Mock Draft Our list of the top prospects in the draft with links to our Draft Prospect Profiles Bill Meltzer's column on drafting and developing goaltenders Bill Meltzer's column […]

Kevin Durso  •  26 Jun 2015
2015 NHL Draft Preview: Mock Draft

  View image | gettyimages.com Tonight is the night. It is draft night for 30 young players waiting for the call to join an NHL franchise. The preparation and anticipation has been endless. This is one of the most highly-profiled draft classes in recent memory, and a historic night is in store. As part of […]

Kevin Durso  •  26 Jun 2015
Around the NHL: Bylsma to Buffalo, DeBoer and more

  View image | gettyimages.com  The Buffalo Sabres are team with loads of young talent who figure to add Jack Eichel to the pool at this year's draft. After firing Ted Nolan this offseason, the Sabres needed a coach to lead all the young players. Thursday afternoon they announced they have that coach as Dan […]

Bill Minchin  •  29 May 2015
Postgame Perspective: Shootout loss to league’s worst ends frustrating stretch

Thursday night was filled with fanfare over the induction of Eric Desjardins into the Flyers Hall of Fame.  It may have been the highlight of the night. For whatever reason, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres – teams that will likely finish lower than the Flyers in the standings and pick higher in the […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Feb 2015
Flyers fall to Sabres in shootout

As the Flyers entered this four-game stretch with a pair of games each against the Blue Jackets and Sabres, it was their best chance at making up the points deficit. The Flyers squandered away a point in Columbus, but managed to win in Buffalo on Sunday before dropping a disappointing game to Columbus to open […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 Feb 2015
Game 58 Preview: Flyers to honor Desjardins before hosting Sabres

Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography Thursday night will start with a celebration of one of the Flyers most storied defensemen. But following the ceremonies for Eric Desjardins induction into the Flyers Hall of Fame, there is a crucial task at hand. A 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets appeared to be the end of […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 Feb 2015
Postgame Perspective: Flyers remain upbeat after ugly win

  View image | gettyimages.com Make no mistake about it, after achieving what they set out to do, the Flyers 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday definitely has them in the playoff race. After the win, they are five points out of a playoff spot with 26 games to play. If only the […]

Kevin Durso  •  15 Feb 2015
Raffl’s late goal lifts Flyers past Sabres

  View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers entered Sunday's game as a team hovering between an early offseason and dim playoff hopes with their true status in question. There was nothing in question about the Sabres season. Still, the Sabres gave the Flyers a run for their money in Buffalo on Sunday night, playing a […]

Kevin Durso  •  15 Feb 2015