Michael Leighton
March 27, 2010: A lone appearance for a forgotten Flyers netminder One game, 40 minutes. That was the entire regular season career in the NHL for Swedish goalie Johan Backlund as a Flyer, tagged with the loss in a 4-1 defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
April 3, 2013 Two years ago this week, the Flyers defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 5-3. Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 14 of the 17 shots he faced and Jake Voracek iced the game with an empty-net goal, his 15th of the year, with just 39 seconds remaining. The much bigger Flyers news that day had happened earlier […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers announced on Friday that they have "parted ways" with goaltending coach Jeff Reese. Ron Hextall called the move a "mutual decision," suggesting that Reese was not fired by the team. Reese was the Flyers goaltending coach for six seasons, through trying times with Ilya Bryzgalov, the Flyers Stanley […]
Steve Mason is 19-11-5 with a 2.48 GAA in his second season with the Flyers. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) Less than 24 hours after signing a new three-year extension with the Philadelphia Flyers then allowing four goals in an early exit from a game against the New York Islanders, Steve Mason was comical in his […]
