Scouting Report: D Ivan Provorov

  View image | gettyimages.com With the seventh overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, the Flyers bolstered the blue line by getting their top target, defenseman Ivan Provorov. I profiled Provorov earlier this offseason here, but we take a much closer look in this scouting report. Provorov is 6’0” and 201 pounds and played […]

Kevin Durso  •  26 Jun 2015
Flyers select Ivan Provorov with 7th overall pick

  View image | gettyimages.com The best player on the board with the seventh overall pick just happened to be a defenseman the Flyers coveted. With the seventh overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, the Flyers bolstered the blue line by selecting Russian defenseman Ivan Provorov.

Kevin Durso  •  26 Jun 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: Best Players Available

  View image | gettyimages.com The NHL Draft begins tonight with the first round. 30 players will begin a new chapter of their careers as professional players for NHL organizations. It should be an eventful night with many picks and potential trades. Flyerdelphia has you covered with your guide to the best players available in […]

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
5 players the Flyers should target with the 7th overall pick

  View image | gettyimages.com It’s been a long journey getting to today, draft day, in the NHL. Starting on April 23, I began profiling draft prospects throughout the college and junior ranks. Overall, 26 players were profiled – not including the obvious top two picks tonight – which essentially equates to the first round. […]

Kevin Durso  •  26 Jun 2015
Draft Prospect Profile: The Other Guys

  View image | gettyimages.com The Draft is just one day away. Since April 23, we've been profiling draft prospects leading up to Friday's big event. As we wrap up our series, here are a few of the other potential first-round picks that remain.

Kevin Durso  •  25 Jun 2015
The Flyers and Latter-Round Drafting Philosophy

  View image | gettyimages.com In most every NHL Draft, there players available beyond the first round who have the potential to become NHL regulars and sometimes are even destined for stardom. Drafting such players takes a lot of luck as well as scouting acumen.  However, generically speaking, the latter-round picks who tend to go […]

Bill Meltzer  •  25 Jun 2015
Flyers open season in Tampa, home opener against Panthers

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 […]

Rob Riches  •  24 Jun 2015