Writer: Rob Riches
Embed from Getty Images Nashville is well-known for being the center of the country-music scene, but for one weekend, it was the center of the NHL's universe, as it played host to the 61st All-Star Game. The league decided to mix things up this year, and deviate from the successful Captain-vs.-Captain format that had […]
Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese As Winter Storm Jonas dumped layers and layers of snow throughout the Delaware Valley and Mid-Atlantic region, the Flyers found themselves with a rare predicament — postponing a game. Yet, the NHL had no choice but to cancel three games — Washington's game against Anaheim on Friday, the Flyers' Saturday […]
Embed from Getty Images Thanks to an overwhelming number of turnovers in their own end, the Flyers fell 3-2 on Tuesday to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and brought an end to their six-game points streak. Unsurprisingly, the Flyers (20-16-8) nearly found themselves on the wrong end of playing down to their opponent. The Maple […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers have been playing completely different hockey in the month of January than the first half of the season, and that is reflected in their recent streak of points in six-consecutive games. Since Thanksgiving, the Orange and Black are 13-5-3, and have won five of their last six games. […]
Embed from Getty Images When a professional team acquires a player, fans are always curious to see what the new arrival can do for the team. They want to know how much of a help his skill set can be to the lineup, and if he does well enough, he could be entrenched as […]
Embed from Getty Images Thanks to a pair of three-point efforts from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek, the Flyers on Wednesday were able to come back and top the Boston Bruins, 3-2. This wasn't just any win for the Orange and Black. They entered the game four points behind the Bruins (21-16-5) in the […]
Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese It may seem hard to believe, but the Flyers are at the halfway mark of their season. Of course, their first half ends with one of their biggest games this season, as they play host to the Boston Bruins for the second of a three-game series. Valuable standings ground is […]
Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese As the Flyers visited Los Angles' Staples Center several weekend to close out a quick Western road jaunt, Matt Read found himself watching from unfamiliar territory — the press box. For the first time in his five NHL seasons, Read found himself out of the lineup as a healthy scratch. […]
Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese As the 2015-16 season opened up, it was hard to imagine a team like the Flyers securing a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs come springtime. The usually-high expectations for this club had been tapered. The arrival of a new coach, combined with a team that was still trying to […]
Embed from Getty Images It's safe to say that Michael Del Zotto was due for. The slick-moving blueliner entered Thursday's game against the Minnesota Wild with just one goal on the season, and reeled off a pair of goals — including the overtime winner with 37 seconds to play — to lift the Flyers to a 4-3 […]
