Photographer: Kate Frese
The Flyers finally make their debut on home ice in the 2017-18 season after four difficult road games to start the season. The opponent is a red-hot offensive juggernaut in the Washington Capitals, a team that through five games has been lighting up the scoresheet.
The Flyers named both Valtteri Filppula and Andrew MacDonald as alternate captains of the team, after a players vote in a meeting held on Tuesday. Both players will split duties between home and road games.
Whether or not it’s how the team improves on last season or the youthful injection of talent coming up as another phase of Ron Hextall’s rebuild, there will be plenty to watch out for.
The time is almost upon us. Wednesday night in San Jose, the Flyers will open the 2017-18 season against the Sharks. Philadelphia’s 23-man roster was finalized on Monday and there are multiple reasons to be excited for the newest chapter of Flyers hockey.
The Philadelphia Flyers needed to gear up for the regular season Thursday night and did so with style as they beat down the Boston Bruins 5-1.
Six more players were placed on waivers, designated for the AHL. Forwards Greg Carey, Corban Knight and Phil Varone as well as defensemen Mark Alt, T.J. Brennan and Will O’Neil are all headed back to the Phantoms as part of the next round of cuts.
Friday marked the official on-ice open of Flyers training camp, as 57 players started the journey to making the Flyers roster for the 2017-18 season. The players were split into two groups taking the ice at different times. Here are a few notes from the day’s happenings.
Since the subtraction of Pierre-Eduard Bellemare to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Expansion Draft, who will replace him as the next alternate captain for the Philadelphia Flyers?
GM Ron Hextall announced on Friday that goalie Anthony Stolarz underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus on his left knee on Thursday and will be out indefinitely.
The Flyers announced the dates and roster for training camp, set to open next Friday, Sept. 15. In total, 61 players will participate in training camp — 37 forwards, 17 defensemen and seven goaltenders.
