As one of seven teams with a new head coach entering this season, the Philadelphia Flyers have one of the biggest question marks behind the bench. General manager Ron Hextall went outside the box and hired University of North Dakota coach…
Jakub Voracek had a career year last season with the Philadelphia Flyers, tallying 81 points (including a career high 59 assist) in 82 games. And the Flyers rewarded him today with a contract extension worth a reported $66 million over…
With a number of high profile head coaches available for hire around the NHL, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall decided that an established name wasn’t the right fit for his club. The organization announced today that longtime college hockey…
After just two seasons behind the bench, the Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach Craig Berube on Friday. The move comes as no surprise following a mediocre season where the Flyers failed to make the postseason and finished with a 33-31-18…
In addition to the breakout season for right wing Jakub Voracek, who is on pace for career highs in goals, assists and total points this season, the steady play of Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux has been a welcome site…
The bad news came early from Flyers training camp where Claude Giroux sustained an injury less than 20 minutes into the teams first practice. Giroux is now suffering from an undisclosed lower body injury, and will likely miss the rest…
As far as subjects go, I feel that history is often overlooked and taken for granted. I find it immensely fascinating to observe the rise and fall of power. Whether it is the Holy Roman Empire, British Colonialism, or Manifest…
Philadelphia Flyers general manager, Ron Hextall, announced today that veteran defenseman Kimmo Timonen has been diagnosed with blood clots in his lower right leg and both lungs. Timonen is currently receiving treatment in his home country of Finland. Although this…
The Buffalo Sabres certainly banked on getting more for their money when they signed free agent forward Ville Leino to a six-year, $27 million contract in 2011. Things didn’t quite pan out how the Sabres hoped. Coming off a…
Philadelphia Flyers standouts Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds took their talents to the basketball court yesterday as they joined the World All-Stars to take on the Harlem Globetrotters. During the game itself, Simmonds and Giroux settled for only about 2…