During Sunday’s game in Philadelphia, Washington defenseman Dmitry Orlov was suspended two games for boarding Flyers forward Brayden Schenn from behind. Initially on the ice, Orlov was assessed a five-minute penalty for boarding when the hit occurred at 9:33 of…
There’s nothing fun about getting your butt kicked 7-0. There isn’t much that can spark a team down by a touchdown with 15 minutes left. But give the Philadelphia Flyers credit, they were going to give the home fans at…
The following is a guest post from James Minger who has been writing his own Flyers blog, Flyers-Philia@Blogpost.com since 2011. He too is a goaltender that will not be playing for Philadelphia this year, although he will not be receiving…
Philadelphia Flyers fans received scary news when word came down that captain Claude Giroux suffered a cut to his right index finger when the shaft of his golf club shattered during a swing. He’s expected to miss 5-6 weeks, meaning…
It looks as if pending unrestricted free agent defenseman Mark Streit will be a Philadelphia Flyer in the near future. The Flyers acquired the rights to Streit last week from the New York Islanders in exchange for a minor league…
If you were tasked with naming a Russian born hockey player wearing the number 17, most North Americans would respond with Ilya Kovalchuk of the New Jersey Devils, or perhaps Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins with the number backwards,…
As we inch closer and closer to the NHL’s April 3rd trade deadline, we know the rumors are going to begin heating up. Teams like the San Jose Sharks, New York Rangers, and Pittsburgh Penguins all have their eyes on…
I absolutely love me some fantasy hockey. There is nothing quite like beating your buddy and talking trash while doing so. While it provides the opportunity to pay attention to multiple teams throughout the league, opposed to only your hometown…
Who says you can’t go home? In what turned out to be an eventful Tuesday afternoon, the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings connected for a trade that will see forward Simon Gagne return to Philadelphia, the team that drafted…
Although there are plenty, here is a list of games you do not want to miss this upcoming 2013 NHL season. Saturday, January 19th: Opening day in the NHL is going to be crazy. All but four teams are playing…