Philadelphia Flyers

For a few hours, Brian Boucher moved from his usual seat on the Philadelphia Flyers' bench to the center of the Los Angeles Kings' target during a 21-shot third period. No wonder this former boy wonder-turned-backup was grateful to sit down again. Mika Pyorala scored his first NHL goal, Bou...

NOVEMBER 18: James van Riemsdyk(notes) #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrates his third period eventual game-winning goal with teammates Daniel Briere #48 and Braydon Coburn(notes) #5 against the Los Angeles Kings during the NHL game at the Staples Center on November 18, 2009 in L...

By Kulp The Flyers begin their first meaningful road trip of the season tonight, a slate of five games that includes a pair of first place Western Conference opponents in San Jose and Colorado. Tonight's appetizer is the Los Angeles Kings, who... The Flyers begin their first meaningful road trip of t...

By Enrico The Philadelphia fans loved every short Schultz shift, with seasons of 259, 348, an NHL-record 472 and 307 penalty minutes with Bob Kelly as his partner in misconduct. "My rewards were the respect of my teammates and the appreciation of the fans," he said. "This city has been wonderful to me...

The Devils faced Danny Briere and the Flyers Monday night. The Devils faced the Flyers Monday night at the Wachovia Center.

By Enrico Martin Brodeur has owned the Flyers in the past but the Flyers got to him earlier this season. Puck drops at 7 p.m. gt;>Devils here to challenge Flyers and records [Inqy] gt;>"The Hammer" Enters Flyers' Hall of Fame [FanHouse] gt;>Devils Road Record on the Line [NYPost]

Written By: Mark "The Hard Hitter" Ritter Looking for their sixth straight win, the Philadelphia Flyers will be on the hunt for Buffalo tonight at the Wachovia Center.

Daniel Briere knows exactly what Ray Emery is feeling. When Briere left the Buffalo Sabres for the Philadelphia Flyers, who lured him with a barrel of free-agent cash, he had to deal with the nervousness of his first game against his former teammates.

By Andrew Goalie Pelle Lindbergh was coming off something of a dream season in 1985, as he became the first European goaltender to win the Vezina trophy, and led the Flyers all the way to the Stanley Cup finals, where they fell... Goalie Pelle Lindbergh was coming off something of a dream season in 1985,...

By Andrew Goalie Pelle Lindbergh was coming off something of a dream season in 1985, as he became the first European goaltender to win the Vezina trophy, and led the Flyers all the way to the Stanley Cup finals, where they fell... Goalie Pelle Lindbergh was coming off something of a dream season in 1985,...

By digi The prevailing story heading into last night's game against the Sabres was "Flyers fight Flu, face stingiest defensive team in league."  Usually, Jim Jackson likes to get his excuses for a Flyers loss out of the way so the actual loss doesn't seem so bad.  In this case, half the team was dying...

By digi Okay, a slight exaggeration... or is it? There was a long stretch before this current three game win streak where the Flyers were a bit of floating debris, awash in a sea of inconsistency and turmoil. I will attest that... Okay, a slight exaggeration...  or is it?  There was a long stretch before this c...

With Simon Gagne out for six to eight weeks, the Philadelphia Flyers might get a little jumpy when trying to...

By pennskinsfan 11.  Dallas Stars 13.  Calgary Flames 14.  Columbus Blue Jackets 15.  Ottawa Senators Teams that FELL out of  Top 15 pre-season rankings:  Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings,  Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues

By Mike Tonight the Flyers travel to DC to take on the Washington Capitals.  The Flyers, fresh off a turd-filled game against the Sharks will look to rebound against the offensively charged defensively retarded Capitals.  Ever since that crazy game on October 6th which the Flyers took 6-5, I've b...

By Mike youtube]sbRom1Rz8OA[/youtube] Tonight, hockey returns to the Wachovia Center.  Fresh off a great 2-0-0 start, the boys are home to take on the Washington Capitals in what is sure to be a barn burner.  From reading every other writer's take on the undefeated start, it's safe to say that the...

When the Flyers return to action Tuesday night at home against the Capitals, G Brian Boucher (groin strain) and D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (right hip strain) are expected to be taken off the injured list, sending Johan Backlund and Bourdon back to the Adirondack Phantoms. --The Flyers hav...

1 Bruins-Flyers game, which on average will probably exceed $250. From the Department of the Hard to Believe: After the MSG Network quietly slipped a ... There's a new attitude on Long IslandNHL.com all 4 news articles »

The Philadelphia Flyers fans at Flyers Goal Scored By! have been ready to pen their Penguins Eulogy for weeks; alas, that day never arrived. So here is, ahem, a "tribute" to the Penguins and their championship season. Written, naturally, by fans that ...

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Sidney Crosby picked up a pair of goals and Sergei Gonchar netted the deciding score early in the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from a three-goal deficit to down the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-3, ...

By Sports Network The Philadelphia Flyers will continue their quest for home- ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs when they visit the lowly New York Islanders for today's battle at Nassau Coliseum. The Flyers have 97 points and are tied ...

By digi From the creators of Flyers T-shirt GIVE-AWAY Day 1: Caption Contest Hartnell shirt edition, comes Day 2… featuring five more shirts. That’s right, FIVE, and just in time for tonight’s match-up with the Toronto Maple Leafs. I figured we’d change...

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By Matt P At first glance, he is the NHL's leader in penalty minutes. The Flyers are suffering from being penalized too much, which some homers think is a result of bias against their longstanding Bully reputation, but all of us agree has a lot to do with a lack of discipline and a tendency to take some d...

You might not know this but in the Flyers first two seasons the orange and black were not a tough team and were pretty much getting the crap beaten out of them constantly to say the least. They were a team easily intimidated. The Flyers had made the playoffs in their first two seasons but both pla...

By Greg Wyshynski Everyone's pretty self-motivated, but obviously seeing that kind of [attention for Canada] makes you want it that much more. Seeing all the hype that they get," said James vanRiemsdyk, the second overall pick in the 2007 NHL Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers and a key player for the 2008 US...

By Greg Wyshynski Everyone's pretty self-motivated, but obviously seeing that kind of [attention for Canada] makes you want it that much more. Seeing all the hype that they get," said James vanRiemsdyk, the second overall pick in the 2007 NHL Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers and a key player for the 2008 US...

By Alan Bass Week nine (and ten) are done in the National Hockey League! Flyers vs. Islanders, 12/9/08 (W, 4-3) Flyers vs. Penguins, 12/13/08 (W, 6-3) Flyers at Canadiens, 12/18/08 (L, 5-2) Flyers vs. Capitals, 12/20/08 (W, 7-1) Flyers at Devils, 12/21/08 (L, 3-2 OT/SO)

By Greg Wyshynski • Good news for the Flyers: Defensemen Randy Jones and Ryan Parent are on their way back, and on track for a December return. [Philly.com] • The Toronto Maple Leafs are bracing for the wholesale changes one assumes Brian Burke will make when he finally takes over the franchise. [Globe & Ma...

By Greg Wyshynski • Philadelphia Flyers prospect James vanRiemsdyk will wake up this morning and discover that he's featured on Deadspin, shirtless and with a penis drawn on his face. And he will remember that he is, in fact, from Jersey. [Deadspin, and thanks to Puck Daddy reader Sunny for the tip.]

By Alan Bass Week six is done in the National Hockey League! It's time for my weekly review of the Flyers' schedule! Flyers at Sabres, 11/21/08 (W 3-0) Even Flyers vs. Phoenix, 11/22/08 (W 4-3 OT) Plus-2 Flyers vs. Stars, 11/24/08 (W 4-3) Even The Flyers have 22 points.  They should have 20.

Mike Knuble scored two goals, including the game-winner with 5:08 remaining in the third period, and the Philadelphia Flyers edged the Dallas Stars, 4-3, at the Wachovia Center.Jeff Carter and Scottie Upshall also scored for the Flyers, who pushed their winning streak to a season-high...

By Alan Bass Joffrey Lupul, Mike Knuble, and Simon Gagne each had two goals, while Gagne added two assists to his resume for the night.  Rookie Luca Sbisa also had two assists, including one on the power play.  Flyers vs. Islanders, 10/30/08 (W 3-2 OT) Flyers vs Oilers, 11/2/08 (L 5-4)

By Alan Bass It's time for my weekly review of the Flyers' schedule! Flyers at Sharks, 10/18/08 (L, 5-4 OT) Flyers vs. Sharks, 10/22/08 (L, 7-6 OT/SO) Plus-One Flyers at Devils, 10/24/08 (W, 6-3) Even Flyers vs. Devils, 10/26/08 (W, 3-2 OT) Even The Flyers have seven points, but they should have six.

By Greg Wyshynski Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider rendered those arguments pointless this week when his team, the Philadelphia Flyers, announced that Palin would drop the puck at the ceremonial opening face-off for the Flyers' home opener against the New York Rangers at the Wachovia Center on Sa...

By Greg Wyshynski Last Semester (See Also Capitals Eulogy): Third in the Eastern Conference (43-31-8, 94 points); lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in the conference quarterfinals. Goaltending: B- Special Teams: A- (the return of Chris Clark in front of the net could make this power play deadly)

By Greg Wyshynski Last Semester (see also Flyers eulogy): Sixth in the Eastern Conference (42-29-11, 95 points). Eliminated the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens before falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference finals.

By Alan Bass I recently sat down with Philadelphia Phantoms' goalie Michael-Lee Teslak.  Teslak is a student of Michigan Tech, and attended the Philadelphia Flyers' rookie conditioning camp in the summer, where I saw him play for the first time.   A: Thanks, Mike.

Update 2:59pm ET: At the Globe & Mail, Eric Duhatschek provides some analysis of the commentary in this press conference. Today, the NHL hosted a press teleconference call featuring four general managers of the NHL.  They can be heard on the audio player below, or downloaded here. Plea...

Wednesday February 6th - New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres - 7:00pm Wednesday March 5th - Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres - 7:30pm* Monday March 10th - New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres - 7:00pm Wednesday March 19th - Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres - 7:00pm

Today I had a chance to chat with Keith Jones—“Jonesy”—about his 8 year NHL career with the Washington Capitals, the Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers.  Jonesy was good enough to share the story of his unusual journey to the NHL, as well as his media work these days with Versus.

Daniel Briere, the skilled but undersized forward signed an eightyear, 52 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, becoming the top player signed on the first day of the NHLs free agency period and leaving the Buffalo Sabres.

 OH - The Philadelphia Flyers drafted a defenseman named Alexandre Picard a year earlier, in the third round. Both are from Quebec. Both are 20 years old. ...

By flyersweekly@gmail.com (Beyond Media East Broadcasting) Flyers play good hockey again this week winning 2 of 3 games including a shutout over the Florida Panthers.Flyers penalty killing unit continues to struggle. With a struggling PK unit, the team must cut back on penalties. We look at the number of and type of penalties the Flyers commited this...

By flyersweekly@gmail.com (Beyond Media East Broadcasting) Flyers make two deals at the trading deadline on Thursday. We take a look at the players the Flyers picked up for a few draft picks.A look at the Pittsburgh and Buffalo losses. There was also great hockey played against the Hurricanes and Canadiens. We take a look at all of these games with focus o...

By flyersweekly@gmail.com (Beyond Media East Broadcasting) Flyers continue to struggle and lose players. A turning point may have been Saturday's loss against the Rangers. We look at what the players had to say following the loss to the Rangers on Saturday February 4.We also look into coach Hitchcock's comments on the current struggles at home and on...

By flyersweekly@gmail.com (Beyond Media East Broadcasting) Coach Hitchcock has changed the front line around moving Mike Knuble and R.J. Umberger. We'll talk about the effect of this line change.Penalty Killing has been much better for the Flyers during the first part of this road trip. We'll talk about the PK stats over the past week.Flyers get the job d...

By flyersweekly@gmail.com (Beyond Media East Broadcasting) A trade this week between the Flyers and the Blackhawks sending Patrick Sharp and Eric Meloche out west in exchange for Matt Ellison and a 3rd round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft. We'll run down the plus and minus of the trade.Peter Forsberg has returned to the lineup and his presence was felt in...

By flyersweekly@gmail.com (Beyond Media East Broadcasting) Flyers were at the West Point Military Academy this week for a team building event. We'll talk about Hitchcock's thoughts on the team building also his comments on the games last weekend against the Pens and Islanders.An injury report highlighting the recent injury to Turner Stevenson.A r...

By flyersweekly@gmail.com (Beyond Media East Broadcasting) Introduction of the host of Flyers Weekly, Chris Smith.A review of the new NHL rules and regulations for the year.A Flyers team preview. We take a look at a the new faces in the Flyers organization this year, we also look at the veteran players and what they can bring to the table.An injury report...