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The Philadelphia Flyers joined the NHL in 1967 as part of the league’s first expansion beyond the Original Six. In their seventh season, they won the 1974 Stanley Cup, becoming the first expansion team to do so. They won their second, and most recent, Cup the next season. The Flyers of the 1970s became known as the Broad Street Bullies for their aggressive and intimidating style of play and were led by Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber, and Reggie Leach. While the Flyers have gone to six Stanley Cup Finals after their 1975 Stanley Cup championship, they have yet to reclaim the glory they experienced during the 1970s.

How Matvei Michkov’s Early NHL Arrival Would Impact the Flyers
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Arguably the NHL’s best prospect belongs to the Philadelphia Flyers. Matvei Michkov, who had the second-best scoring season for a 19-year-old player in the history of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), was drafted by the Orange and Black with the seventh-overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft. The reason why he fell so far was largely due to his contractual situation in Russia. Through the end of the 2025-26 season, he belongs to the KHL contractually. However, there is a non-zero chance that he could join the Flyers before then. Chairman of Michkov’s SKA St. Petersburg club, Alexander Medvedev, weighed…

Flyers 2023-24 Player Grades: Travis Konecny
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In this edition of our 2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers player grades, we take a look at 27-year-old winger Travis Konecny. He hit career-high offensive totals in a mostly healthy season, nearly taking the Orange and Black to the postseason in the process. What grade does he deserve for this? Konecny Solidifies First-Line Upside Konecny first started displaying signs that he could be a legitimate first-line player in the 2019-20 season, scoring 61 points in 66 contests in his age-22 campaign. After that, though, his point production began fading instead of rising. He turned a corner in 2022-23, scoring a career-high 31…

Flyers 2023-24 Player Grades: Ryan Poehling
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In this edition of our 2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers player grading series, we take a look at 25-year-old center Ryan Poehling. The former first-round pick got a new start with the Orange and Black, and he didn’t disappoint. What grade does he deserve for this? Poehling Surpasses Expectations Poehling, just 24 at the time, was a restricted free agent for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2023 offseason, but they declined to pick up his qualifying offer. He didn’t even have a particularly bad season, it’s just that they had other plans. So, the young depth center entered free agency. The Flyers…

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What year were the Philadelphia Flyers founded?

The Philadelphia Flyers joined the NHL in 1967 as part of the league’s first expansion beyond the Original Six.

When did the Philadelphia Flyers play their first game?

The Flyers played their first game on Oct. 11, 1967, losing to the Oakland Seals 5-1.

Who is the current head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers?

John Tortorella is the current head coach for the Philadelphia Flyers.