Chris Shafer
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Return of the Orange Army: Flyers 2009-10
Once again the Flyers are orange. The black jerseys that Philadelphia has worn for years have been dropped for the more traditional look. The former orange thirds have become the new home jerseys as the blacks will now be scheduled in for specific games. The change comes at an important cross-roads in the team's history of course; one...
2009-10 Preseason Power Rankings
September 21st, 2009 With another odd and wacky offseason in the books all 30 teams have moved into preseason mode. There are players getting sent back to the minors while rosters finalize and numerous teams looking Stanley Cup. Once again everyone is at 0-0-0, and though the Stanley Cup Champions of 2008-09 will be looking to repeat, there's plenty for them...Flyers Camp Opens to Record Attendance
Flyers training camp opened to a record attendance for the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ early Sunday morning. The excitement had not yet worn off from the incredible rookie scrimmage between the Flyers and Capitals where former second overall selection James van Riemsdyk showed exactly why he was taken so early with a four goal,...
Messier Interview: War on Concussions
August 27th, 2009 It has been a number of years since Mark Messier strapped on that helmet, laced up his skates, and pulled the number eleven over his head. Now he wears a suit and tie instead of a sweater, the skates have changed into dress shoes, and even the locker has been replaced by an office where he pulls up a chair as the new assistant to...
Broad Street Needs More Bullies?
August 11th, 2009 Joke all you want, but the Philadelphia Flyers are building something. It doesn't take much imagination to recognize what is going on between General Manager Paul Holmgren's ears these days with the offseason acquisition list looking more like who you'd want on your side in a back alley brawl let alone on the ice in front of thousands of...
Flyers Shipping Up to Boston for 2010 Winter Classic
June 24th, 2009 After months of speculation the Flyers have pulled a dramatic upset to win the away team bid for the 2010 Winter Classic over the Washington Capitals. It couldn't have happened though without quite a bit of help. In this storyBettman's plans to have Ovechkin on the biggest hockey stage of the modern NHL outside of the Stanley Cup Finals...