Bill Schoeninger

Wasted Potential: The Most Mishandled Prospects Part I

Bill Schoeninger | April 8, 2014

In today’s salary cap world, it is increasingly important for teams to develop talent in-house. Drafting and developing young players can give teams very valuable cap savings due to the…

James Neal: Dirty Hits and Disrespect

Bill Schoeninger | March 24, 2014

Why does James Neal continue to show no respect or regard for his fellow players’ safety? Because the league lets him get away with it.

Are the Flyers in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Heads?

Bill Schoeninger | March 21, 2014

This past weekend, the Flyers secured a crucial four points in the Metropolitan Division playoff race when they swept a home-and-home series with the cross-state rivals, the Penguins. The weekend…

The Five Biggest Surprises in Sochi

Bill Schoeninger | February 17, 2014

With group play in Men’s Hockey wrapping up Sunday, the 2014 Olympics will be moving on to the knockout round starting Tuesday. Despite the early start times for those of…

Bedlam at Boston University

Bill Schoeninger | February 13, 2014

For the first time in forty years when the BU hockey players arrived on Commonwealth Avenue in September 2013, Jack Parker was not there to greet them. For forty years,…

You Cannot Win Without Puck-Moving Defensemen

Bill Schoeninger | February 8, 2014

In the past three games, the Flyers have defeated the fifth, sixth, and eleventh best teams in the NHL in terms of points. They have played some of their most…

10 Biggest “What If” NHL Prospects

Bill Schoeninger | February 3, 2014

In today’s NHL, there is an increasing necessity for teams to draft well in order to succeed in the long term. The implementation of the salary cap prevents big market…

Top 10 Worst Paul Holmgren Trades & Transactions

Bill Schoeninger | January 21, 2014

Paul Holmgren‘s Blunders Part 1: Paul Holmgren’s 10 Best Trades & Transactions As mentioned in part one, Paul Holmgren’s itchy trigger finger can be an asset or a detriment to…

New Concept in NHL Player Comparisons

Bill Schoeninger | January 18, 2014

Hockey Stats Are Changing Hockey fans love to debate with other fans about which players are better, and stats are often the center of the argument. Over the past five…

Top 10 Best Paul Holmgren Trades & Transactions

Bill Schoeninger | January 16, 2014

Since taking over for Bobby Clarke in November of 2006, Paul Holmgren has been one of the most active general managers in the NHL. If there is a quality player…

Video: Brayden Schenn Blossoming at Center

Bill Schoeninger | January 10, 2014

When the Philadelphia Flyers acquired Brayden Schenn in the summer of 2011, many believed they were getting the best prospect in the world. After all, Schenn was coming off a…

2014 World Juniors: Top 5 Most Disappointing Performances

Bill Schoeninger | January 7, 2014

2014 World Juniors Make no mistake, a player’s performance at the 2014 World Juniors is far from a guarantee about what his NHL future could look like. For most fans,…