• HOME
  • NHL Teams
    • Atlantic Division
      • Boston Bruins
      • Buffalo Sabres
      • Detroit Red Wings
      • Florida Panthers
      • Montreal Canadiens
      • Ottawa Senators
      • Tampa Bay Lightning
      • Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Metropolitan Division
      • Carolina Hurricanes
      • Columbus Blue Jackets
      • New Jersey Devils
      • New York Islanders
      • New York Rangers
      • Philadelphia Flyers
      • Pittsburgh Penguins
      • Washington Capitals
    • Central Division
      • Chicago Blackhawks
      • Colorado Avalanche
      • Dallas Stars
      • Minnesota Wild
      • Nashville Predators
      • St. Louis Blues
      • Winnipeg Jets
    • Pacific Division
      • Anaheim Ducks
      • Arizona Coyotes
      • Calgary Flames
      • Edmonton Oilers
      • Los Angeles Kings
      • San Jose Sharks
      • Seattle NHL
      • Vancouver Canucks
      • Vegas Golden Knights
  • NHL Rumors
  • NHL Prospects
  • Fantasy Hockey
  • THW Archives
  • More…
    • Columns
    • NWHL
    • Women’s Hockey
    • Other Leagues
    • Long Read
    • NHL Entry Draft
    • Books
    • NHL History
  • Log in
The Hockey Writers
  • Site Index
  • NHL Salary Caps
  • Hockey 101: A Beginner’s Guide
  • Join Our Team
  • Free Newsletter
  • Store
  • Log in
The Hockey Writers
  • HOME
  • NHL Teams
    • Atlantic Division
      • Boston Bruins
      • Buffalo Sabres
      • Detroit Red Wings
      • Florida Panthers
      • Montreal Canadiens
      • Ottawa Senators
      • Tampa Bay Lightning
      • Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Metropolitan Division
      • Carolina Hurricanes
      • Columbus Blue Jackets
      • New Jersey Devils
      • New York Islanders
      • New York Rangers
      • Philadelphia Flyers
      • Pittsburgh Penguins
      • Washington Capitals
    • Central Division
      • Chicago Blackhawks
      • Colorado Avalanche
      • Dallas Stars
      • Minnesota Wild
      • Nashville Predators
      • St. Louis Blues
      • Winnipeg Jets
    • Pacific Division
      • Anaheim Ducks
      • Arizona Coyotes
      • Calgary Flames
      • Edmonton Oilers
      • Los Angeles Kings
      • San Jose Sharks
      • Seattle NHL
      • Vancouver Canucks
      • Vegas Golden Knights
  • NHL Rumors
  • NHL Prospects
  • Fantasy Hockey
  • THW Archives
  • More…
    • Columns
    • NWHL
    • Women’s Hockey
    • Other Leagues
    • Long Read
    • NHL Entry Draft
    • Books
    • NHL History
Home
Philadelphia Flyers

Flyers Camp Opens to Record Attendance

By Chris Shafer September 13th, 2009

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp
lappy2

Recent free-agent acquisition, Ian Laperriere, was on a fourth line consisting of himself, Darroll Powe, and Dan Carcillo to open training camp.

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, five point performance. It had been standing room only in the Skate Zone for all open to the public practices all weekend.

Going in, there were questions about Mike Richards’ health, Simon Gagne’s health, Danny Briere’s health, and, of course, how Ray Emery would perform between the pipes. All those questions, and many more, were answered quickly through a vast array of drills ranging from skating, passing, board-work, checking, and shooting.

The only real pressing matter left to attend to is what exact this lineup will look like going into opening day. The bottom six cluster of Mika Pyorala, Krys Kolanos, Lukas Kaspar, Blair Betts, Mark Bell, Arron Asham, Riley Cote, Dan Caricllo, Ian Laperriere, Darroll Powe, James van Riemsdyk, Patrick Maroon, Andreas Nodl, Jonathan Kalinski, and Jared Ross became one step closer to a solution. Only six of those fifteen players will get substantial playing time with the Flyers to open up the season. For now John Stevens has made his decisions.

Line 1A: Simon Gagne – Mike Richards – Krys Kolanos
Line 1B: Scott Hartnell – Jeff Carter – Mika Pyorala
Line 1C: James van Riemsdyk – Claude Giroux – Danny Briere
Line 4: Dan Carcillo – Ian Laperriere – Darroll Powe
Extras: Lukas Kaspar, Blair Betts, Mark Bell, Arron Asham,
Riley Cote, Patrick Maroon, Jonathan Kalinski,
Jared Ross, Andreas Nodl

Stevens was quick to point out that things can change quickly. He does not want anyone to jump the gun on this lineup. Patrick Maroon, another prospect expected to make a strong push for playing time, was not even involved on the first day due to a minor injury. If he performs well it could mean Krys Kolanos gets dropped from the captain’s line to the AHL. There is still so much up in the air in terms of what the Flyers will look like offensively for puck-drop 2009, but they will run three scoring lines as they have in the past instead of going to the more traditional third line checking format.

The defense was also fixed as the team entered camp. Originally Stevens planned to place Kimmo Timonen and Chris Pronger together. Since putting all your eggs in one basket is never a good idea, Stevens seems to have changed his mind. The pairings now look a little more realistic.

Pairing 1A: Kimmo Timonen – Braydon Coburn
Pairing 1B: Matt Carle – Chris Pronger
Pairing 3: Ryan Parent – Randy Jones
Extras: Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Danny Syvret, Kevin Marshall,
Marc-Andre Bourdon

The goaltending situation of course remains the same with Ray Emery starting between the pipes and Brian Boucher as his back-up.

More on Flyers Camps:

Questions answered as Flyers Camp opens
(Synopsis on camp lines as well as updates on injuries.)

Van Riemsdyk looks good in orange, nets four
(Rookie scrimmage recap.)

Two Flyers camp invitees could wear orange this season
(The odds of Blair Betts and Mark Bell earning contracts.)

  • Tags
  • Andreas Nodl
  • Arron Asham
  • Blair Betts
  • Braydon Coburn
  • Brian Boucher
  • Chris Pronger
  • Claude Giroux
  • Dan Carcillo
  • Danny Briere
  • Danny Syvret
  • Darroll Powe
  • Ian Laperriere
  • James van Riemsdyk
  • Jared Ross
  • Jeff Carter
  • Kimmo Timonen
  • Krys Kolanos
  • Marc-Andre Bourdon
  • Mark Bell
  • Matt Carle
  • Mike Richards
  • Patrick Maroon
  • Randy Jones
  • Ray Emery
  • Ryan Parent
  • Scott Hartnell
  • Simon Gagne
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp

Facebook Comments

Editor’s Picks
Martin St. Louis, the Little Big Man

Martin St. Louis, the Little Big Man

9148
'Mr. Hockey' Gordie Howe

'Mr. Hockey' Gordie Howe

9669
Recent Posts
Dec 8th 3:35 PM
Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Spezza, Andersen, Marner, Matthews

Dec 8th 11:11 AM
Archives

Top 12 Fastest Skaters Ever in the NHL

Dec 8th 11:01 AM
Archives

Bruce McNall: His Rise and Fall

Dec 8th 10:50 AM
Long Read

OHL Sunday Seven: Young Greyhounds Turning the Corner

Dec 8th 9:50 AM
New York Islanders

Islanders’ Adjustments Leading to Overtime Success

Dec 8th 9:35 AM
Calgary Flames

Flames’ Derek Ryan Discusses Geoff Ward, Seattle Hockey and Zombies

Dec 8th 9:20 AM
Boston Bruins

NHL Rumors: Oilers, Coyotes, Bruins, Avs, More

Dec 8th 9:05 AM
Commentary

2020 World Juniors: Who Makes Fisher’s Team Canada?

Dec 8th 8:50 AM
Long Read

5 Takeaways From Maple Leafs Singing Blues to St. Louis

Dec 8th 8:35 AM
NHL Goaltending

THW’s Goalie News: Bobrovsky’s Revenge, Hextall’s Goal & More

Stay in Touch
Contact Us

Via our Newsletters
RSS Feeds

Privacy Statement

Our Partners
HFBoards

About THW…

Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. Updated daily with news and features from over 130 writers worldwide. Over 2 million monthly readers now come to THW for their hockey fix.

Join over 18 000 Subscribers of our free bi-weekly Newsletter.

© The Hockey Writers 2018. All rights reserved.
The Hockey Writers
  • HOME
  • Hockey Headlines
  • NHL Rumors
  • Atlantic Division
    • Boston Bruins
    • Buffalo Sabres
    • Detroit Red Wings
    • Florida Panthers
    • Montreal Canadiens
    • Ottawa Senators
    • Tampa Bay Lightning
    • Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Metropolitan Division
    • Carolina Hurricanes
    • Columbus Blue Jackets
    • New Jersey Devils
    • New York Islanders
    • New York Rangers
    • Philadelphia Flyers
    • Pittsburgh Penguins
    • Washington Capitals
  • Central Division
    • Chicago Blackhawks
    • Colorado Avalanche
    • Dallas Stars
    • Minnesota Wild
    • Nashville Predators
    • St Louis Blues
    • Winnipeg Jets
  • Pacific Division
    • Anaheim Ducks
    • Arizona Coyotes
    • Calgary Flames
    • Edmonton Oilers
    • Los Angeles Kings
    • San Jose Sharks
    • Seattle NHL
    • Vegas Golden Knights
    • Vancouver Canucks
  • Store
  • The THW Archives
  • Prospects
  • The Goalie Page
  • NHL Salary Cap Information
  • Join Our Team
  • Search THW