The Philadelphia Flyers Franchise Four Michael Gwizdala | October 27, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series, I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Preview: Boston Bruins Rick Cole | October 18, 2015 The Boston Bruins, who seem to be the National Hockey League’s perennial cellar-dwellers, enter the 1965-66 season with renewed hope and a new attitude. While this fresh outlook may add a…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Goalie Preview – Boston Bruins Rick Cole | July 10, 2015 With the NHL’s annual meetings all wrapped up and most off-season player transactions completed, hockey’s big league now slips into a slumber session for the next two months. With training camps scheduled to…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Parent Leads Flyers to Cup Rick Cole | May 15, 2015 (Author’s note – this is not the last time in hockey history we would see this headline.) The 1965 Memorial Cup final came to a merciful end last night as…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Flyers Win ‘Picnic’ Rick Cole | May 13, 2015 The Niagara Falls Flyers and Edmonton Oil Kings stuck to hockey last night in a game four that was so gentlemanly it was described as a Sunday School Picnic by…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks Make Hay Against Bruins Rick Cole | January 29, 2015 Bill Hay, the big Western Canadian who used to centre for Bobby Hull, was the big star last night for the Chicago Black Hawks as they decimated the Boston Bruins…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – New Rules Garner Attention Rick Cole | October 24, 2014 With no games scheduled in the NHL last night, there are a couple of matches on tap both tonight and tomorrow. There was some AHL and OHA action action, as…
Coming Home to Philadelphia: Top 6 Returns to the Flyers Andy Dudones | August 15, 2014 Despite a 39-year Stanley Cup drought, the Philadelphia Flyers have showcased a collection of players considered to be fan favorites. Bobby Clarke, Pelle Lindbergh, and Eric Lindros are a few…
Book Review: Between The Pipes by Randi Druzin Andrew Forbes | December 13, 2013 Between the Pipes: A Revealing Look at Hockey’s Legendary Goalies, by Randi Druzin (2013, Canada: Greystone Books. Paperback. Pp. 256. $19.95. ISBN 978-1-77100-014-7) As writers, or even just as fans…
Philadelphia Flyers: Broad Street Bullies No More Ari Grief | October 13, 2013 That’s our culture! – Ed Snider, Chairman Is there a more maligned team in the NHL than the Philadelphia Flyers? Is there a team year-after-year that has disappointed its fans,…
Late Flyers Coach Fred Shero Finally a Hall-of-Famer Ryan Smith | July 10, 2013 “Win today and we walk together forever.” If Fred Shero were still with us today, he probably would say that the walk truly never ended. In speaking to his Philadelphia…
The Philadelphia Flyers Shouldn’t Have Bought Out Ilya Bryzgalov Ed Miller | June 26, 2013 For the Philadelphia Flyers, the position of goaltender has always been an entertaining one. With the likes of Bernie Parent, Pelle Lindbergh and Ron Hextall, the Flyers have had…