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…
Lindros, Flyers Alumni Adored by Packed House at Practice Justin Johnson | December 31, 2011 A large crowd of people turned out at practice today to watch a very special Winter Classic Alumni Team practice. The crowd was estimated to be over 1,000 people to…
Draft Schmaft – The Maple Leafs First Round Draft IV 1973 Mark Ascione | July 7, 2011 In the spring of 1973, the Maple Leafs missed the playoffs again after exiting in the first round the previous 2 seasons. In the off-season, Jim Gregory and his staff…
Odd streak to end with Luongo? Jason Kurylo | June 13, 2011 Roberto Luongo came within one win of being the first #1 goaltender since 1976 to win a Stanley Cup while also wearing the number 1 on his back. Here’s…
