Posts About "Bobby Clarke"
History of Panthers Coaches and GMs
February 20th, 2017 There has been plenty of discussion over the last few months about the Florida Panthers’ coaching and front office situation since the team fired bench boss Gerard Gallant and replaced him with general manager Tom Rowe. Gallant was the winningest head coach in Panthers’ history and a finalist for the Jack Adams Award last season...
The Philadelphia Flyers Franchise Four
October 27th, 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 squads. For criteria, I’m choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position. Since entering the NHL in 1967, the Philadelphia Flyers have won...
The Sincerest Flattery: When Hockey Imitates Art
January 6th, 2015 Fundamentally, hockey is a game of emotion. At high-speed, the exhilaration and anxiety in every hit, goal, or save may not be seen immediately. However, the thrill of the game is felt as Alec Martinez sends his gloves airborne following his Stanley Cup winning goal, and Henrik Lundqvist lies in anguish, face down on the ice. It is...
The 7 Most Controversial Plays in Hockey History
June 18th, 2014 Hockey is a game of inches. Split-second judgments by players, and close calls by officials can, and have had, a tremendous impact on the game throughout the years. With the game being played at an ever-faster pace with bigger, strong, better trained players, controversy has naturally followed. Mention one of the following NHL...
Martin Brodeur's Career? You Don't Know Jack!
April 21st, 2014 I am going to do something over the course of this post that I am not necessarily proud of but needs to be done. Martin Brodeur is a lightning rod for controversy no matter which way you slice it. I also preface this article by saying that honestly I am no fan of what Brodeur has done to New Jersey for the last couple seasons....
The Five Biggest Moments of the Flyers-Rangers Rivalry
April 14th, 2014 Without question, the Flyers-Rangers rivalry is one of the greatest in the NHL. Just as Eagles and Giants fans, and Phillies and Mets fans have shown a distaste for each other, the hatred between these two teams runs deep. They have been division rivals since the 1974-75 season, playing a total of 273 meetings in the regular season...
Philadelphia Flyers: Broad Street Bullies No More
October 13th, 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, its owner, its city and the league more than the Philadelphia Flyers? I don’t think so. What is it about the Philadelphia Flyers...
Top 10 Playoff Goals in Philadelphia Flyers History
May 30th, 2013 This week marked the 26th anniversary of one of the biggest goals in Philadelphia Flyers history; a moment so incredible that the locals still believe the streets of Broad and Pattison have never been louder for an indoor sporting event. That goal – which is No. 3 on the list – left me pondering what other playoff...
Scott Niedermayer: The Flyers Signing That Never Was
April 17th, 2013 You learn something new everyday. I was sitting way atop the rafters in the pressbox at the Wells Fargo Center taking in a game between the Flyers and Rangers. Next to me sat, David Strehle, Flyers writer for TheFourthPeriod.com. We began talking about possible free agents the Flyers could be looking at for the...
Book Review- "Hockeytown Doc" Gives Readers Rare Perspective
October 1st, 2012 "I'd never before seen a player leave the bench and go into the medical room in the middle of a game unless he was injured and needed immediate attention ... a watershed moment in the history of the franchise." Thus opens Hockeytown Doc, the newly published memoirs of Dr. John Finley, a man who served as the team physician for the...
Quotes of the Week: About Bobby Orr
August 13th, 2012 The subject of this week's quotes of the week is the one and only Bobby Orr, arguably the greatest hockey player of all time. He could take his speed to whatever level he had to, to be faster than the guy chasing him. Darryl Sittler Who's to say what a player is worth? It's your ability to pay it that is more important. I've said...
Quotes of the Week: Sheroisms
July 30th, 2012 This week's Quotes of the Week looks at some of the many so-called Sheroisms--pithy quotes from former Philadelphia Flyers coach Fred Shero. Shero was famous--not only for his dark sunglasses or for his nickname, 'The Fog', but also for writing quotes on a chalkboard to inspire his team. Some, he took out of quotation collections, others...
Philadelphia Flyers: If Only I Could See Them One More Time...
February 10th, 2012 So I got to chatting with my old man today. Whenever chats like these occur there is usually a great deal of wisdom bestowed upon me. But this wasn't like any other father-son conversation. I brought up a simple question: Is there any musician/singer/artist you want to or wished you could have seen? "Well I've seen Count...
