Posts About "Ivan Provorov"
Flyers' Five Best Players Under 25
November 29th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers, in recent years, have been led by players, like Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek. While they have been a critical part of the franchise, a new era is underway in Philadelphia. It's an era that is ushering in a talented group of young players. At last season's restart, the average Flyer was just...
Flyers' Provorov Poised For Breakout Season
October 29th, 2020 Over the past four years, there's been arguably no player more important to the Philadelphia Flyers than Ivan Provorov. In that time, he's accumulated a 315-game iron man streak and become a pillar of the team's defensive core. From the time he was drafted seventh overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, Provorov has been the clear defensive...
Flyers' 3 Stars From Round 1 Win Over Canadiens
August 24th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers are officially on to the second round of the 2020 NHL playoffs after a narrow series win over the Montreal Canadiens. As a team, the Flyers struggled in their six games with the Canadiens, at times making fans worry that an upset might be in order. They never had an explosive scoring night in any of the six...
Flyers' Youth Key to Playoff Hopes
July 31st, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers are heading into the Stanley Cup Playoff tournament with a starting goalie who's never appeared in a playoff game. Their scoring leader in 2019-20 and their top defenseman have 12 playoff appearances combined, all from facing the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2018. Ivan Provorov, Philadelphia Flyers (Amy Irvin / The...
Flyers' 2019-20 MVP Candidates
April 23rd, 2020 The spread of COVID-19 forced the NHL to put its season on hold beginning on March 12. At the time of the shutdown, no team in the NHL was as hot as the Philadelphia Flyers. They had won nine of their last ten games and seemed poised for a lengthy playoff run. With the fate of their most successful season in the last decade hanging in...
Flyers Get an A+ for Travis Konecny Draft Pick
April 10th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers have to be thrilled with how the first round of their 2015 NHL Draft panned out. They had the seventh and 24th overall picks in that draft, and used those picks to select Ivan Provorov and Travis Konecny, respectively. Related: Flyers' All-Decade Team Though both players are now young Flyers stars, the...
Flyers' Power Play Has Improved Significantly
March 3rd, 2020 With just over a fifth of the season left to play, the Philadelphia Flyers have the league's 11th-best power play. They have scored on 21.6 percent of their power play opportunities, a noticeable improvement from last season when the Flyers possessed a 17.1 power-play percentage, good for 22nd in the NHL. There are a few factors...
Flyers' Defensive Plan Feels Uncertain As Postseason Looms
March 1st, 2020 The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, which means rosters are becoming finalized. Give or take some call ups from the minors, rosters aren't changing much as we pull into the final leg of the regular season. Related: Pennsylvania Hockey - A Long, Proud History For the Philadelphia Flyers, the deadline was a quiet one. With...
Ivan Provorov Scores in OT, Flyers Beat Canadiens for Fourth Straight Win
November 30th, 2019 MONTREAL — Ivan Provorov scored in overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Saturday afternoon for their fourth straight victory. Oskar Lindblom, Kevin Hayes and Travis Konecny scored in regulation for the Flyers (15-7-5), in the second game of a back-to-back. Brian Elliott made 39 saves. Joel...
Oilers in Good Spot with Nurse After Recent Contract Extensions
September 13th, 2019 Contracts have been signed at quite the rapid pace since the month of September started, mainly with restricted free agents (RFAs). Teams are rushing to get their RFAs signed or extended long-term before the beginning of the season. This ensures that the players can either just play or not have to worry about contract talks throughout...
Provorov Signs Six-Year, $40.5 Million Deal With Flyers
September 12th, 2019 TSN’s Bob McKenzie reported early Thursday that the Philadelphia Flyers and restricted free agent defenseman Ivan Provorov were creeping closer to an extension. With Zach Werenski signed in Columbus, the value of similar defensemen in the NHL was becoming clearer and while the Flyers and Provorov signed a different type of contract...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Flyers, Canadiens, More
September 10th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, TSN's Darren Dreger has some information on Mitch Marner heading overseas and possibly with another NHL'er, the Philadelphia Flyers might be closer to signing one of their RFA's thanks to the Zach Werenski deal, the Montreal Canadiens are working with Max Domi to get a new deal done and there are updates on...
Flyers' Offseason Moves Make Them Playoff Contender
August 29th, 2019 Hiring a general manager during the season is not common in the NHL. But that's the situation in which Philadelphia Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher found himself when he was introduced as the newest front office hire on Dec. 3, 2018. It's not his first stint, he was interim GM for the Florida Panthers from 2001-02 and then led the...
