Projecting The Flyers’ Quarter-Century Team Andrew McGuinness | December 17, 2024 The NHL will ring in the new year with a celebration of everything that’s happened since Y2K. The league will be announcing quarter-century teams – three forwards, two defensemen, and…
Flyers’ Kimmo Timonen Defied the Aging Curve Justin Giampietro | August 3, 2024 Over the years, the Philadelphia Flyers have had some tremendous defensemen. But none have been quite like Kimmo Timonen. He was a player who defied the aging curve so tremendously…
Was Paul Holmgren’s Tenure as Flyers GM a Success? Justin Giampietro | July 8, 2024 Paul Holmgren, on top of having a successful career as a player for the Philadelphia Flyers, also served as their general manager (GM) from 2006-2014. Recapping a perspective on both…
Flyers’ John Stevens Brought Winning Culture Back to Philly Justin Giampietro | November 29, 2023 The Philadelphia Flyers were in a pretty bad place when they hired John Stevens to be their head coach early in the 2006-07 season after a slow start. Things only…
4 Best Flyers’ Defenseman Seasons Since 2000 Justin Giampietro | November 13, 2023 The Philadelphia Flyers have had many great individual seasons from their defensemen since the 1999-00 NHL season. From that point forward, which defenders have had the best campaigns for the…
Predators’ Top 25 Players of All-Time: Kimmo Timonen Alex Wauthy | October 7, 2023 Welcome to the Nashville Predators‘ All-Time 25 in 25. In this series, we at The Hockey Writers will unveil the top 25 players in franchise history in honor of the organization’s 25th anniversary. Starting…
Flyers: Revisiting the Hartnell and Timonen Trade Nathan Moser | January 30, 2022 On June 18, 2007, the Philadelphia Flyers made a trade with the Nashville Predators, sending a first-round pick for winger Scott Hartnell and defenseman Kimmo Timonen. They both quickly signed…
Philadelphia Flyers’ Best Defensemen of All-Time Nathan Moser | August 15, 2021 An old saying in sports goes that “defense wins championships.” While offense and goaltending play key roles in winning hockey games for sure, defense is so crucial. This is especially…
Is Finland’s Elli Mäkelä the Next Kimmo Timonen? Nathaniel Oliver | January 18, 2018 Though she will be turning 17 years old in just a few days, Finnish defender Elli Mäkelä already has a very cerebral approach to hockey. Coming off of her first U18…
Erik Brannstrom: Let Him Entertain You David Carlsson | February 8, 2017 We all love to debate draft prospects and player rankings prior to the NHL Entry Draft. But, there are always a number of promising young players who fall out of…
Forsberg Squared: The Tale of Two Outcomes The Hockey Writers | December 22, 2016 Trades—every GM makes them and are one of the key indicators that define how “good” a GM is. Similarly to the draft, determining the quality of the trade tends to…
Flyers Pay Tribute to Kimmo Timonen Dustin L. Nelson | October 15, 2015 The defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks came to Philadelphia on Wednesday night, making it a perfect night for the Flyers to pay tribute to recently retired defenseman Kimmo Timonen.…