Posts About "Paul Holmgren"
Philadelphia Flyers' Coaching History
May 24th, 2020 Throughout the 53-year history of the Philadelphia Flyers, there have been 21 men to perform the duties of head coach. Some have stuck around for plenty of successful years, while others were shown the door before they'd even coached a full season. Heading into the 2019-20 NHL season, Alain Vigneault became the latest addition to...
Fletcher: Embrace Holmgren’s Audacity, Avoid His Mistakes
June 7th, 2019 In both words and actions, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher has already shown that he’s going to use the team’s financial resources and collection of existing players and prospects to immediately return the franchise to relevance and contention. He’s already splurged on the league’s most-experienced (and...
Timeline of Paul Holmgren, Bob Clarke and the Flyers
January 21st, 2019 The pro sports world is inherently exclusive and insular, but there may not be many pro sports franchises out there as insular as the Philadelphia Flyers. The team is now in its 52nd year. The two men who currently hold the reins behind its hockey operations have been part of its history, whether as players, coaches or executives, for...
Flyers Honor One of the Greats: Eric Lindros
January 18th, 2018 Prior to the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night, the Philadelphia Flyers will honor one of the greatest to ever don the Orange and Black. The No. 88, worn throughout the entirety of Eric Lindros' career, will be retired by the Flyers organization. He is considered one of the greatest offensive threats in team history...
Matt Carle's Time with the Flyers
November 27th, 2016 On Friday, Matt Carle, maybe the most polarizing player in recent Philadelphia Flyers history, retired from the game after clearing unconditional waivers with the Nashville Predators. At just 32-years-old, the defenseman felt that it was his time to call it quits. After leaving the Flyers in 2012, Carle signed with the Tampa Bay...
Flyers' Great, Rick MacLeish Passes Away
May 31st, 2016 The hockey world was hit with sad news on Tuesday morning when it was announced that former NHLer and Philadelphia Flyers’ great, Rick MacLeish had passed away at the age of 66 after a lengthy illness. MacLeish played 14 seasons in the NHL with the Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings. Most of his...
Ron Hextall Building Through Draft the Right Way
May 17th, 2016 The modern dynasty in the NHL is the Chicago Blackhawks. With three cup wins in five years, they're the cream of the crop when it comes to NHL clubs. Yet the team has seen so much turnover during those five seasons that only eight Blackhawks have been part of each of those championship teams. Unfortunately for them, but luckily for...
Former Flyers' Coaches: Where Are They Now?
April 7th, 2016 In the 48 seasons the Philadelphia Flyers have been an NHL franchise, the team has hired 19 separate men to be their head coach. Some experienced pretty successful and lengthy tenures with the orange and black. Fred Shero, for instance, served as the Flyers bench boss for seven wonderful years and brought the city of Philadelphia two...
Hockey News: Flyers' Cap Problems Reducing; Recapping Draft Weekend
June 29th, 2015 Although Paul Holmgren remains with the Philadelphia Flyers organization, his missteps are slowly fading away. Ron Hextall, appointed the Flyers' general manager position on May 7, 2014, has worked tirelessly to erase mistakes made by the now team president. Hextall's first big move was shedding Scott Hartnell's $4.75 million AAV...
Ron Hextall, an Early Front-Runner for GM of the Year?
August 12th, 2014 While masses of hockey fans are salivating for the upcoming NHL season to commence, it's never too early to look ahead at potential GM of the Year candidates. After all, an NHL general manager's job is never idle. But with so many factors contributing to earning the five-year-old award, how in the world can anyone be deemed a...
If NHL Teams Were the Houses from Game of Thrones...
June 9th, 2014 After the brilliant NHL team logos as Game of Thrones Sigils hit the internet, it dawned on me that there are many similarities between the NHL and the world of Westeros. Both operate with one single, solitary goal in mind: win, by becoming king or effectively becoming king by winning the Stanley Cup. There are rivalries, hatred,...
Why the Flyers Are Better Off Because of Paul Holmgren
May 15th, 2014 Out with the old, in with the new. Well, sort of. Despite Paul Holmgren taking over the Flyers' presidency, Ron Hextall's emergence to the Flyers GM position has the Flyers fan base jubilant. Gone are the ridiculous contracts for underperforming, over-the-hill players. Waive your pom-pom's, Flyers fans - fiscal responsibility is finally...
Andrew MacDonald & Holmgren's Itchy Trigger Finger
April 15th, 2014 Today, the Flyers announced two very important pieces of news regarding the future of their blueline. The first was signing recently acquired defenseman Andrew MacDonald to a mult-year extension. The second was signing electric defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere to an entry-evel contract, ending speculation about him returning to Union...
