Posts About "Travis Konecny"
NHL Players of the Week: McDavid, Stamkos & More
January 18th, 2021 We have been looking forward to this week since the Stanley Cup Final wrapped up in September. Just over three months later, hockey is back! This season will be unlike any other, featuring new divisions, new rivalries, and rivalries renewed. The first action-packed week of the 2020-21 season is in the books, so here's a look at some of...
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' 3 Best Contracts for 2021
November 10th, 2020 Entering the 2020 offseason, the priorities of the Philadelphia Flyers and general manager Chuck Fletcher started and ended with re-signing some key free agents while staying under the flat, $81.5 million cap limit. https://twitter.com/JHallNBCS/status/1317122100726030337 To this point, they've handled their contract needs...
Ranking Former Ottawa 67's in the NHL
October 16th, 2020 The goal of a junior hockey team is to develop talent to get them to the next level. While the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) might not be as good at it as the London Knights, they have their fair share of talent representing them at the next level. Ten former members of the 67's played at least one game in the...
Flyers' Coburn Trade Still Paying Off
September 16th, 2020 On March 2, 2015, the Philadelphia Flyers traded rugged defenseman Braydon Coburn to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a bid to get younger on the blue line and in general. They received 24-year-old defenseman Radko Gudas and Tampa's first and third-round picks in the 2015 Draft. Braydon Coburn (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) The deal...
Flyers' Goal Drought From Konecny Was Remarkable for Wrong Reasons
September 6th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers had a good run in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. They came into the round-robin as the No. 4 seed and left as the top seed. From there, they defeated a scrappy Montreal Canadiens team in the opening round before falling to the New York Islanders in Game 7 of the second round. After all was said and done, the...
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 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...
Travis Konecny's Career Year Put on Hold
March 15th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers might not play another game this season. While this would be bad news for the whole team, it would be especially disappointing for star Travis Konecny, who was in the midst of a career year. Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Konecny had made incredible progress in the...
Flyers Have Promising Future Beyond 2020
March 15th, 2020 This past week in the world has been surreal, to say the least. With the coronavirus officially becoming a pandemic a few days ago, a lot of life has been put on pause, and that includes the sports world. There have been a few professional athletes who have tested positive for the coronavirus, resulting in all professional and college...
Flyers' Konecny Continues Rise and Growth
February 2nd, 2020 Ever since he was drafted in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, Travis Konecny has stepped in as a younger guy, and has worked his way up to being one of the top contributors on the team. The 22-year-old has already had plenty of solid moments for the organization, making the future look brighter for not...
Couturier, Konecny Lift Flyers over Hurricanes 4-1
November 5th, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny scored the tiebreaker early in the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Tuesday night. Claude Giroux and Joel Farabee also scored, and Matt Niskanen had two assists for Philadelphia. Carter Hart made 33 saves. Lucas...
Flyers' 3 Stars to Begin Season
October 16th, 2019 With the Philadelphia Flyers’ season fully underway, we’ve had a quick glance at what is to come. Traveling from Prague to Philadelphia, and now to Western Canada, the Flyers have been impressive in spite of their grueling early-season schedule. No other team has traveled as much as the Flyers, as they've gone over 7,000 miles in...
