Tuesday marked a very special day for the Philadelphia Flyers as it was their 50 year anniversary of being part of the National Hockey League. On Feb. 9, 1967, the team was approved as part of the NHL expansion which brought the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh...
Friday at noon in McCormick 1303, Jim Jackson, the television play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia Flyers as well as a radio host for the Philadelphia Phillies, spoke to a number of students and faculty about the broadcast industry. Besides talking about the...
For most people, November means that it’s time to let their facial hair grow as part of “No Shave November”. However, there are those that are brave enough to don just a moustache on their face as part of “Movember”. Either way, the growing of facial hair throughout...
Saturday night in Dallas was a good old fashion western shootout between the Flyers and the Dallas Stars. The game was a seesaw battle until the end but the Flyers finally got their first win of the season after Claude Giroux’s game winning goal in overtime....
Tuesday night’s Flyers loss to the Ducks was a tough one as they dropped a 4-3 decision in a shootout. It marked the second consecutive shootout loss for the Flyers and also kept them out of the win column once again. Although the team has not won a game yet this...
After a hard fought series against the Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers’ season came to an end on Wednesday night. The Flyers fell to the Rangers 2-1 in Game 7 of their series. Both teams were hoping to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs but only...
On Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden the Flyers fell to the Rangers 4-2 in Game 5 of their series. New York now holds a 3-2 series lead which puts the Flyers in a must win situation for Game 6 and a possible Game 7 if they can force it. The game started out...
On Friday night within the confines of the Wells Fargo Center, the Flyers battled to beat the Rangers in Game 4 by a score of 2-1. Philadelphia goaltender Steve Mason played very well in his playoff debut with the team and was a key reason why the Flyers won. After...
For the first time since 2011 the Flyers beat the Rangers in Madison Square Garden in order to even their playoff series to 1-1. Sunday afternoon was a great win for the Flyers as they finally showed up to play after their dismal Game 1 on Thursday. New York opened up...
Sunday night in the Wells Fargo Center, the Flyers defeat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2. The victory snapped a four game losing streak for Philadelphia as they had been struggling in the past few days. On Saturday, the Flyers ended a 165 minute scoreless drought thanks to...
Friday night in South Philadelphia the Flyers hosted the Maple Leafs and handed them a seventh straight loss. The Flyers themselves were coming off of a two game losing streak at the hands of the LA Kings and New York Rangers. Philadelphia struck first with Vincent...
After Monday’s loss to the LA Kings the Flyers’ five game winning streak came to an end. The streak itself was a thing of beauty for Flyers fans and a nightmare for opponents. Philadelphia took down three of the NHL’s juggernaut teams including the Pittsburgh...
In front of a Wells Fargo Center crowd of 19,876 spectators, the Los Angeles Kings came in and snapped the Flyers five game-winning streak. Philadelphia overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period and tied the game, but they ultimately fell to the Kings, 3-2. Ray...
Coming off a loss their first game back from the Olympic break, the Flyers battled in back to back games over the weekend in which they came out victorious. Saturday, the New York Rangers came to Philly only to be stifled by goalie Steve Mason and the rest of the...
After another week of hockey for the Flyers they proved to us how much of an up and down team they have been this season. In the last few days of October they picked up their second win of the season against the New York Rangers on Thursday the 24th by a score of 2-1....
Whether you want to call it the Keystone Clash, Battle of Pennsylvania or just Flyers vs. Penguins, the two teams have been a heated rivalry ever since their births back in 1967. Last night they renewed their hostilities for the 2013-2014 season in Philadelphia. The...
As promised, here are numbers six through ten of my ultimate fall favorites. Last time I touched on corn mazes, piles of colorful leaves and toasty sweaters. In this installment, it's time to get serious. We are going to talk about hockey and Hocus Pocus. So without...
Philadelphia Flyers weekend recap After the Flyers lost 3-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs in their home opener on Wednesday night, the team took a couple of days to prepare for their two road games over the weekend. First, they traveled to the Bell Centre, in Montreal,...
With seemingly everyone focused on NBA free agency, the Philadelphia Flyers have been flying under the radar to grab key free agents to bolster their roster. Coming off a lockout-shortened season in which they had a 23-22-3 record and the 10th seed in the Eastern...
