September 24, 2018. One of the most important days in recent Philadelphia sports history. On this date, the entire world was blessed with the debut of the Flyers new mascot, Gritty. It’s easy to forget now because he is such a beloved figure, but Gritty was pretty much panned when he first was introduced. Social […]
The year of Gritty continues and Philly Word Art artist, Dan Duffy, is making sure Gritty’s first year goes out with a bang. Gritty, who officially turns 1-year-old on September 24th, will now not only be a Philadelphia treasure, but a work of art: FINISHED! Introducing the Gritty word art, handwritten with his […]
A rainy Saturday afternoon in South Philadelphia saw varieties of ghostly ghouls enter the Wells Fargo Center. Michal Neuvirth made his season debut in net after battling a groin injury that has sidelined him for the beginning of the season. Head coach Dave Hakstol was quoted after the 3-0 loss to the Boston Bruins in […]
The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Florida Panthers 6-5 in a shootout Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Flyers Jake Voracek and Jordan Weal scored in the shootout to win the game. After a poor effort in the 1st period, the Flyers scored back for 5 goals in the second period. Claude Giroux and Wayne […]
The Philadelphia Flyers dropped Saturdays game to the Vegas Golden Knights by a score of 1-0. After controlling most of the game, the Flyers Sean Couturier whiffed on a clearance, lost his man, and Vegas pounced to score the games only goal with 1:25 left. Brian Elliott was stellar in a rebound performance from the […]
The Philadelphia Flyers opened the home portion of this season tonight. Well, sort of. After a rowdy crowd watched Flyers opening ceremony, that was it for the night. 11 seconds separated two Sharks goals and they never looked back. The Sharks beat the Flyers by a score of 8 to 2. Flyers got a […]
Well, who saw this coming? Anybody? After being outplayed for the first 10 minutes, down 1-0, the Flyers battled back for a 5-2 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights. After giving up the game’s first goal, the Flyers would go on to score 5 unanswered goals. The Flyers would get on the board first off the […]
Coming into the draft, the Flyers prospect pool was probably the deepest in the NHL. However, once you got past their stockpile of left-handed defensemen and goalie prospects, the Flyers prospect pool struggles a little. Over the past 4 seasons, GM Ron Hextall has stocked up from the backend in. Drafting the likes of […]
Coming into the season, Flyers Captain, Claude Giroux, was seen as the teams best player and number 1 center. However, after the emergence of Sean Couturier and rookie Nolan Patrick making the team out of training camp. Giroux took one for the team and accepted a move to the wing. The move to wing became […]
Just when you thought Flyers defenseman prospect, Sam Morin, was turning a corner and getting away from the injury bug. The injury bug struck again. During the Phantoms historic 5 OT win against the Charlotte Checkers, Morin left the period in the 1st period with an apparent leg injury. After being flown home the next […]