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2012 Philadelphia Flyers Celebrity Golf Invitational

Snider Hockey has released details on their 2012 Philadelphia Flyers Celebrity Golf Invitational. Members of the Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers Alumni, and other Philadelphia sports icons will participate in the 2012 Philadelphia Flyers Celebrity Golf Invitational, presented by AlliedBarton Security Services, Fastrack Construction, and PMC Property Group. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at the Trump National Golf Course – Philadelphia in Pine Hills, NJ. Honorary co-chairs include Flyers Danny Briere, Scott Hartnell, and Kimmo Timonen. Claude Giroux is also set to attend the event. “We are very fortunate to have the full support of the entire …

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Somber, grateful

In 2010, when I decided to join the hockey blogging community, I had one specific purpose in mind. I had no interest in becoming an “insider” (I’m not), nor did I care about making money (I lose money), nor did I think my opinion was more insightful or appealing than that of any other blogger (it’s not). I started Flyers Faithful because I felt fortunate to know some incredibly intelligent and hilarious hockey fans and I wanted to provide them with a forum for their voices to be heard. To start, their were four people whom I targeted as ideal …

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School is in session

Not yet for this almost second-year teacher, actually. My in-service days start next week, so the time is all about preparing for the new school year. In getting ready for classes, I’ve also been thinking about Flyers Faithful and other books I’d like to read and review for you. So, I’m offering you a chance to choose. Below is a list of books that I’ve been thinking about purchasing. Tell me which one you’d prefer I start with. You can comment on this post or email me at ecnewman@flyersfaithful.com. The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Philadelphia Flyers: Heart-pounding, Jaw-dropping, …

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Hockey Hilarity: Sweater Switch

Friday funnies brought to you straight from hockey’s own players and media personnel. We’ll be mucking it up every week right here, examining puck ups, puns, tweets, and more! Something that happens quite often when players sign with or are traded to a new team is a change of the number that they use on their jersey. Last year, newly-signed Philadelphia Flyers forward Max Talbot had to wear the number 27 jersey as his regular number 25, yes the one he wore for the cross-state rival Pittsburgh Penguins, was taken by none other than the polarizing and now departed defenseman Matt …

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A Salute To Jagr

The Lulz feature was originally inspired by the lolcats site but features hockey pictures with funny, quirky, ironic or just plain mean captions.