We’re down to the final four in the NHL playoffs. The top two seeds remain in the West while the two teams that completed stunning sweeps of the top two seeds in the East are left. Who do you think will advance to the Finals?
Prospect Profiles: Ricard Blidstrand
Photo courtesy of whl.ca Position: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height: 6.2″ Weight: 205 Birthdate: April 20, 1992 Age: 19 Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden Acquired: 2010 7th round pick – 206th overall “Blidstrand is a big, solid stay at home defenceman who has a great first pass and will adapt well to the North American game.” – Regina Pats General Manager Chad Lang ‘ Blidstrand began his hockey career in the Djugardens IF system in Sweden. As a 15 year old, his 2007-2008 season was spent mostly with Djugardens J18 (under 18) junior squad. He finished with 1 goal and 2 assists in …
Prospect Profiles: Simon Bertilsson
Photo courtesy of brynas.se Position: Defenseman Shoots: Left Height: 6.0″ Weight: 198 Birthdate: April 19, 1991 Age: 20 Hometown: Karlskoga, Sweden Acquired: 2009 3rd round pick – 87th overall “Bertilsson has good size and a decent shot and adds good puck movement and distribution skills to a strong skating base to create a very dynamic package for a defender. He is calm with the puck and often makes strong intelligent decisions.” – International Scouting Service Simon Bertilsson spent most of the 2008-2009 season split between Brynas IF’s J20 junior team and their senior roster. The normally defensive minded defender finished …
Poll: Conference Semifinals Predictions
For the first time ever all six division winners advance past round one. The only ‘upset’ was fifth seed Nashville defeating 4th seed Anaheim. For once the Conference Finals is truly the battle of the best which could mean four more close and exciting series for hockey fans. Who do you think comes out on top in each match up?
Poll: Flyers Round Two Opponent
The Flyers currently have three possibilities for their for the next round opponent.The Flyers will face the Bruins in the next round if they win their series. If the Canadiens beat the Bruins, the Flyers would face the winner of the Pittsburgh/Tampa Bay series. So who is your ideal opponent for the Flyers?
Prospect Profiles: Jason Akeson
Photo courtesy of ontariohockeyleague.com Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right Height: 5.11″ Weight: 183 Birthdate: June 3, 1990 Age: 20 Hometown: Orleans, Ontario Acquired: Signed as free agent (3-02-11) “He’s got elite vision, he’s got elite passing ability. That’s what separates him, he is able to make plays that other guys can’t make. I think his passing level, his hockey sense, are at a pro level right now.”- Kitchener Rangers GM/Head Coach Steve Spott “He’s got a special gift. He can see the ice like not a lot of players can. He’s got that extra patience with the puck. Everything is …
North American Prospect Weekly Report (4/11 – 4/17)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. This week’s edition of the weekly report will be brief with the regular season coming to an end. Stay tuned for our new prospect feature starting next week. Playoff update: Tyler Brown and the Plymouth Whalers were eliminated in the 2nd round of the OHL playoffs this past week. Tyler Brown did not register any points in games 3 and 4. Tye McGinn’s Gatineau Olympique’s came back and won four straight after going down 0-2 to start the series. McGinn …
Poll: Western Conference Quarterfinals Predictions
Yesterday we asked you to predict the first round in the Eastern Conference. Today we ask you to predict it for the Western Conference.
North American Prospect Weekly Report (4/4 – 4/10)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: Jason Akeson and the Kitchener Rangers played a game seven versus Tyler Brown and the Plymouth Whalers earlier this week. Akeson assisted on both of the Rangers’ goals, but it was not enough for Kitchener to move on. Brown scored a goal and assisted on another to help his team advance to round two. Brown assisted on all three of Plymouth’s goals in the opening match of round two, but his team fell short. He was held pointless in …
Poll: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Predictions
The best part of the hockey season is upon us so we at Flyers Faithful would like to know who do you have in the first round?