College Hockey Roundup: Penn State prevails in Philly; Former Team Comcast player shines at BC

By Jared Abbott
Posted on 01/23/2013 at 9:00 am

All eyes were back on the ice on Saturday in the City of Brotherly Love. After a grueling wait, NHL fans got their wish. However, Penn State against Vermont in the Philadelphia College Hockey Faceoff stole the spotlight. As fans donning the colors of their favorite Pennsylvania NHL team filed out of the Wells Fargo Center, others were on their way in representing the entire state with their blue and white. After 19,994 hockey-starved fans attended the first Flyers home game of the season, a second crowd were treated to what hopes to be more than just a curiosity. An …

Flyers Blanked in New Jersey

By Craig F
Posted on 01/22/2013 at 11:14 pm

The Philadelphia Flyers lost their third straight game tonight in a goalless, penalty-filled 3-0 effort to the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center. Martin Brodeur recorded a 24-save shutout, while Travis Zajac provided the game-winning goal just over a minute into the contest. David Clarkson and Ilya Kovalchuk also scored for Jersey in the win, as the Flyers’ special teams hurt them yet again early in the 2013 campaign. Not only did the Flyers’ power play go 0-for-6, they allowed a goal against while on the man advantage due to a short-handed penalty shot tally from Kovalchuk early in …

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What to expect from McGinn

By Casey Lumbra
Posted on 01/22/2013 at 3:00 pm

It hasn’t even been a full week yet but Tye McGinn has been called up to the Flyers due to an injury to Zac Rinaldo. The 2010, fourth round draft pick (119th overall) is a big body who has found a nice home in front of the net. He could potentially make his debut tonight against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center. What potentially are the Flyers getting with this call up? A 6′ 2″, 205 pound lefty who has had a spark since coming back to Adirondack from training camp. In 33 games McGinn has tallied 11 goals with …

Around the Net 01.22.13

By Dain S
Posted on 01/22/2013 at 9:00 am

Welcome to Around the Net, a weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. In case you missed it… The Flyers didn’t start off too well…[Hockeybuzz-Bill Meltzer] [Philly.com] Zac Rinaldo will be out at least a week: [CSN Philly] Youth to be served Scott Laughton is making it difficult on Paul Holmgren: [Philly.com] Sick shootout goal of the week Damien Brunner has nasty mitts: [Puck Daddy] Game preview Flyers at Devils tonight at 7:30pm [Hockeybuzz-Bill Meltzer] Want to go to tonight’s game? Get your Philadelphia Flyers tickets here. That’s all for today, join me …

CBA Explained: Contract term limit, additional year expires upon reaching free agency

By Kevin Christmann
Posted on 01/21/2013 at 1:00 pm

Prior to the expiration of the old Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), I ran a column I called CBA 101. In it, I attempted to explain some of the more important nuances of the CBA as it relates to putting a team on the ice. Many (honestly, most), of those topics are still applicable today, so I would encourage you to check them out. People frequently ask me “why do you care about that stuff?” Well, the way I see it, this boring, legal verbiage directly effects the team that Paul Holmgren and other General Managers are able to put on …

Rinaldo hurt, McGinn called up

By Bob H
Posted on 01/21/2013 at 12:30 pm

As if it weren’t bad enough the Flyers fell to 0-2 with a 5-2 loss at Buffalo on Sunday, forward Zac Rinaldo will be out of the lineup for at least one week after suffering a 20-stitch gash on his right leg. The feisty winger left the game in the first period and did not return after taking the worst of a collision with Sabres defenseman Robyn Regehr. “It was a weird feeling. I looked at my pad, and the sock was cut. It was like an X-acto knife cut it. I saw that and I was pissed off it …

Flight Plan: Week of 01.21.2013

By Nick D
Posted on 01/21/2013 at 11:00 am

The Philadelphia Flyers had a rough start to this condensed 48-game schedule as they dropped both ends of a back-to-back over the weekend. A loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins is never fun, but despite looking flat in the first period, the Flyers really only lost by one goal as the Penguins scored an empty netter late in the third period to seal the win. The game against the Buffalo Sabres was disconcerting to say the least as the Flyers lost 5-2 and allowed two quick goals in the third period and another empty net goal with just under a minute …

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Vanek and Flyers’ Penalty Kill Hand Philly Second Straight Loss

By Craig F
Posted on 01/20/2013 at 4:03 pm

The Philadelphia Flyers suffered their second loss in 48 hours with a 5-2 defeat in Buffalo on Sunday afternoon. Thomas Vanek accrued five points on two goals and three assists in the Sabres’ first game of the 2013 season. Tyler Myers registered the game-winning goal in the third period, and Ryan Miller stopped 27-of-29 shots. For the second straight start, you couldn’t blame Ilya Bryzgalov, as he denied 36 of Buffalo’s 40 shots on net. Both Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux scored for the Flyers in a loss that drops them to 0-2-0 in this shortened season. With the game tied …

GDT: Flyers vs. Sabres

By Marcello De Feo
Posted on 01/20/2013 at 11:53 am

The Flyers will try to bounce back from a rough loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins by spoiling the Buffalo Sabres’ season opener at First Niagra Center at 12:30 today. Former Sabre, Danny Briere, is expected to be out of the lineup again. Will the Flyers have a strong first period today? Can the power play be productive? Without difficult assignments like shutting down Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, will the Flyers be more of an offensive threat? We will find out the answers to those questions and more shortly.

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