The Flyers went 2-1-1 in a week that featured a lot of ups and downs for the guys in Orange and Black. After a week that featured a loss to the Islanders, a Scott Hartnell record a natural hat trick, and their first shootout win of the season, the Flyers are still trailing the Rangers for the top spot in the division. With one game this week, the Flyers look to gain ground in the division as well as beat a team they have already lost to twice this season. The Flyers started the week off with a 4-1 loss to …
Flyers Win First Shootout Of Season, Beat Panthers 3-2 in Florida
The Philadelphia Flyers finally proved they don’t need to practice the shootout, as they beat the Florida Panthers tonight 3-2 in a shootout in Sunrise. Claude Giroux, who saw his goal drought extended to 11 games, nonetheless came through with the decisive goal in the shootout, while Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek both scored in the first period for Philly. With their first shootout victory of the season, the Flyers enter the All-Star break at 29-14-5, good enough for second place in the Atlantic Division. On the Flyers’ second shot, Giroux picked up the puck at center with a full …
Point/Counterpoint: Does the NHL do enough (or too much) to bring in new fans?
The NHL does enough to bring in new fans…by Eden N. In the NHL marketing world, there is, well, what looks like, not much. I mean, how many of us fans are constantly having to explain why we love hockey? No one has to explain their love of football in this country. So, is the NHL doing enough to pull in new fans? There is more hockey on television today than ever before. I don’t really have to look up a statistic for that because, hello Versus and Center Ice and playoffs on network channels. HBO’s 24/7 has done extremely …
Flyers Faithful Podcast, Episode 1
Hi everyone, I’m Steve J, probably best known as @Estebomb on Twitter. I’m proud to say that I’m going to be contributing to Flyers Faithful with a couple of podcasts and columns a month. You can find the first podcast that I recorded with Hal Greenblatt below. Flyers Faithful Podcast 1 If you have any trouble with that link you can also find it here on Soundcloud: Flyers Faithful Podcast 1 by estebomb I’m very excited to join such a great site and welcome any and all feedback. You can hit me up on Twitter or e-mail me. My e-mail …
Hartnell is an All-Star, y’all
Per Bob McKenzie: Per Scott Hartnell:
Five Questions: How much of Bryzgalov’s play can be attributed to external factors and should we expect any changes?
Flyers Faithful asked Bill Meltzer from HockeyBuzz, NHL.com, and PhiladelphiaFlyers.com, Joshua Janet from GCobb, Michael DeNicola from Orange and Black Pack, and our very own Bob H five questions about the second half of the season. We are very grateful that they took the time to share their opinions and predictions with us. Each day of this week, we will run the answers to one of those questions. Today’s question is: Many people are disappointed with Ilya Bryzgalov’s output to date. How much of that has to do with external factors (adapting to a new environment, more media coverage and fan …
3-on-3 Weekly Update:1.24.2012
Welcome to this week’s 3-on-3, a weekly look back at the Orange and Black. The Flyers went 2-1-1 in four games last week, getting five out of a possible eight points, good enough to keep themselves in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Let’s get to this week’s 3 “Hot” and 3 ”Not” players of the week. 3 “Hot”: Scott Hartnell: “Harts” continues his recent torrid pace with six goals in four games including a hat trick against the Bruins on Sunday. His 25 goals puts him at sixth place in the NHL and only five goals away from tying …
Five Questions: How will the length of an NHL season impact rookie output in the second half of the season?
Flyers Faithful asked Bill Meltzer from HockeyBuzz, NHL.com, and PhiladelphiaFlyers.com, Joshua Janet from GCobb, Michael DeNicola from Orange and Black Pack, and our very own Bob H five questions about the second half of the season. We are very grateful that they took the time to share their opinions and predictions with us. Each day of this week, we will run the answers to one of those questions. Today’s question is: Through the first half of the season, the Flyers got a lot of offensive production from rookies. How will the length of an NHL season impact rookie output in the …
Minor League Update: 1/15-1/22
The Adirondack Phantoms could only notch one win this week despite taking part in four contests, as they went 1-1-0 at home and 0-2-0 on the road. The one win and three losses this week moved the Phantoms to 4-5-0 for the month of January, while they are two points out of first place in the Northeast Division with a game in hand on the division leading Connecticut Whale (New York Rangers’ AHL affiliate). Adirondack hopes to gain possession of first place in the division following their upcoming three-game week, as they finish January by taking on the Albany Devils (New Jersey …
This Week in Flyers History 1/22-1/28
The second edition of a new weekly series here at Flyers Faithful, “This Week in Flyers History” aims to provide historical information on Flyers games of the past with some kind of significance, using pictures and videos where appropriate. January 22, 1976 Flyers 7, Flames 2 – Reggie Leach nets a hat trick, Bill Barber scores a pair of goals in the Spectrum victory. January 22, 1983 Flyers 1, Islanders 0 – Rookie goaltender Bob Froese officially earns his NHL stripes, making 31 saves to stifle the three-time defending Stanley Cup champions at Nassau Coliseum. Darryl Sittler’s second-period score was all Froese …