Then and Now: Jon Sim

By Craig F
Posted on 12/12/2012 at 9:00 am

Jon Sim became a member of the Philadelphia Flyers’ organization during the 2004-2005 season, when he became a member of the Philadelphia Phantoms in exchange for Peter White. After he played in 10 games alongside Keith Ballard, Kiel McLeod, and Fredrik Sjostrom for the Utah Grizzlies in their final season in the American Hockey League, Sim joined the 2005 Calder Cup winners for the final 63 regular season games of the title year. He recorded the second-most points for the Phantoms with 35 goals and 26 assists for 61 points, four shy of R.J. Umberger’s total. The difference was Umberger …

Podcast: Episode 43, Lockout Lobotomy

By Estebomb
Posted on 10/23/2012 at 12:00 pm

On this edition of the Flyers Faithful podcast, Steve and Hal discuss Claude Giroux and Danny Briere’s dominance in Germany, Deadspin’s NHL PR research, the NHL and NHLPA’s latest proposals, and veer off into madness. Flyers Faithful Podcast Episode 43 Steve and Hal also appeared on the All The King’s Men podcast to discuss all things Flyers and their west coast cousins. You can check it out here! You can also download the Flyers Faithful Podcast from iTunes here! If you’re enjoying the show via iTunes we would very much appreciate it if you could rate it and leave a review on there! We’re also …

Podcast: Episode 42; Life, The Universe, and Everything

By Estebomb
Posted on 10/10/2012 at 12:00 pm

On this edition of the Flyers Faithful podcast, Steve and Hal discuss the locked out Flyers’ continued exploits in Europe, including Claude Giroux, Danny Briere, and Wayne Simmonds in Germany and Jakub Voracek and Ilya Bryzgalov in the KHL. Steve also recaps the Flyers Faithful pub quiz and the guys discuss Dominick Hasek’s very relevant retirement. Flyers Faithful Podcast Episode 42 You can also download it from iTunes here! If you’re enjoying the show via iTunes we would very much appreciate it if you could rate it and leave a review on there! We’re also on Stitcher if that’s how you listen to your podcasts! If …

Then and Now: Niko Dimitrakos

By Craig F
Posted on 06/13/2012 at 9:00 am

Before suffering a groin injury in the middle of February this season, Tom Sestito had played in 14 games for the Philadelphia Flyers posting an assist and 83 PIMs. The Orange and Black obtained Sestito in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets in February of 2011, where the Flyers shipped Greg Moore and Michael Chaput to Ohio in exchange for the hulking forward. Columbus was able to draft Sestito with the third-round pick they acquired in a draft-day deal with the San Jose Sharks in 2004, which sent a fourth-rounder in 2006 and a second-rounder in 2007 San Jose’s …