Flyers Faithful’s 10 top Flyers prospects

By penaltykiller
Posted on 08/01/2012 at 2:21 pm

I’ve decided to take a more traditional look prospects this year instead of grading them with the help of NHLE because goalies and defenders are undervalued with NHLE. I decided to evaluate them mainly on three criteria: 1) NHL ceiling 2) Likelihood of reaching ceiling 3) Proximity to NHL “NHL ceiling” is essentially a prospect’s maximum potential, but not everyone reaches their ceiling. I tend to prefer younger, higher ceiling prospects, but it’s important to factor in whether they are likely to reach that ceiling or not. So a player with a low ceiling — but a higher potential — …

Then and Now: Mika Pyorala

By Craig F
Posted on 07/04/2012 at 9:42 am

Mika Pyorala was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers in June of 2009. Even though the Finn never played a game in the NHL, the Flyers believed Pyorala proved himself enough in the SM-liiga and Elitserien to earn a shot in North America. With a cap hit of $500,000 for the 2009-2010 season, Pekka Rinne’s brother-in-law posted pretty decent numbers for the Flyers and the Phantoms. In his 36 games with the Orange and Black, Pyorala had two goals and two assists. His first goal as a Flyer was important, as he potted one in a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on November …

Nick Cousins of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Photo by Aaron Bell/OHL Images

Future Flyers Report – 02.21.12

By penaltykiller
Posted on 02/21/2012 at 3:59 pm

The Future Flyers Weekly Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects. Forwards: Marcel Noebels finally broke out offensively , scoring four goals and assisting on two in three games with Portland. Nick Cousins added four more points (2g, 2a) to his totals last week which moved him up to 7th overall in the OHL scoring race. Brendan Ranford remained productive by adding two goals and two assists to his season totals. He currently sits at 11th in WHL scoring. Derek Mathers scored his 7th goal of the season on Saturday. Michael Parks picked up his 12 point of the …

Future Flyers Report – 02.13.12

By penaltykiller
Posted on 02/13/2012 at 12:20 pm

The Future Flyers Weekly Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects. Brendan Ranford moved up from 13th to 10th in WHL scoring after another strong weekly performance. Ranford tallied 8 points (3g, 5a) in 3 games which included two 3 point games. Nick Cousins also had a big week with 6 (2g, 4a) in 3 games which included a 4 point (1g, 3a) performance on Sunday. Marcel Noebels added two more assists to his totals. Derek Mathers picked up his 14th of the season with an assist on Thursday. Michael Parks tallied a goal and an assist on Friday …

Future Flyers Report – 02.06.12

By penaltykiller
Posted on 02/06/2012 at 7:20 pm

The Future Flyers Weekly Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects. I haven’t updated for a while, so this report is going to cover the week of January 30 – February 5. Brendan Ranford climbed up to 13th in WHL scoring after his 4 point week. He scored a goal in each of his three games and also collected an assist during the third game. Nick Cousins had a 3 point game on Friday when he scored a goal and assisted on two others. He currently sits in 12th in OHL scoring. He is one point out of …

Future Flyers Report – 01.10.12

By penaltykiller
Posted on 01/10/2012 at 12:01 pm

The Future Flyers Weekly Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects. Juniors: Brendan Ranford ended the week with 4 points (2g, 2 a), all coming in a game on Saturday. Nick Cousins scored a pair of goals on Friday for his only points of the week. Marcel Noebels ended his week with a goal and an assist. Derek Mathers picked up his 10th point of the season which doubles his point totals from last season. Defenseman Ricard Blidstrand was a point per game on the week with 3 assists in 3 games. Colin Suellentrop assisted on 2 goals this …

Future Flyers Report – 01.04.12

By penaltykiller
Posted on 01/04/2012 at 5:28 pm

The Future Flyers Weekly Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects. There wasn’t an update last week as most of the leagues were on a Christmas break so this week’s report covers games from December 26 through January 1. Juniors + NCAA: In juniors, Nick Cousins moved up to 11th in OHL scoring with 5 points (2g, 3a) in 3 games after the break. Brendan Ranford added 4 more points (1g, 3a) to his totals to hold onto a spot in the top 30 of WHL scoring. Derek Mathers assisted on two goals in a game last Thursday. He …

Future Flyers Report 12/19/11

By penaltykiller
Posted on 12/19/2011 at 12:05 pm

The Future Flyers Weekly Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects. Nick Cousins had a big week in juniors with 6 points over 3 games (2 g, 4 a) to push himself back into the top 20 scorers in the OHL. Brendan Ranford recorded a point in each game to finish with 2 goals and 2 assists in 4 games. Defenders Ricard Blidstrand and Colin Suellentrop each picked up an assist on the week. Marcel Noebels scored 4 goals and assisted on 5 goals in 5 games with Germany in the Division I U20 World Championships. Ben Holmstrom was …

Future Flyers Report

By penaltykiller
Posted on 12/05/2011 at 4:35 pm

The Future Flyers Weekly Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects. Forwards: Brendan Ranford caught fire this week with 1 goal and 8 assists over 4 games which included a 4 assist performance on Tuesday. His 9 point week allowed him to regain the lead in Blazer’s scoring. He also moved to the top 20 in WHL scoring. Nick Cousins had slowed down slightly with only 3 points in his last 6 games, but he picked up all 3 points this week. Marcel Noebels is still struggling to find some consistency as he picked up only an assist on …

Future Flyers Weekly Report

By penaltykiller
Posted on 11/28/2011 at 12:00 pm

The Future Flyers Weekly Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects. Forwards: In juniors, Brendan Ranford kicked off the week with a goal on Wednesday. He also scored a goal and assisted on another during Saturday’s game. Derek Mathers scored a goal in each game this weekend. Marcel Noebels also tallied a goal and an assist this week. Meanwhile Nick Cousins went pointless as the Greyhounds only managed to score two goals in two games. Brayden Schenn began his conditioning stint with the Phantoms and did not disappoint. He picked up an assist in his first game back from …

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