Flyers Youthful Enthusiasm Bodes Well for the Future: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The Philadelphia Flyers have a great group of young players and a good head coach. That combination might allow them to make a Stanley Cup run this season. Those last two sentences were fully applicable to Philadelphia’s hockey team in the 1984-85 season.
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Trending Topics: What was with that van Riemsdyk deal? (Yahoo! Sports)

Trending Topics is a column that looks at the week in hockey according to Twitter. If you’re only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the slow, sad death … Continue reading →
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Belak’s death spurs calls for help for injured athletes (The StarPhoenix)

Professional athletes need more help to deal with the potentially lasting physical and psychological trauma that can be suffered while playing the game, say advocates from the hockey and medical worlds in the wake of the death of Wade Belak — the third NHL enforcer to die in the past four months.
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NHL, NHLPA vow ‘thorough evaluation’ after player deaths (Yahoo! Sports)

Wade Belak’s death on Wednesday sparked the same debates about fighting in the NHL as the year’s other tragedies involving Derek Boogaard of the New York Rangers and Rick Rypien of the Vancouver Canucks did. But his passing — confirmed … Continue reading →
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Fedoruk hopes to make impact on Canucks after recovery from drug and alcohol abuse (The Province)

You have to give Todd Fedoruk credit, he isn’t shy about discussing his drug and alcohol addictions which he says were the real reason he was bought out in Tampa in ‘09, ending his NHL career unless he should happen to catch on with the Vancouver Canucks this fall.
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Danny Briere, Mike Richards revisit the Dry Island (Yahoo! Sports)

One of the oddest, saddest, most unintentionally hilarious stories of the hockey summer was the “Dry Island” fiasco for the Philadelphia Flyers. To recap: Dan Gross, a society columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, was told by two unnamed players … Continue reading →
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Flyers extend young star Van Riemsdyk: Fan reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The Philadelphia Flyers spent a lot of time overhauling their roster in the offseason. The Flyers parted ways with several key players while signing several from other teams. After a calm period for the team, the Flyers made headlines once again.
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James van Riemsdyk agrees to six-year extension with Flyers (Yahoo! Sports)

James van Riemsdyk agreed to a six-year, $25.5 extension with the Philadelphia Flyers Tuesday, the team and player announced. Van Riemsdyk could’ve become an unrestricted free agent after the season. The 22-year-old had 21 goals and 19 assists in 75 games last season, and added…
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Flyers sign James van Riemsdyk to extension (The Canadian Press)

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers have locked up forward James van Riemsdyk to a long-term deal.
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Hockey Guilty Pleasures: Dmitry Chesnokov edition (Yahoo! Sports)

(Ed. Note: Our series “Puck Daddy’s Guilty Pleasures” features puckheads from all walks of life answering questions about their own hockey-related guilty pleasures. It will run daily during the month of August. Have a suggestion for a “Guilty Pleasures” guest … Continue reading →
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Hockey players want non-bodycheck options (The Canadian Press)

MONTREAL – Hockey Canada is seeking to create more options for young players looking to avoid the risks that come with playing in contact leagues.
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Flyers’ Pronger is going to need time to get ready (Yahoo! Sports)

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger has played in 1,154 regular-season games, another 173 playoff games and is two months shy of his 37th birthday. He also has six years and $29.5 million remaining on a contract he signed with the Flyers two years ago.
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Bryzgalov wants to deliver Stanley Cup to Philly (AP)

Ilya Bryzgalov already has a fan club. Wearing his Flyers jersey and cap, he finished a press conference and left to mingle with autograph seekers and picture snappers waiting for the All-Star goaltender at the bottom of the stairs. On his way back up, a woman hollered, “You look fabulous!” An orange crush has already [...]

Judd Apatow sees Ian Laperriere, Flyers as comedy gold (Yahoo! Sports)

Anyone that watched HBO’s superlative “Broad Street Bullies” documentary witnessed the grand tradition of the Philadelphia Flyers mingling with fans as some South Jersey dive bar after games. (A tradition that, with advent of cell phone cameras and social media, … Continue reading →
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Chatting with Flyers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky about Bryzgalov, trading Carter/Richards, Pronger as captain and life as newlywed (Yahoo! Sports)

At the start of last season, Sergei Bobrovsky was the great goaltending hope for the Philadelphia Flyers, outplaying Marc-Andre Fleury in his NHL debut and eventually placing seventh in the Calder Trophy voting for rookie of the year. This summer, … Continue reading →
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Montreal Canadiens sign defenceman Jeff Woywitka to one-year, two-way deal (The Montreal Gazette)

It’s bargain-hunting time in the National Hockey League, and the Canadiens added some depth Monday with the signing of veteran defenceman Jeff Woywitka.
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Free agent defenseman Woywitka signs with Canadiens (Yahoo! Sports)

After splitting time between St. Louis and Dallas last season, free agent defenseman Jeff Woywitka will call Montreal home for the 2011-12 NHL season, signing a one-year contract, the team announced Monday. Woywitka, 27, has eight goals, 41 assists and 141 penalty minutes in 251…
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Which 20 Philadelphia Flyers would start on the franchises’ all-time team? A fan’s perspective (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Which men would wear the twenty orange and black sweaters on a Philadelphia Flyers all-time team? It’s time to drop the puck and find out. Goaltenders Starter: Bernie Parent Backup: Ron Hextall With a nod to the beloved Pelle Lindbergh.
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Puck Headlines: GM on Crosby’s status; Happy Gilmore parade (Yahoo! Sports)

Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • That gentleman on the right? Chris Chelios. Do not adjust the … Continue reading →
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Jaromir Jagr should fit well with Philadelphia Flyers: Fan’s view (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

It’s been a little over one month since the Philadelphia Flyers signed enigmatic free agent Jaromir Jagr to a one-year, $3.3 million contract. For Philadelphia fans, it’s still kind of hard to believe it. The same Jagr that hurt the Flyers for many years as a Pittsburgh…
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The Flyers top five centers of all-time (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Bobby Clarke has always rightfully been considered the Philadelphia Flyers best center. Of course, he is also their best player of all-time. But, the gloves might need to be dropped when it comes to a debate about who the organizations other best centers are.
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Why Chris Pronger will become the next Flyers captain: Fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Unless lingering back issues unexpectedly force him to retire, Chris Pronger will be named the Philadelphia Flyers next team captain. Why Prongs He has already been the de facto on-ice leader since he arrived via trade from the Anaheim Ducks in the summer of 2009 .
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Lalime hangs up goalie pads, plans to settle in Ottawa (The Ottawa Citizen)

Now that his 12-year NHL career is officially over, former Ottawa Senators goaltender Patrick Lalime is settling into retirement in what he calls perfect surroundings — living a mere long slap shot away from Scotiabank Place.
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Fan reaction: Danny Briere should be next Philadelphia Flyers’ captain (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

When the Philadelphia Flyers stunned the hockey world by trading both Jeff Carter and captain Mike Richards on the same day, it certainly shocked many inside and outside of the hockey-hungry city. We found out soon after the Carter trade to Columbus that the next move would come…
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Candidates to be Flyers captain: Fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The Philadelphia Flyers will have a completely new look for the 2011-12 season. Ilya Bryzgalov is in goal, finally satisfying the long desire of fans to have a legit goalie in the net. On the other hand, established stars Jeff Carter and Mike Richards are gone .
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