The Broad Street Blog

…for the NHL All-Stars. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) The NHL All-Star ballot was released this week and here are the Flyers on that list:
Martin Biron - has had a rough start, but was one of the biggest reasons for the Flyers run to the Eastern Conference Finals last season.
Kimmo Timonen - a key [...]

After going 0-3-3 through the first 6 games of the season, the Flyers took both games of the home and home against the New Jersey Devils. The first win of the season came Friday night in New Jersey, 6-3. Mike Richards set a career high with 4 assists. The power play accounted [...]

The Flyers opened the 2008-09 season last night against the New York Rangers looking to follow up their run to the Eastern Conference Finals. This year’s slogan is “Hungry For More.” The Flyers looked anything but hungry in the first 20 minutes of the game, you could even call them anorexic.
The Flyers [...]

Well, the long awaited announcement was made today. Mike Richards was named the 17th Captain in the history of the Flyers Franchise. For some, selecting Richards seemed like a no-brainer. In his first three years in the NHL he has shown the poise of a veteran.

For the Flyers, the past two days have meant closing out the 2007-2008 season. Yesterday saw Coach John Stevens and GM Paul Holmgren meeting with the media to discuss the past season and what is to come in the next few months.
Some interesting quotes from the pair include Holmgren talking about his offseason priorities:
“Obviously, [...]