 The Flyers 2010-2011 regular season schedule has been annouced. To find out who the Flyers are playing, and when, click this link to the official Flyers website
http://flyers.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm?season=20102011&gameType=2
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 Jim Turner
Turnersportsdesk.com
August 18, 2010
I read an interesting blog item this morning while chugging a pot of coffee to get rid of that 9am feeling. The Bleacher Report’s, Ryan Davenport crafted an interesting argument on how signing free agent defenseman Willie Mitchell will make the Caps better.
I like Willie Mitchell but I do not think he can deliver what I call the “Fedorov effect” as ...
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 Chris Pronger has annouced that he will likely miss the start of training camp for the Flyers, and is not certain whether or not he will be ready for the Fly-boys October 7 season opener
Pronger, who less than two weeks ago underwent arthoscopic knee surgery, said "I want to come back when the knee is as close to 100% as possible"
Last week, the Associated Press reported that Flyers GM P...
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 Flyers fans have gotten to know Riley Cote as one of their toughest brawlers. With 411 penalty minutes to his credit, Cote is not one to back down. So imagine how Flyers fans next season will feel, when they see Cote....in a nice suit and tie
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Cote has retired, and will join the Adirondack Phantoms as an assistant coach. Cote will join head coach Greg Gilbert...
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 Yesterday, Ed Snider aknowledged that Wayne Stephenson, a former Flyers goaltender, passed away earlier this year at the age of 65.
Stephenson, who passed away on June 22, was remembered by Snider as "a terrific human being who offered so much to our team, both on and off the ice"
Stephenson backed up hall of fame goaltender Bernie Parent on the Flyers 1975 Championship squad. The next season, Ste...
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 The offseason for the Flyers so far has been summed up by two simple words:
Simon Gagne
The fan favorite was traded for defenseman Matt Walker and a 4th round pick in the 2011 NHL draft. Even though most fans knew Gagne would be traded for cap space, the trade still struck a blow with fans. Not only was Gagne beloved by the citizens of the city of Philadelphia, but his performance while visibly in...
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 The beautiful sideline reporter, Erin Andrews, has signed a new deal with ESPN.
Andrews, a fan favorite, started working for ESPN in 2004 covering the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. Since then she has expanded her roles, covering MLB games as well as All-Star Festivities, and being the main attraction on the sidelines of ESPN College Football games.
Fans will now be able to see even more of the leggy r...
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 [Guest Writer: Sean Udicious]
Well, it was a fun run. The Flyers, going into playoffs as a number 7 seed, helped exorcise the demons of the 2000 Eastern Conference Finals, defeating the New Jersey Devils to move on to the second round. Then, the Flyers pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, coming back from a 3-0 deficit to win the series 4 games to 3 over the Bosto...
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 Jim Turner
Turnersportsdesk.com
July 7, 2010
World News:
World Cup run ends for USA– The United States playedtheir guts out even with some bad calls but in the end Ghana proved too much. My personalobservation was that Ghanahad their best athletes who grew up playing/loving soccer and it showed. Ibelieve the US will farebetter in the World Cup when the US cares enough abou...
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 Entering this offseason, Devils GM Lou Lamoriello knew he needed to improve the teams defense. His top priority should have, and may have, been to re-sign Paul Martin.
That can no longer happen. Martin, the top defenseman in this years free agent crop, signed a five-year, $25 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
This is a major hit to New Jersey as Martin is one of the best puck moving ...
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