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We’re just two days away from the start of the NHL season. The Philadelphia Flyers will be looking to improve […] The post Flyers Free Agency Primer: Vladar & Other Extensions, Plus Targets on the Open Market appeared first on Philly Hockey Now .
The Philadelphia Flyers are hosting their annual development camp this week. It’ll be the first instance where we get to see the newly drafted players on the ice wearing orange and black, seeing who pops and who could be more of a long-term project. We’ll also see some more established prospects like Porter Martone, Denver Barkey, and Alex Bump get to give some of their sage wisdom to the younger (albeit not by that much) players. But, what might be the third or fourth most fun thing at d...
After a long and busy weekend of drafting, the Flyers are diving right into it this week, gather their prospects new and old for an equally busy week of action at Development Camp . The Flyers will have some of their exciting big name pieces still participating in this camp — guys like Porter Martone, Denver Barkey, and Alex Bump, who have some meaningful NHL experience under their belts, and who can still learn some things from this camp, to be sure, but who are also players we can reaso...
*That’s another NHL Entry Draft in the books, and if nothing else, Danny Briere made sure people noticed what the Flyers were doing. The first move the Flyers made on Friday night was to trade back from 21 to 27 in order to pick up a couple more late round picks and to select, rather predictably, the largest 17 year old to ever live. [ BSH ] *Post first round, Briere explained what he was thinking when he did the thing everyone expected him to do. [ BSH ] *Here’s what the scouting co...
The Philadelphia Flyers are set to finalize a five-year extension with starting netminder Dan Vladar, according to insider Pierre LeBrun. The deal will come with a $5.5 million AAV. Still some final touches needed, and it can’t be announced officially until July 1, but Flyers and Dan Vladar closing in on five-year extension which will carry $5.5M AAV. — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 28, 2026 The deal can't be officially announced until July 1, when he becomes eligible for an extension. H...
The Philadelphia Flyers have a hot commodity in defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen. According to multiple reports, several teams are giving general manager Danny Briere a ring to see what they need to give up to pry the big Finnish blueliner away from Philadelphia. Unfortunately for us and for the Flyers, those inquiring teams just got a whole lot of leverage. The Flyers’ reported asking price, ever since Ristolainen trade rumors started to percolate once again at the last trade deadline,...
In one of the more eventful NHL drafts in recent times, there were plenty of teams that did very well for themselves and could be fast-tracking a rebuild or extending their contending window. On the other side, there are teams that whiffed or reached on selections that could hurt them down the road.
It’s been a busy weekend around here with all of the draft happenings unfolding, and the Flyers won’t be slowing down anytime soon. With all of that business taken care of, the next phase is getting a look at some of these brand new prospects in action. The Flyers’ annual Development Camp will offer just that opportunity. As the Flyers announced on Sunday morning, this year’s camp is set to get underway in short order, opening up with the first of four days’ worth of on-ice sessions on Mo...
Now that the 2026 NHL Draft is over, the Philadelphia Flyers have announced their roster and schedule for Development Camp. […] The post Flyers Release Roster and Schedule for 2026 Development Camp appeared first on Philly Hockey Now .
With six picks over the weekend at 2026 National Hockey League Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers didn’t wow too many people, but they didn’t seem to be the bottom dwellers when it came to drafting quality prospects. Here then is a handful of reactions from various outlets as to what was good about the Flyers drafting this year, and what wasn’t. ESPN The Flyers selected three defensemen, two goaltenders, and a center. And while ESPN said the team should be praised for being able to trade...
The Philadelphia Flyers are said to be “all in” on acquiring reigning Norris Trophy winner Zach Werenski from the Columbus Blue Jackets.After spending the first 10 seasons of his NHL career toiling for the lowly Blue Jackets, Werenski has requested a trade from the only team he’s ever known since Columbus made him the No. […] The post Flyers ‘All In’ On Trying to Acquire Norris Winner Zach Werenski appeared first on HEAVY .
General manager Daniel Brière has completed his fourth NHL Entry Draft with the Philadelphia Flyers. How did he do? Round 1, Pick 27: Maksim Sokolovskii, D, London Knights (OHL) The…
Darnell Nurse's days as an Edmonton Oiler are numbered. The mobile defenceman has requested a trade and Oilers general manager Stan Bowman is facilitating the move, and from the sounds of things, trade talks are down to two teams. The Philadelphia Flyers and Anaheim Ducks. David Pagnotta: It sounds like it's Philadelphia and Anaheim that are battling this one out to try to get Darnell Nurse - Hello Hockey (6/27) The Ducks will have to pay an 'extra tax' for being a Western Conference club, and...
Philadelphia Flyers assistant general manager Brent Flahr spoke with the media Saturday afternoon after the 2026 National Hockey League Draft wrapped up in Buffalo. Flahr said the plan the scouting staff had going into the draft seemed to fall apart early on when the prospects they had targeted began being scooped up. “Our draft board early on it was cleaned,” Flahr said regarding the two-day event . “We had a lot of teams calling trying to trade up to get our pick and it went radio silen...
It certainly feels like the Philadelphia Flyers are going to try to do something to change up their blue line — could that involve trading for Darnell Nurse from the Edmonton Oilers? Nurse does have a full no-movement clause so he’s going to dictate where he ends up getting traded to after his time in Edmonton has almost certainly come to an end. And according to recent reporting, the 31-year-old defenseman has handed a list of just a few teams to the Oilers that he would be open to movin...
The Philadelphia Flyers came into the draft weekend with 3 Day 2 draft selections. Following their trade back in Round […] The post Flyers Report Card: Grading Philly’s Day 2 Selections appeared first on Philly Hockey Now .
And that’s a wrap! The Flyers closed out their 2026 Draft with one final selection, grabbing one more defenseman in Max Laatikainen. 🔶 WELCOME TO PHILLY! 🔶 With the 213th overall pick in the 2026 #NHLDraft , we are proud to select defenseman Max Laatikainen. pic.twitter.com/297y60HtvV — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) June 27, 2026 This Finnish defendseman breaks, in a way, from the mold that the Flyers have set elsewhere in this draft class, as his profile is more that of a...
The Philadelphia Flyers have made their final selection in the 2026 NHL Draft. With the 213th pick in the 7th […] The post Flyers Wrap Up 2026 NHL Draft With Finnish Defenseman appeared first on Philly Hockey Now .
Draft Picks
The Philadelphia Flyers have completed the 2026 NHL Draft, selecting three times in the first two rounds. Let’s rank their prospects using a pyramid, tier-list-style format. What Is a Prospect?…
Elliotte Friedman is back with the news bombs on the 2026 NHL Draft broadcast. The NHL insider revealed that the […] The post Report: Flyers Believed to Be One of Darnell Nurse’s 3 Preferred Destinations appeared first on Philly Hockey Now .
The Philadelphia Flyers could get aggressive this summer and it could involve getting the best defenseman to hit the open market since, well, Quinn Hughes less than a year ago. Zach Werenski could be edging his way out of the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 29-year-old elite blueliner is fresh off of a Norris Trophy win and by all accounts, is sick and tired of spending his career on a team that is rarely (if ever) in the playoff conversation. While it is expected that the big players in the l...
The Edmonton Oilers continue exploring the trade market for Darnell Nurse after the longtime defenseman requested a move earlier this month. While The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta has reported that he has four teams on his trade list — the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings — another club has emerged […] The post Oilers rumors: Western Conference team added to Darnell Nurse sweepstakes appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Flyers closed out their fifth round by selecting their first forward of this draft so far, picking up center KJ Sauer out of the Minnesota high school system. 🔶 WELCOME TO PHILLY! 🔶 With the 136th overall pick in the 2026 #NHLDraft , we are proud to select forward KJ Sauer. pic.twitter.com/RXVpZVbVEv — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) June 27, 2026 Sauer is a bit of a weird case, having missed much of this season with injury — and looking like he was still feeling some li...
The Philadelphia Flyers have selected their first forward in the 2026 NHL Draft. With the 136th overall pick in the […] The post Flyers Draft Big High School Center in 5th Round appeared first on Philly Hockey Now .