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A Lehigh Valley Phantoms blog. We talk about the AHL. That's it.

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Tuesday Morning Fly By: It’s go time

*Go time on what, you ask? Well, dear reader, we have elected to use this nice long Olympic break productively by running through a winter edition of the BSH 25 Under 25! LET’S GO! [ BSH ] *Also great news, everyone: people are still weighing in on the Matvei Michkov/Rick Tocchet… situation. Great. Surely you were wondering what Chris Pronger thought of all this. [ Inquirer ] *Otherwise it’s All Olympics in the hockey cinematic universe, and these are the things we’re going to be wat...

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Introducing the 2026 mid-season Flyers Top 25 Under 25

We’re only just entering the first full week of this Olympic break, but already it feels as though things have been slowed down to a crawl in the hockey world for ages. It’s high time for us to find something to sustain us through these sure to be quiet next few weeks, and there’s no better time than now to get into our favorite biannual series. It’s Top 25 Under 25 season again! The concept of the series is simple — your very favorite contributors from the website here all make our perso...

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3 storylines for the Flyers at the 2026 Winter Olympics

We won’t be watching the actual hockey team the Philadelphia Flyers on the ice for more than two weeks but some of their players will be gleefully on our screens participating in the 2026 Winter Olympics. Defenseman Travis Sanheim for Canada, goaltender Dan Vladar for Czechia, and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen for Finland, have already made their way across the Atlantic and are preparing for the men’s tournament to start Wednesday. While there aren’t any first-line stars who will be getti...

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Top 3 biggest brawls in Philadelphia Flyers history

With the Philadelphia Flyers not playing during the Olympic break, what better time to take a look at the top 3 brawls in Flyers history? There have been a plethora of Flyers line brawls over their 50+ years as a franchise in the NHL. They didn’t get deemed the Broad Street Bullies for nothing. In this article, I will be ranking my top 3 Flyers line brawls of all time. Feel free to leave a comment on which Flyers brawl was your favorite down below. Honorable Mention – Flyers vs. Peng...

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Monday Morning Fly By: The break’s on

*Folks! We’ve officially made it to the Olympic break. We’re ready to more or less shut the Flyers out of our minds, especially after the loss that they dropped on us in their last game before this break. [ PHLY ] *It was an especially tough loss, because there were points in there where a win really was within reach for the Flyers, if they had just been able to bear down and not miss on so many of their opportunities. [ BSH ] *As we said, we’re pretty ready for the break, but there’...

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Takeaways: Phantoms fall behind early, drop matchup with Islanders 5-1

The Phantoms hit the road for a quick trip up to Bridgeport this evening, for the final game of the weekend and their final game before the break. They were looking to close this one out on a high note, and prevent the Islanders from gaining any more ground on them in the standings, but between a stilted offensive effort and a bit of shaky goaltending, they struggled to get themselves off the ground, and instead came away with another quite lopsided loss. The basics First period: 6:0...

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Flyers prospects Porter Martone, Shane Vansaghi shine versus Michigan

It was the first time Michigan and Michigan State met as the nation’s top two teams, and, much like their previous matchups, they split the weekend series. The Spartans came out strong on both nights, but the Wolverines mounted a comeback in game one. Flyers prospects Shane Vansaghi and Porter Martone each found the back of the net during the series. Game 1: Michigan State 3, Michigan 4 (OT) After a tightly contested opening stretch with both teams feeling each other out, Charlie Str...

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Takeaways: Phantoms battle hard but lose to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 6-5 on Friday night

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms had a season-high 41 shots and scored five times, but Wilkes-Barre/Scranton were one better thanks to Matt Dumba’s hat trick and a sensational night from goaltender Joel Blomqvist for an entertaining 6-5 victory over the hosts Friday night. The basics First period: 1:14- Matt Dumba (Ville Koivunen, Tristan Broz) 4:11- Ville Koivunen (Tristan Broz, Melvin Fernstrom), 15:34- Lane Pederson (Unassisted) (SHG) Second period: 1:40- Maxence Guenette (Anthony Richa...

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Missed opportunities marred Flyers’ final game before Olympic break

The Flyers, riding high after snapping their losing streak with a big win over the Capitals on Tuesday, went into their final game before the break with a significant challenge on their hands — keeping their positive momentum rolling now that they finally had it. And while there were pieces in the matchup which worked in their favor, between a similarly matchup Senators team broadly, but more precisely one starting a 37-year old James Reimer only a handful of games into his stint with Ottawa a...

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3 Flyers who probably don’t want an Olympic break

The Flyers finished their pre-Olympic gauntlet Thursday night with a 2-1 overtime loss against the Ottawa Senators. The Flyers capped off this stretch of 56 games with a record of 25-20-11. And while some players we mentioned previously well more than happy to see the Olympic break now for a few weeks, there are a few other players who maybe hate the fact they’re now having some down time. It’s not every Flyer, but we take a look at three Flyers who are playing quite well of late, and would ju...

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Friday Morning Fly By: The loserest point

*Without much in the way of hyperbole, that was the worst hockey game I have ever seen. An embarrassing effort, if you could even call it that. Surely you want to read about it, so… RECAP ! *The Flyers were looking for build some momentum last night heading into the Olympic break — like okay obviously winning is good but you’re off for 19 days boys I’m not sure that’s how “momentum” works, exactly — and they absolutely did not succeed in doing that. [ Inquirer ] *Ricky Tacos wants ev...

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Takeaways: Flyers score late but Senators win it 2-1 in overtime in tight-checking game

The Flyers scored late to tie the game 1-1 and earn one point thanks to Jamie Drysdale. However, it was the only point they got as Ottawa defeated Philadelphia in overtime 2-1, leaving the Flyers with 61 points at the Olympic break. The Basics First period: No scoring Second period: 9:55- Nick Cousins (Shane Pinto, Michael Amadio) Third period: 18:46- Jamie Drysdale (Bobby Brink, Trevor Zegras) Overtime: 0:47- Tim Stutzle (Brady Tkachuk) SOG: 16 (PHI) – 27 (OTT) Some Takeaways ...

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Flyers vs. Senators: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

It’s here. The last game we’ll be watching of this dang Philadelphia Flyers team for a whole 20 days. Should we try to savor it? Maybe take in every single minute so that we can keep it in our heads until they return on Feb. 25? Maybe. Or, we could just get through it as fast as possible so we can relax for a little bit. They’re facing Claude Giroux and his Ottawa Senators, by the way. Puck drop:  7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 93.3 WMMR Pregame reading D...

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Flyers’ Travis Konecny remains consistent through difficult time

Between being left off of the Canadian Olympic team following his appearance at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament last year and playing for a team that seems destined to miss the playoffs once again, Philadelphia Flyers winger Travis Konecny hasn’t had much go his way this year.  Following the Flyers’ 6-3 loss to the Bruins last week that stretched their losing streak to three, Konecny voiced his frustration at the fact that his squad seemed to be fading out of the playoff picture once ag...

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Thursday Morning Fly By: We made it!

*We have made it, Flyers fans, to the final game before two glorious weeks off from the Philadelphia Flyers. The content will continue unabated, of course, but we will be free from games while the world turns to Italy. But we’ve got this game against our old pal Claude and his Ottawa Senators. Last game was a step forward but they gotta keep it going tonight. [ BSH ] *Speaking of steps forward, Danny Briere probably moved this whole Michkov/Tocchet thing along with his pregame presser on ...

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Flyers GM Danny Briere: The first 1000 days

February 4 marks 1000 days since the interim tag was removed from Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Danny Briere. After a short trial run following the firing of Chuck Fletcher, Briere was given the reins, hoping to shed some of the contracts and players who were no longer fitting, swapping them off for picks, trying to change the team through the draft, and making a handful of deals that were somewhat outside the box. The jury is still out on a few of the draft picks, and will be for probab...

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Flyers show progress in win over Capitals, but bigger challenge lies ahead

The Flyers, hitting the start of the month of February on a four-game losing streak and at the risk of heading into the Olympic break in free fall, managed to pull together a prompt shift in momentum. Picking up a reasonably tidy 4-2 win over their divisional rival Capitals, the Flyers lifted quite a major weight off of their shoulders, but still sit with a reminder that there’s work yet to be done. Overcoming the noise To deliver the understatement of the century, things have not be...

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Goaltender Dan Vladar becoming Flyers’ unsung hero and leader

Throughout the season, it’s been a three-man race as to who has been the guy the Flyers have gone to all season. For most of the year it was Trevor Zegras. But he’s slowed down a bit on his points pace. Winger Travis Konecny has picked up the slack and now leads the team in points, yet even he’s had some games and moments that he’d like to have back. The one guy that has managed to be even keel most of the way — and been one of the brightest and biggest lights thus far — is goaltender Dan Vlad...

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Rick Tocchet talks about extending Matvei Michkov’s shifts in Flyers win

The Philadelphia Flyers earned a feel-good 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals that helped them wash away a whole lot of their ongoing issues. Sure, it doesn’t help that they suffered a brutal stretch that almost cemented them as a non-playoff team, but Tuesday night’s win was perfectly timed after the messy drama between head coach Rick Tocchet and winger Matvei Michkov spilled into the national spotlight. The main gripe surrounding this drama was the lack of minutes given to Michkov an...

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Wednesday Morning Fly By: Finally, winners again

*After what felt like several weeks of totally crappy hockey, the Flyers took on the Caps on home ice last night and won a god dang hockey game. RECAP ! *Prior to the game, GM Danny Briere spoke with the media about all of The Stuff going on with Tocchet and Michkov. Nothing groundbreaking here but definitely something Briere needed to do to get a handle on this thing. [ BSH ] *Some people are asking if any of this was even a big deal at all. [ NBC Sports Philly ] *Whatever you ...

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Takeaways: Flyers outlast tired Capitals with late power play goal

In their first meeting of the season, the Flyers survived a third period push by Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals. A late goal on the power play by Jamie Drysdale was the difference in the Flyers’ 4-2 win. The basics First Period: 5:56 – Owen Tippett (Travis Sanheim, Matvei Michkov) Second Period: 4:45 – Carl Grundstrom (Nic Deslauriers, Rasmus Ristolainen), 8:12 – Aliaksei Protas (SHG) (Anthony Beauvillier) Third Period: 2:40 – Anthony Beauvillier (Justin Sourdif, Trevo...

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Flyers GM Danny Briere comments on Tocchet-Michkov controversy

The Philadelphia Flyers might be playing a game on Tuesday but all anyone can talk about is the potential crisis regarding head coach Rick Tocchet and winger Matvei Michkov. So much so that general manager Danny Briere had to come and clear the air publicly. As the rumors started to swirl that there is potentially a massive conflict between Michkov and Tocchet bubbling up to the surface, and just about everyone had their take on how the Flyers should handle the situation, the team acted q...

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Flyers prospect Christian Kyrou to replace Denver Barkey at AHL All-Star Classic

The AHL All-Star Classic is just about a week away, and with the Phantoms’ representative in Denver Barkey remaining on the Flyers’ roster as the NHL roster freeze in advance of the Olympic break has come and gone, another one of the team’s exciting prospects has been called upon to replace him. Christian Kyrou gets the nod With Barkey unavailable — and likely the next most natural option in Alex Bump still out with injury — the call was made to select Phantoms defenseman Christian K...

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Flyers vs. Capitals: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

And just like that, the final week before the break has arrived. It’s certainly been an exciting lead-up to it (for better or worse), but the Flyers will be hoping against all hope that they can get the ball rolling here and find a way to hit the break on a bit of a high. And there’s no better chance to get that started than with a matchup against another divisional rival, as the Capitals come to town. Puck drop:  7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 93.3 WMMR Pregame reading ...

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3 Flyers who need the upcoming Olympic break so badly

The Flyers will be closing up shop for a few weeks when the season takes a roughly three-week break for the Winter Olympics in Italy. A few Flyers — including Travis Sanheim and Dan Vladar — will be making the trip across the pond to represent their respective countries. But for other Flyers, the break can’t come soon enough. Philadelphia’s winning percentage the last month has almost mirrored their power play efficiency. And that could mean nearly everyone will be happy to get away for a...

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