After a busy day between the two semifinals yesterday, we’re right back at it this afternoon for the first of our two medal games. This one will all but certainly be a bit bittersweet, as the teams from Finland and Slovakia will have to shake off the disappointment from their losses yesterday, and really bear down in their efforts to go for the bronze medal, to avoid being the last team going home completely empty-handed. It’s the meaningful game to end all meaningful games, and we can’t wait ...
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As we head into the medal matchups in the final games of the Olympics, we’re taking some time to revisit some of the top performances by Flyers players in tournaments past. The research found great success linked Finland and Philadelphia at Olympic games, which bodes well for our defenseman, Rasmus Ristolainen, as he prepares to battle for bronze against Slovakia. But let’s get into the meat of this.
Kimmo Timonen’s 2010 bronze medal: Finland versus Slovakia
The 2010 Olympics in Vanc...
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After a long week of practice coming off of a tough last weekend, the Phantoms were back in action tonight and looking to take advantage of a worn down and beaten up Hershey Bears team. It was a spirited matchup between two teams with no love lost between them, but it was one that the Phantoms fared well in — their offense finally found some spark and they were able to cruise to a reasonably tidy 4-1 win.
The basics
First period: 10:08- Alex Bump (Kyrou, Tomasino)PPG, 10:41- Cooper M...
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In what was another dominant weekend for the Michigan State Spartans, Porter Martone once again proved why he’s seen as one of the best prospects in college hockey. The freshman winger exploded for four goals across the series, highlighted by a Friday night hat trick that showcased many elements of his toolkit. In the end, Michigan State defeated Notre Dame by a final score of 8-2.
The Spartans wasted little time in this one, with Martone setting the tone almost immediately. Just over a m...
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After a bit of a sabbatical, our weekly prospect report is back and better than ever! Stick with us as we ease ourselves back into action, and catch up with some of the top performers in the prospect pool from the past week.
The News of the Week
At long last, we have a bit of positive injury related news to report: after dealing with a couple of extended absences, both Spencer Gill and Alex Bump were able to get back to action with their respective teams last week, and are beginning ...
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As the Flyers reconvene ahead of the return of their Olympic representatives, and the roster starts to prepare for the final 26 games of the year, some new faces joined the big club for practice, albeit briefly. Goaltender Carson Bjarnason, as well as defensemen Oliver Bonk and Hunter McDonald, were all called up from Lehigh Valley in order to fill in the gaps left behind by Dan Vladar, Rasmus Ristolainen, and Travis Sanheim, who all made the trip to Milano-Cortina.
Bjarnason came up on ...
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The medal round is winding down, and we’re set for a busy day of semifinal action unfolding over in Milan. For the early crown, we’ll see Canada and Finland facing off in what we can call the Flyers bowl, which will see a pair of teammates from Philly in Travis Sanheim and Rasmus Ristolainen facing off for a chance to punch their ticket to the gold medal game. And then, later on, it’s the big on for the local crowd — the Americans will face off against the Slovaks in their push to join their c...
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Some key pieces of the Flyers are still over in Italy battling for medals. But most of the club has been back in Philadelphia practicing. And after three consecutive days where the team was getting back in the swing of things, assistant coach Todd Reirden says it’s important for some players to have strong finishes. And none of those came to the fore more than winger Matvei Michkov during Thursday’s post-practice presser.
Although Reirden spoke in depth about the trio of players called up...
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*Congrats to the Team USA women on their big come-from-behind win over Canada for gold yesterday! Very exciting! [ Yahoo ]
*Pardon the “and how does this affect the Leafs” energy, but here’s a few lessons the Flyers could learn from Team USA’s big win. [ BSH ]
*Anyhoo, like we mentioned yesterday the Flyers are back on the ice for practice, and Emil Andrae is doing everything he possibly can to get Rick Tocchet to put him back in the lineup. [ Inquirer ]
*He’s not seen any game ...
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It’s done. The dominant USA women’s team were deservingly awarded the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics and it is the perfect conclusion to their story. They didn’t face much adversity until Thursday afternoon’s game against Canada, but that was also expected as the tournament would have been nothing if it wasn’t these two archrivals facing one another on the world’s biggest stage.
As the Americans walked through Canada with a clutch last-minute goal and then Megan Keller scored the ...
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The Philadelphia Flyers have 26 games left of their season and while they are on track to miss the playoffs, there could still be something positive to take for a couple players.
We’ve already looked at how three Flyers should be looking at the rest of the 2025-26 season to avoid the worst-case scenarios . But it’s time to believe that the glass isn’t half-empty but half-full.
Here then is a look at three Flyers who have the most to gain the rest of the season with strong finishes. F...
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The NHL is still on break due to the 2026 Winter Olympics tournament playing out through the rest of the week, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything going on. The Philadelphia Flyers returned to practice earlier this week and with the sessions happening but no actual games going on, they used the opportunity to get a closer look at some young players.
First, it was goaltender Carson Bjarnason that was recalled to be the team’s second netminder with Dan Vladar at the Olympics and Sam ...
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*The Flyers are back to practicing over in Voorhees and while they are still thinking playoffs, they appear to be self-aware enough to know that it’s going to take a lot of leveling up in order for them to make it in. [ Inquirer ]
*Travis Konecny still yearns for playoffs. And seems to believe this team is on its way to getting there. [ NBC Sports Philly ]
*In fact, Konecny has not been deterred by missing out on making Team Canada and heading to Milan with the Larger Travis. No, thi...
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The Phantoms are in the midst of, undeniably, the most challenging period of their season, to date. But while the results for the team as a whole have been at times maddeningly uneven, this period hasn’t been without its share of positives smattered throughout. The Phantoms have seen good flashes of impact up and down their lineup, but perhaps most notably, this last month and a half has seen Christian Kyrou making really positive strides to course correct on him game, and get things moving in...
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Welcome to the Philadelphia Flyers Top 25 Under 25 ranking, Winter 2026 edition. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be putting out our ranking of the, well, top 25 players in the Flyers organization who are under 25 years old. A total of 13 writers at Broad Street Hockey submitted ballots and here is the consensus ranking.
We’re continuing to work our way through the middle of our ranking, and we’re not too far away from getting into the really good stuff — the top-10. But before we mov...
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The Philadelphia Flyers have resumed practicing although the hockey games are still being played in Italy. The season has 26 games left in it, and the Flyers need to go on a very hot streak with as many regulation wins as possible to even be in the running for a playoff spot. But beyond that, there are a few Flyers who have a lot riding on these last 26 games. Whether it’s for a contract extension, a boost in self-confidence going into the summer, or simply playing well enough to maybe find an...
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*The quarterfinals of the men’s tourney at the Olympics begins today, with Canada taking on Dan Vladar and his Czech teammates this morning, and then later on this afternoon Team USA will face off against Sweden. For his part, Auston Matthews is looking every bit the leader USA Hockey needed him to be. [ AP ]
*Speaking of hockey surprises at the Olympics, there have been a few worth talking about a little bit. [ ESPN ]
*We actually got a little something resembling Flyers news yester...
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The Philadelphia Flyers are getting a helping hand from the AHL during the Olympic break, in the form of a young netminder who has been having a solid rookie season.
Announced by the team Tuesday afternoon, the Flyers have officially recalled 20-year-old netminder Carson Bjarnason up from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. While it is more of just something they officially have to do on-paper, it is still nice to see a guy getting a chance to be amongst the NHL squad.
Transaction: We have r...
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Welcome to the Philadelphia Flyers Top 25 Under 25 ranking, Winter 2026 edition. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be putting out our ranking of the, well, top 25 players in the Flyers organization who are under 25 years old. A total of 13 writers at Broad Street Hockey submitted ballots and here is the consensus ranking.
We’re still chugging along! In the middle of the ranking now, we’re seeing Flyers prospects that truly could make an impact in the NHL in a few years — or some player...
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*We’ve made it through the men’s hockey prelims over in Italy and today marks the start of the single-elimination tournament that leads to the gold medal. It’s very exciting! It’s been so long since we’ve been able to watch NHL players do this! Here’s everything you need to know as things get underway. [ Sportsnet ]
*Regrettably the Content Producers in the hockey cinematic universe seem to enjoy writing about Team Canada and Team USA and very little else, so here’s a look at Team USA’s l...
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On Monday, despite a lull in the National Hockey League, the San Jose Sharks announced they’re parting company with veteran winger Jeff Skinner. The team put him on unconditional waivers in order to terminate the contract he has with the club. If he clears waivers on Tuesday, then he becomes an unrestricted free agent and is eligible to sign with whoever he pleases. The question then would be if Skinner would be a fit for the Flyers down the stretch.
Skinner signed a one-year deal with Ed...
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The new year, in short, has not been kind to the Phantoms.
It’s been a challenging stretch, as depletions from both injuries and NHL recalls as well as wear creeping in elsewhere in the lineup has met with a period of the team pulling farther away from a commitment to sticking to their fundamentals, and all of this has come together to make for a 5-11 record since the calendar turned to 2026, and in the Phantoms still looking for their first win in the month of February.
Things came ...
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*The Phantoms were back in action this weekend after a brief All Star break, and their first game against Cleveland on Saturday saw them looking a bit rusty, that’s for sure. [ BSH ]
*They needed a big response effort on Sunday in their afternoon follow-up against a tough Syracuse team, and while they were able to keep the score closer, it was still a tough loss that they came away with. [ BSH ]
*Our pal Maddie (hey, that’s me!) checked in with the guys over at PHLY this week to talk...
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The Lehigh Valley Phantoms didn’t muster much offense on Sunday afternoon, losing 3-1 to the visiting Syracuse Crunch and losing both games over the weekend. The loss overshadowed a rather impressive performance by Aleksei Kolosov.
The basics
First period: 16:08- Dylan Duke (Ethan Gauthier, Conor Geekie) (PPG) Second period: 10:47- Brendan Furry (Gabriel Szturc, Matteo Pietroniro) Third period: 13:16- Tucker Robertson (Unassisted), 18:45- Mitchell Chafee (Jakob Pelletier) SOG: 19 (LH...
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Matthew and Brady Tkachuk are some of the most notorious pests in the NHL. Constantly getting into scrums after the whistle, causing massive problems for their opposition, and just being a general nuisance is what they thrive off of — and of course scoring loads of goals and points and being impactful players when they’re actually playing hockey.
But in a recent interview clip, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim let the world know that he doesn’t really like either of them and ...
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