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Flyers won’t loan unhappy prospect Alexei Kolosov back to KHL
Philadelphia Flyers general manager Daniel Briere said he will not loan Belarusian goalie prospect Alexei Kolosov back to Russia's KHL.,Briere told reporters at the team's rookie camp Tuesday that Kolosov has not reported to the team and wanted to be guaranteed a spot with the NHL team, or else cont...
Flyers F Travis Konecny inks 8-year, $70M extension
Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny signed an eight-year, $70 million contract extension on Thursday. ,The new deal, which to begin in 2025-26, will make Konecny the highest-paid player on the Flyers' roster.,"Travis Konecny is an integral part of the fabric of our team and we are thrilled to...
Flyers re-sign D Egor Zamula to 2-year pact
The Philadelphia Flyers re-signed defenseman Egor Zamula to a two-year contract on Sunday.,The team said the deal carries an average annual value of $1.7 million.,The 24-year-old Zamula put up 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in 66 regular-season games in Philadelphia in 2023-24. He had two power-...
Oskar Lindblom Rings the Bell in Victory Against Cancer
Oskar Lindblom is only 23 and he is destined to be remembered as one of the most beloved players in Flyers history....
The Flyers Are Finally Good. So Of Course The World Has To End.
Flyers Twitter is an odd place. I don’t really mix it up much with any other teams’ timelines, so I’m not sure if they’re all this crazy, but I can confidently say that we have some of the smartest and dumbest people on the planet in our little section of the Twittersphere. ...
Flyers Unveil Furry Orange Thing Named “Gritty,” And I Love Him
If you want to make sure a mascot unveiling goes well, just make sure a bunch of kids are there....
Scenes From Three Game 7's In One Night
[Goalie Semyon Varlamov of the Colorado Avalanche looks on as the Minnesota Wild celebrate a goal by Nino Niederreiter of the Minnesota Wild to tie the score 3-3 in the third period at Pepsi Center on April 30, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. Niederreiter went on to score the game winning goal as the Wild...
A Cold War Philly Beatdown, Illustrated
Geopolitics in the Crimea made you wistful for Cold War-era sports showdowns, where simple games became struggles between global powers? Well, illustrator Stephen Halker and the good people over at Victory Journal have a beautifully jingoistic tale of the 1976 game between the Broad Street Bullies ...
Ilya Bryzgalov Can't Take Your Calls Right Now; He's About To Launch Into Space
The Russian men's national hockey team recently removed Flyers' goalie and philosopher Ilya Bryzgalov from their roster before the start of the Channel One Cup, an annual tournament for Europeans playing in European leagues. During the NHL lockout, Bryzgalov has been playing for CSKA Moscow of the ...
Next Week Is Deadspin's Inaugural Blood Week: Submit A Story, Please
Yes, it's time for another go at a theme week for this site. Starting Tuesday, we'll be talking about all things bloody in sports, culminating with Pat Jordan driving out to Los Angeles to punch Sarah Silverman....
Montreal Columnist Breaks Out The Nazi Metaphor A Little Prematurely
The Flyers have a reputation as a dirty team. Fine. It's okay to hate them. But a February match-up between two teams barely in the playoff picture is no reason to resort to Hitler comparisons. Save it for the playoffs....