Inquirer alum & Hockey News columnist. Co-creator of Bullies, an upcoming TV series on the fabled Flyers of yesteryear. Author of 6 sports-related books.
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Source: Wayne Simmonds will strongly consider the #Flyers when free agency starts July 1. "He loves Philadelphia," the source said.
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After 46 wonderful years at The Inquirer, I’ve accepted the buyout & will start a new phase in my life. Thanks to all my great editors & amazing colleagues, & thanks to all our passionate readers. It’s been my pleasure — and I still plan to do some #Flyers freelance work. Cheers!
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#Flyers coach Alain Vigneault took this photo of his parents, Maurice and Loraine, in May. He said his mom is battling dementia,and this was one of his happiest days after his 14-day quarantine because his mom recognized him.
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BREAKING: Oskar Lindblom skated in Voorhees today with his teammates. #Inspiration #Flyers
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.@oskarlindblom officially on #Flyers roster. Miracles do happen!
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This is the 53rd year that the legendary Lou Nolan has been the @NHLFlyers’ PA announcer. Before that, he worked alongside Joe Kadlec in the PR department. He is the only person who has worked for the Flyers since their inception in 1967-68. Bravo, Lou!
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Shoutout to @penguins owner Mario Lemieux, cancer survivor, for reaching out to @oskarlindblom during his cancer battle. #Flyers
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Oskar Lindblom is in good spirits; he just stopped by #Flyers locker room.
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Raise your hand, Philly fans, if the @FlaPanthers just became your favorite team through the Stanley Cup playoffs. #Flyers
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Robert Haag, with tears in his eyes, jokingly says Oskar Lindblom is like his “annoying little brother.” The two Swedes are extremely close. Hagg was with Lindblom when he was given the diagnosis and he got choked up as he recalled the conversation. #Flyers
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Update: Nolan Patrick is skating without issues and able to sleep much better because headaches have diminished. Still some hurdles but it’s sounding optimistic. #Flyers
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Maxey was fouled twice in OT. No call. Embiid tries to swat ball and accidentally hits Brunson’s face — flagrant foul. The NBA should be ashamed. #76ers
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Hayes is living with Yandle, whom he called his second-best friend. He called his late brother, Jimmy, his best friend in an emotional news conference. Having Yandle and other (new) former teammates (like Atkinson and Brassard) will help him get through, Hayes said.#Flyers
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Hart, 21, became the youngest goalie in #Flyers history to win a postseason game.
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Ivan Provorov cared about Game 6 more than anyone in Philadelphia today. Gotta love how much he took the loss to heart. Young player with old-school attitude. Surround him with the right pieces and this kid will hoist a Cup someday.
Ivan Provorov played thru shoulder injury. Gave it all he had
“As long as my arm was attached I was playing.”
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Wayne Simmonds was very emotional after what was probably his last game as a Flyer. He has been a warrior here for eight years. #Flyers
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Oskar Lindblom has stated his treatments at Penn. Wishing him the best. #Flyers #OskarStrong
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.@NHLFlyers’ @oskarlindblom to undergo final cancer treatments, making progress; Nolan Patrick ‘feeling better every day’ inquirer.com/flyers/flyers-o… via @PhillyInquirer
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Torts says Provy didn’t take warmups because he was against Pride Night. He didn’t consider benching him. #Flyers
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#Flyers legend Bernie Parent distributing meals to the needy today in Northeast Philly.
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I’m told the #Flyers gave Sammy Morin a beer shower after the game. Sweet moment for the big guy.
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Source: Phil Myers and #Flyers are close to agreeing to a contact. Could happen this week.
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Lindblom was in locker room congratulating his teammates. #Flyers
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I’ll never forget walking down the street in San Jose (before a morning skate)with @davegisaac a couple yrs ago when a man wearing an Aube-Kubel jersey saw us and with unbridled joy said, “My son is playing for the Philadelphia #Flyers tonight!” Wonder what he’s saying tonight?
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Brian Page, a 17-year-old hockey player from Delaware who was paralyzed in a game in November, works hard with therapists at Magee Hospital. He played for the Little #Flyers.
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DeAngelo: "I'm absolutely not racist at all." #Flyers
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.@NHLFlyers defenseman Keith Yandle has played in 949 consecutive games and is 16 games away from passing Doug Jarvis for the longest consecutive-games streak in NHL history.
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.@NHLFlyers will play Boston in outdoor game in Lake Tahoe on Feb. 21, per @FriedgeHNIC
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Carter Hart said it's "insane" how much Philly fans care about sports. Says he's recognized more when he walks into a store in Philly than he is when he's in suburban Edmonton, which is where he lives in offseason. #Flyers
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Couldn’t be happier for Bob, who was always a class act with the @NHLFlyers, a team that obviously gave up on him too early and signed Bryzgalov. Now Bob has two Vezinas, a Stanley Cup and perhaps a ticket to the HOF.
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Gotta love the togetherness of NHL players: Mika Zibanejad of the @NYRangers called @Biscuittees looking for half dozen #OskarStrong shirts to wear Monday when they visit the #Flyers. Like Lindblom, he is a Sweden native. Below is Provy.
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Coots becomes first #Flyers player to win Selke (best defensive forward) since Dave Poulin in 1987.
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Part of one of the worst trades in the @NHLFlyers’ history. As he was nearing his death, Ed Snider told one of his sons: “I can’t believe I’m not going to see Ghost’s career.” 53 was still a Flyer at the time.
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Fletcher said Lindblom will work out with team in Toronto and would be eligible to play. #Flyers
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From Zack Hill: @28CGiroux walking into the locker room after playing his 1,000th and final game for @NHLFlyers
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Love this photo of @bernieparent and Kate Smith at the Cup parade. 💔 @NHLFlyers
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Source: Flyers are not trading TK. Some reported he was being shopped. Not true. #Flyers
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Six Rangers will wear them, I’m told.
Gotta love the togetherness of NHL players: Mika Zibanejad of the @NYRangers called @Biscuittees looking for half dozen #OskarStrong shirts to wear Monday when they visit the #Flyers. Like Lindblom, he is a Sweden native. Below is Provy.
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For those saying migraine-stricken Nolan Patrick is a first-round “bust,” do us all a favor and never tweet again. #Flyers
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Classy move: After he was fired by #Flyers, Dave Hakstol called and congratulated his replacement, Scott Gordon.
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Congrats to Sean Couturier and his wife, Laurence, on the birth of their daughter, Ella! (Selke would be a fitting middle name, no?) #Flyers
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#Flyers will open the doors to the WFC for ticketholders early on Sunday,so fans can watch the Philly sports baseball-hockey
double header. Phils-Padres play at 2:37 and will be on TVs. Fans can enter with tickets to Flyers-San Jose game at 7 p.m. $5 beer, $1 hot dogs.
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G takes a victory lap, and he wipes away tears as he waves to the crowd. #Flyers
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Kaleb Dahlgren, 20, a member of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team, displays #Flyers paraphernalia sent from Bob Clarke. Dahlgren is recovering from the horrific bus crash that killed 16 & injured 13 near Armley, Saskatchewan on April 6. He has Type 1 diabetes (same as Clarke).
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Oskar Lindblom and Robert Hagg have arrived in Voorhees from Sweden, Yes, the start of training camp is getting closer. #Flyers
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#Flyers appear to be trying to free cap space to make a major deal.
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BREAKING: Frost will not be sent to LV when Laughton returns. #Flyers
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Travis Konecny has arrived at #Flyers’ training facility, per @billmeltzer
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As it turned out, #Flyers wild game was more exciting to watch than Super Bowl LV. By far.
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Were #Flyers worried fans would stay away for health concerns? Hart: “I don’t think we really care about coronavirus; it’s more other people.” Ghost: “It’s Philly, bro.”
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.@NHLFlyers sign Phil Myers for three years, $2.55M per.
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#Flyers are now 20-0-2 when @KevinPHayes12 scores a goal.
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Carter Hart is now 15-2-2 at the Wells Fargo Center this season, posting a 1.62 goals-against average and a .943 save percentage. He owns the best GAA and save percentage at home among all goaltenders in 2019-20 (min. 15 GP), per the NHL #Flyers
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Coots is wearing his hospital bracelet from when his daughter was born. Says it will inspire him...and he doesn’t want to lose it because his wife wants it as a souvenir. #Flyers
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Crowd roars as Wayne Simmonds, Danny Briere, and Jake Voracek honor G in video ... and when footage is shown of G leveling Crosby. #Flyers
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“Joe Biden” with a shoutout to a #Flyers icon on SNL:
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.@NHLFlyers held Alex Ovechkin without a point in four games this season. He was minus-4 and had 10 shots over those four games.
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#Flyers center Kevin Hayes talks about playing the season for his late brother, Jimmy.
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Just talked to former #Flyers winger Scott Hartnell in the press box. He says he's moving to Haddonfield and will live across the street from his best bud, Kimmo Timonen. "Can't get away from him," he said.
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Lindblom treatment expected to start next week. #Flyers
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Patrick says the entire team, especially TK and Hayes, has supported him throughout his ordeal. #Flyers
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In an interview with Zack Hill today, #Flyers coach AV said his mom is having a challenging time battling dementia. He said she recently used to recognize him every other time, now it’s about every fifth time. Sending prayers and good thoughts to the family.
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#Flyers have a 4-game win streak since seeing Lindblom: “I’d like to say it’s as simple as seeing Oskar in the morning and seeing that smiling
face and him telling us ‘You guys got to win tonight,'" AV said with tears in his eyes. "I don’t think it’s as simple as that. (1 of 2)
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Pitlick apparently going to Arizona. #Flyers will miss him. Not many Flyers played harder than him in playoffs.
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"We're all for equality and social justice...but right now we're here to play a game," AV says. #Flyers
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Luna Perrone, 9, of Florida, received this today from one of her favorite athletes, the #Flyers’ Oskar Lindblom. Luna is battling the same rare bone cancer, Ewing’s sarcoma, that @oskarlindblom beat. Philly sends its best wishes, Luna.
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G says he wants to finish career w #Flyers. His contract expires after next season.
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AV says it’s not Nisky’s fault that Gallagher isn’t as tall as some of the other players. #Flyers
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AV says Lindblom’s treatments are going well. Says they are calling Oskar “Sunshine” because he looks like that smiling character in Remember the Titans. #Flyers
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Happy 24th birthday to the most courageous member of the @NHLFlyers, @oskarlindblom.
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.@28CGiroux: “We haven’t lost two in a row in a long time and we don’t plan to lose the next one.” #Flyers
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I’m told Nolan Patrick will practice today. That would mean he had to pass his physical yesterday. #Flyers
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Provy will set NHL record tonight -- most consecutive games played by a D man from the start of his career for the same team (331). #Flyers
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