Archive for February, 2010

Flyers Hockey – MOST READ LOCAL STORIES – Squamish Chief

MOST READ LOCAL STORIES – Squamish Chief
Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota North Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers. Ramage retired after the 1993-94 season. Magnuson was a rugged defenceman who played his entire 11-season NHL career with the Blackhawks, retiring

Philadelphia Flyers News – Team USA a model for the Leafs – Toronto Sun

When Brian Burke opted to rip apart the face of the U.S. Olympic hockey team for the Vancouver winter games, the whining from the critics could be heard from Pittsburgh to Portland. No Mike Modano. Or Keith Tkachuk. Or Doug Weight. All players who Read more about this article

The Philadelphia 76ers are hosting a career fair at the Wachovia Center on March 17 that will feature representatives of 17 professional sports teams in and around the Philadelphia region. Teams scheduled to appear at the Sixers Career Fair include Read more about this article

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Feb. 26, 2010) – Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray announced today the club has signed right-winger Ryan Shannon to a one-year contract. Shannon has appeared in 55 games for the Senators this season, scoring Read more about this article

PORT HURON, MI – Jacques Perreault scored the game winning power play goal with 6:17 left in the third period as the Quad City Mallards, proud International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, rallied to defeat the host Port Read more about this article

This is a look back at all of the rookies that were drafted in the first round of the 2009 draft and how they did during the season. Did they live up to expectations? Or did they fall miserably? Were they this year’s Adrian Peterson or Ryan Leaf? Did Read more about this article

Philadelphia Flyers News – Canada wins to set up gold medal game against U.S. – Houston Chronicle

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Team Canada continued its comeback from catastrophe, beating Slovakia 3-2 to advance to the men’s hockey gold medal game Sunday against the United States. As did their counterparts on the women’s team Thursday, the For more info click here

This is a look back at all of the rookies that were drafted in the first round of the 2009 draft and how they did during the season. Did they live up to expectations? Or did they fall miserably? Were they this year’s Adrian Peterson or Ryan Leaf? Did For more info click here

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Feb. 26, 2010) – Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray announced today the club has signed right-winger Ryan Shannon to a one-year contract. Shannon has appeared in 55 games for the Senators this season, scoring For more info click here

Philadelphia Flyers Hockey – Silver medal OK for U.S. women – Observer-Dispatch

Silver medal OK for U.S. women – Observer-Dispatch
He was drafted in 2004 by the Philadelphia Flyers and is a second-year winger with the club’s American Hockey League team, the Glens Falls Phantoms. Kacey, 22, played at Hockey East rival the University of New Hampshire where she was a captain her

Flyers – U.S. men’s hockey avoids miracle win by Switzerland – Olympian

U.S. men’s hockey avoids miracle win by Switzerland – Olympian
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Perfection in hockey is often determined by less than a second, less than an inch, less than a breath. That was the difference between the Swiss team and the United States team Wednesday in Team USA’s 2-0 quarterfinal victory

Moore, Brooks lead No. 20 Temple past Dayton – CNN Sports Illustrated
PHILADELPHIA(AP) As shots continued to clang off the rim, players and coaches on both sides could be seen grimacing. It was that kind of night. But in the end, Temple was still delirious because it was able to knock down a couple of key baskets down

Temple quiets Flyers; record set for fewest points in a half – Dayton Daily News
PHILADELPHIA — A Dayton bucket drew a cheer from the Temple student section, but it was a derisive cheer. Or maybe it spawned more out of pity. The Flyers had missed 19 of their first 21 shots and had tallied just four points when Marcus Johnson

U.S. hockey team lucky to inch past Hiller and Switzerland – Stamford Advocate
PHOTOS () — By Sam Donnellon Philadelphia Daily News (MCT) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Perfection in hockey is often determined by less than a second, less than an inch, less than a breath. That was the difference between the Swiss team and the

Aussie flyer Lydia returns to reach the stars – Reuters
PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co is in talks to buy most of its largest bottler for roughly $15 billion, including debt, marking a shift in its strategy to keep its bottling operations separate, a person familiar with the situation said

Philadelphia Flyers News – Achtung Babcock! – Winnipeg Free Press

Achtung Babcock! – Winnipeg Free Press
Pronger may be in his fourth Olympics and having a solid season with the Philadelphia Flyers but he’s been exposed by speedy forwards in this tournament and was particularly awful against the Americans. A strange stat after three Canadian games

Sarcasm Comedy Club brings laughs to South Jersey – Bridgeton News
Trevelise, who has aired on Philadelphia radio for 25 years, began his career also taught this class at Catch a Rising Star in Sea Isle City and have produced graduates such as Flyers’ Hall of Famer Dave Shultz and wrestling great King Kong

A longer road to Olympic gold – YAHOO!
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Okay, so Team Canada’s road to gold has a few unexpected bends to navigate and some hills to climb. Everyone was looking for a nice, straight path to the championship game of the Olympic hockey tournament Sunday, but

Sports Scoreboard 2-23 – Minot Daily News
PRO?BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 35 19 .648 — Toronto 31 24 .564 41?2 Philadelphia 21 34 .382 141?2 New York 19 36 .345 161?2 New Jersey 5 51 .089 31 Southeast Division W L Pct GB

Flyers – Phantoms settle into small-town life in Glens Falls, N.Y. – Philadelphia Daily News

Phantoms settle into small-town life in Glens Falls, N.Y. – Philadelphia Daily News
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – Since the NHL lockout in 2004-05, Rich Shewan estimates that he has seen about 65 Phantoms games each season with his three daughters. But the Phantoms – the Flyers‘ American Hockey League affiliate – moved from Philadelphia

Philadelphia Flyers – Stars setting pace for 50 – SLAM! Sports

Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Patrick Marleau, Marian Gaborik and Steven Stamkos are all shooting for 50 goal seasons. (File photos) It’s probably pure coincidence that three tech-types launched YouTube just months before Washington Capitals wrecking Continued

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Two players with ties to Philadelphia have been tabbed to play on superstar lines today when Canada meets the United States in men’s Olympic ice hockey to decide the winner of Group A in preliminary round action. Flyers Continued

New York Rangers (24-19-7) at Philadelphia Flyers (24-21-3), 7 p.m. New York Rangers (24-19-7) at Philadelphia Flyers (24-21-3), 7 p.m. The New York Rangers will try to hold onto their recent scoring touch when they visit the rival Philadelphia Continued

Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, which owns two professional sports teams, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, and a large, multipurpose arena in Philadelphia, the Continued

Philadelphia Flyers News – Forsberg likely won’t return to NHL – The Fourth Period

Forsberg likely won’t return to NHL – The Fourth Period
The 36-year-old has been playing in the Swedish Elite League this season and while the Philadelphia Flyers and Colorado Avalanche have shown interest in bringing him back, it’s looking like he’s finally understood that this could be his last year

Brasch Words – American Reporter
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Dave Comroe stepped to the firing line, raised his 12-gauge Browning over and under shotgun, aimed and fired. Before him, a pigeon fell, moments after being released from a box less than 20 yards away. About 25 times that day

Finland AT Germany – NHL.com
VANCOUVER — Most everything has gone right for Finland in the first four days of the Olympic tournament, including Friday night’s 5-0 throttling of Germany in Group C play at Canada Hockey house. Now, however, the true challenge awaits. Undefeated

Flyers Hockey – Letters to the editor on train schedule, tea party, Roeder, Tiahrt – Wichita Eagle

Letters to the editor on train schedule, tea party, Roeder, Tiahrt – Wichita Eagle
In the coming weeks, Amtrak will release its Kansas City/ Wichita/ Oklahoma City/Fort Worth corridor feasibility study. It will review four different operational scenarios — two daytime and two nighttime. However, it is intuitive that Kansas will

Drew Doughty admits to ‘awe’ at Olympic teammates – Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Vancouver, Canada – Team Canada and Kings defenseman Drew Doughty is so poised it’s easy to forget he’s only 20 years old and plays alongside players he idolized only a few years ago. But Doughty admitted he felt like a kid again when