Archive for February, 2010

Flyers Hockey – Ex-Flyers teach school kids about values – Courier-Post

Ex-Flyers teach school kids about values – Courier-Post
CHERRY HILL — Two former Philadelphia Flyers gave some local students a hockey lesson Tuesday and also taught them about the value of teamwork, education, good attitude and motivation. Bob “The Hound” Kelly of Marlton and Derian Hatcher of

Ovechkin Scores 2 to Help Russia Beat Latvia 8-2 – ABC News
The Baltic nation has just two players on its roster from the NHL: Oskars Bartulis of the Philadelphia Flyers and Karlis Skrastins of the Dallas Stars. It has 16 of their 23 players from Dinamo Riga of the KHL, hoping their chemistry would help out.

Alex Ovechkin scores 2 goals to help Russia rout Latvia 8-2 in its – Minneapolis Star Tribune
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Alex Ovechkin leaned over the boards from the bench, looking like he desperately wanted to get on the ice when Russia had power plays. The Russians, though, chose to evenly roll groups of five skaters in a tuneup against

Reporter’s Notebook: Students dress up to grant Catie’s Wish – Cumberland County Sentinel
Liam Strouse, 8, enjoys a slice of pizza on Tuesday morning at Dillsburg Elementary School as part of a celebration for helping raise money for the Catie’s Wish Foundation. Jason Malmont/The Sentinel Ryan Heisey, a 5th grade student, enjoys a slice

43 blunders that have haunted the Leafs – Toronto Sun
Brian Burke said it himself: In a league of 30 teams, the odds of winning a Stanley Cup at least once in 30 years should be pretty damn good. “Somehow, we’ve defeated that math here in Toronto,” Burke mused. This June will mark 43 seasons since the

Flyers – Canada Vs. Norway: Highlights and Analysis – Bleacherreport.com

Fours years after finishing an embarrassing seventh in Turin (2006), Canada’s Men’s Olympic Hockey Team started on its journey towards redemption in front of a capacity crowd—and the legend himself, Wayne Gretzky in attendance, in Vancouver. With Click here to learn more

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Boucher left Monday’s 4-1 loss against Florida with an injury. After Stephen Weiss scored just 2:01 into the second period, Boucher left the ice and went into the locker room holding his hand. He was on the bench Click here to learn more

Flyers Hockey – 2010 Winter Olympics: Canada Vs. Norway, Highlights and Analysis – Bleacherreport.com

Fours years after finishing an embarrassing seventh in Turin (2006), Canada’s Men’s Olympic Hockey Team started on its journey towards redemption in front of a capacity crowd—and the legend himself, Wayne Gretzky, in attendance for the game in Click here to learn more

Flyers Hockey – Crisp: Pressure just part of job description – NHL.com

Crisp: Pressure just part of job description – NHL.com
Terry Crisp , a former NHL player now a broadcaster for the Nashville Predators , knows a little something about pressure. So, he feels it’s only fitting that Team Canada is the odds-on favorite to win gold at the Vancouver Games. “I hope there’s

Brooke Cairns – Bleacherreport.com
A recent graduate of The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Majored in Communications. Seeking to find a radio job as we speak. Definitely not as easy as you think, plus the economy is stopping me as well. Passionate for the Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers News – Stamkos leads NHL’s Three Stars – The Sun News

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos, Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton and Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Despite a 2-1 overtime loss to the Canadiens, he managed to make a week-high 33 stops, and posted wins over Boston and Read more about this article

Terry Crisp , a former NHL player now a broadcaster for the Nashville Predators , knows a little something about pressure. So, he feels it’s only fitting that Team Canada is the odds-on favorite to win gold at the Vancouver Games. “I hope there’s Read more about this article

Philadelphia Flyers News – Stamkos leads NHL’s Three Stars – Sacramento Bee

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos, Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton and Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco have been named the NHL‘s ‘Three Stars‘ for the week ending February 14. Stamkos grabbed the First Star after leading Read more about this article

NEW YORK – Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos, Philadelphia’s Michael Leighton and Dallas’ Marty Turco are the NHL Three Stars of the week Flyers goalie Leighton was 4-0-0 with a 1.98 goals-against average and .925 save percentage last week. Read more about this article

Flyers Hockey – Bob Kelly – CBS 3 Philadelphia

Kelly also provides traffic updates weekday mornings and afternoons on CBS sister radio station 98.1 WOGL as well as for 94WYSP and for Sixers and Flyers home games. A Northeast Philadelphia native who attended Temple University, Kelly got his For more info click here

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos, Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton and Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco have been named the NHL‘s ‘Three Stars‘ for the week ending February 14. Stamkos grabbed the First Star after leading For more info click here

Philadelphia Flyers News – College Basketball Bubble Watch – ESPN.com

It can if that team is from a mid-major conference. Teams like Cornell, Northern Iowa, Saint Mary’s, Siena and Wichita State are a lot more anxious than they were a week ago after losing games in the last few days. As the NCAA tournament bubble For more info click here

Flyers – Richards ready to bring home gold – Delaware Online

Richards ready to bring home gold – Delaware Online
Take a drive down the streets of Kenora, Ontario this week and you might think the Winter Olympics are being held in the backyard of Norm and Irene Richards. “You should see it here,” Irene Richards, the mother of Flyers captain and Canadian Olympian

Coast to Coast – Sports Business Journal
The Braves Country Caravan returned to Atlanta last week after a two-week stretch of more than 3,000 miles and nearly 40 stops in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The schedule last week included a Turner Field tree

Philadelphia Flyers Hockey – US Airways boarding Bobcats’ sponsor list – Sports Business Journal

US Airways boarding Bobcats’ sponsor list – Sports Business Journal
The Charlotte Bobcats have signed a three-year sponsorship with US Airways. It’s the NBA club’s first true partnership in the airline category. The team wouldn’t comment on the value of the deal, but an industry source valued it at six figures

Senators rise from slumber, regain control – Edmonton Journal
The Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders shared the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum with a dog show Sunday. Perhaps that helped explain the dog’s breakfast of a game. Or maybe, just maybe, the reason for the uneven performance was because both

Ken Holland: ‘It made me proud to be a Canadian’ – Detroit Free Press
Ken Holland has been the Red Wings‘ general manager since 1997. He’s assisting Team Canada executive director Steve Yzerman, the Wings’ longtime captain and current vice-president, in Vancouver. He will give Free Press readers a glimpse of the