John Tortorella explains Ivan Provorov boycotting Flyers Pride Night
"With Provy, he is being true to himself and to his religion."
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John Tortorella makes brutal comment on player who said he was playing his best
" "I thought he was brutal for most of the game. ...I don’t think his game was anywhere near where it should be for most of the game."
Here’s why NHL players don’t wear long pants
"If you went down to slide to block a shot wearing those things, you slid a lot further."
Three famed NHL defensemen retire on same day
Former Norris Trophy winners Zdeno Chára and PK Subban, as well as NHL iron man record holder Keith Yandle, all announced their retirements Tuesday.
Flyers’ goalie detained by Russia for alleged draft-dodging, sent to northern Russian military base
"We have a draft in line with the law, so any emotional commentaries would be utterly inappropriate."
New Flyers coach John Tortorella shaded by former player
The Flyers reportedly hired John Tortorella to be their head coach on Thursday. One of his former players isn't optimistic about the outlook.
Sabres’ record winless streak ends with 6-1 win over Flyers
The Sabres' 18-game streak without a win was the longest in the NHL's shootout era (since 2005-06). They snapped it with a 6-1 win over the Flyers Wednesday.
Gritty swung in and later went streaking in the Flyers’ Stadium Series win, and other NHL mascots got salty
Saturday saw Gritty swing in to the arena and later go streaking. But other mascots were upset.
If the Flyers can fire Dave Hakstol and replace him with Joel Quenneville, they have to do it
Gritty sent to the penalty box, proceeds to destroy the penalty box
Gritty actually broke the glass in the penalty box.
Flyers forward Jori Lehtera is reportedly a suspect in a Finnish cocaine ring
The case involves roughly 4.5 pounds of cocaine.
New Flyers’ mascot Gritty took a big faceplant in his on-ice debut, shot a staffer in the back with a t-shirt cannon
Gritty's on-ice debut was far from perfectly smooth.
Philadelphia Flyers unveil bizarre, yet intriguing, new mascot
Gritty may be a bit off.
Days before the end of the regular season, the NHL has invented a tiebreaking “Extra Game”
The NHL previously had three tiebreakers, which may not wind up being enough. So they've changed the rules only days before the end of the season to create a potential "Extra Game."
