Former Flyer captain gets day with the Cup

August 18, 2012

Saturday was Mike Richards' day with the Stanley Cup.

The former Flyer captain brought the Cup to his hometwon in Kenora, Ontario.

He arrived to his hometwon via boat, where fans were waiting for him to arrive. Hoping to have a chance to meet him and see the Cup in person.

Philip Pritchard (a.k.a. the Keeper of the Cup) tweeted pictures of Richards' day with Lord Stanley. However, I am only posting one, because it is painful for me (and probably many more Flyers fans) to see.

Out of the three pictures that Pritchard posted, this one makes me the least depressed. I don't know, maybe it's the boat or something.

Jeff Carter, Justin Williams, and Simon Gagne are also former Flyers that helped the Los Angeles Kings win this year.

They leave then they win..... Why?

Flyers have best uniforms according to NFL writer

August 17, 2012

logoinspirations.com

NFL.com's Dave Dameshek decided to do a countdown of the best pro uniforms in sports for 2012.

Dameshek's countdown consists of a list of 122 teams in the four major professional sports, not just the NFL.

The Philly teams faired pretty well on his list, especially the orange and black.

Flyers create internship to honor Jessica Redfield

August 17, 2012

philaphans.com

The Flyers announced today that they have created a scholarship in honor of Jessica Redfield, a 24-year old sports journalist who died in the tragic Aurora movie theater shooting.

Simmonds agrees to contract extension.

August 16, 2012

cbc.ca

UPDATE:  The Flyers have announced on their website that Simmonds has signed the contract extension.

Forward Wayne Simmonds has agreed to a six-year contract extension with the Flyers.

The news broke late Wednesday night via a tweet from Bob McKenzie.

Players make proposal, both sides show they want to make progress

August 14, 2012

nhlnumbers.com

The negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHL Players' Association is a subject that has not been written about very much on 215 Hockey. However, it is a very important issue.

The current CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) expires on September 15.

If the two sides do not reach an agreement by the mid-September deadline, then the season could be in jeopardy of being delayed or even cancelled entirely. It has happened before.

In 2004, the NHL and NHLPA could not reach an agreement on a new CBA and the entire 2004-2005 season was cancelled.

The league suffered from missing the season and it is in danger of suffering through it again, because much of the CBA related news implies that another lockout is a very realistic possibility, especially after NHL commisioner Gary Bettman said that he is prepared for a lockout if no agreement is reached by September 15.

But, an important step was made on Tuesday.

Lilja has hip surgery

August 14, 2012

thehockeyguys.net

The bad news just does not seem to stop for the Flyers' defense.

Now it has been revealed by GM Paul Holmgren that defenseman Andreas Lilja had surgery on his left hip in July.

Flyers sign Laughton to entry-level contract, re-sign Bourdon

August 8, 2012

flyershistory.com

 The Flyers signed their 2012 first round pick in Scott Laughton to an entry-level contract. He will get the entry-level standard of three years

The Flyers also re-signed defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon to a two-year deal that CSNPhilly.com's Sarah Baicker reports is worth $1.225 million.