On Monday, despite a lull in the National Hockey League, the San Jose Sharks announced they’re parting company with veteran winger Jeff Skinner. The team put him on unconditional waivers in order to terminate the contract he has with the club. If he clears waivers on Tuesday, then he becomes an unrestricted free agent and is eligible to sign with whoever he pleases. The question then would be if Skinner would be a fit for the Flyers down the stretch.
Skinner signed a one-year deal with Ed...
15 days ago
| 1 read
The new year, in short, has not been kind to the Phantoms.
It’s been a challenging stretch, as depletions from both injuries and NHL recalls as well as wear creeping in elsewhere in the lineup has met with a period of the team pulling farther away from a commitment to sticking to their fundamentals, and all of this has come together to make for a 5-11 record since the calendar turned to 2026, and in the Phantoms still looking for their first win in the month of February.
Things came ...
15 days ago
| 3 reads
*The Phantoms were back in action this weekend after a brief All Star break, and their first game against Cleveland on Saturday saw them looking a bit rusty, that’s for sure. [ BSH ]
*They needed a big response effort on Sunday in their afternoon follow-up against a tough Syracuse team, and while they were able to keep the score closer, it was still a tough loss that they came away with. [ BSH ]
*Our pal Maddie (hey, that’s me!) checked in with the guys over at PHLY this week to talk...
16 days ago
| 0 reads
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms didn’t muster much offense on Sunday afternoon, losing 3-1 to the visiting Syracuse Crunch and losing both games over the weekend. The loss overshadowed a rather impressive performance by Aleksei Kolosov.
The basics
First period: 16:08- Dylan Duke (Ethan Gauthier, Conor Geekie) (PPG) Second period: 10:47- Brendan Furry (Gabriel Szturc, Matteo Pietroniro) Third period: 13:16- Tucker Robertson (Unassisted), 18:45- Mitchell Chafee (Jakob Pelletier) SOG: 19 (LH...
17 days ago
| 0 reads
Matthew and Brady Tkachuk are some of the most notorious pests in the NHL. Constantly getting into scrums after the whistle, causing massive problems for their opposition, and just being a general nuisance is what they thrive off of — and of course scoring loads of goals and points and being impactful players when they’re actually playing hockey.
But in a recent interview clip, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim let the world know that he doesn’t really like either of them and ...
17 days ago
| 2 reads
The Cleveland Monsters had a rough first period but were the better team on Saturday night, defeating the host Lehigh Valley Phantoms 4-2 in the return of Phantoms winger Alex Bump from injury.
The basics
First period: 0:53- Will Butcher (Justin Pearson, Mikael Pyyhtia), 8:34- Oscar Eklind (Zayde Wisdom, Garrett Wilson), 18:25- Tucker Robertson (Unassisted) Second period: 6:36- Mikael Pyyhtia (Luca Del Bel Belluz, Luca Marrelli) (PPG), 7:19- Hunter McKown (Unassisted), 12:45- Justin ...
17 days ago
| 0 reads
Welcome to the Philadelphia Flyers Top 25 Under 25 ranking, Winter 2026 edition. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be putting out our ranking of the, well, top 25 players in the Flyers organization who are under 25 years old. A total of 13 writers at Broad Street Hockey submitted ballots and here is the consensus ranking.
More and more of our rankings are being revealed and now we’re getting into the real meat of it. From here on, it really seems like it involves players who could play...
19 days ago
| 1 read
The NHL trade deadline always delivers a surprise or two, and with the Flyers stuck in a precarious situation, nothing can be ruled out. Could one of their young defensemen end up being the surprising move of the deadline?
Andrae’s rollercoaster tenure
Philadelphia Flyers’ young 23-year-old defenseman Emil Andrae has had a tumultuous tenure over the past three seasons since being called up to the NHL. Since the 2023-24 season, Andrae has played 86 games over the three-season stretch....
19 days ago
| 2 reads
*The Canadian men and the American men kicked off yesterday — not against each other, mind you, they just both played — and it was a good start for both teams. Team USA defeated Latvia, to the surprise of noone. [ ESPN ]
*And Canada put up five on Lukas Dostal on their way to a shutout victory over Czechia. Maybe should’ve started Vladdy Daddy, hmm?? [ Sportsnet ]
*It’s so cool that Travis Sanheim is getting to live out his life-long dream of playing for Canada in the Olympics, isn’t...
19 days ago
| 5 reads
Flyers winger Bobby Brink has set a career-high in goals for a season with 13 this year, and with roughly one-third of the season left to go. He probably will be hard pressed to achieve the 41 points he amassed last season, yet he could conceivably find himself in the 33-point to 35-point range at his current clip. Besides his production, Brink has also established himself as one of the hardest-working forwards the Flyers have. It’s a far cry from the forward the Flyers drafted back in 2019. A...
20 days ago
| 0 reads
Welcome to the Philadelphia Flyers Top 25 Under 25 ranking, Winter 2026 edition. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be putting out our ranking of the, well, top 25 players in the Flyers organization who are under 25 years old. A total of 13 writers at Broad Street Hockey submitted ballots and here is the consensus ranking.
In our second batch of young Flyers that we’re ranking, there’s a controversial goalie, a surprise college player that is turning into a solid pro, and someone as you...
20 days ago
| 1 read
Despite being the most high profile member of the Flyers to get the call to the Milano-Cortina games, Travis Sanheim will have to wait at least one more game to make his Olympic debut.
On the day that Sanheim’s Canadian team was due to take on Dan Vladar’s Czechia, he skated with the other scratches, indicating that he wouldn’t take part in Canada’s opening Round Robin contest.
Canada/Czechia is two hours away Darcy Kuemper, Travis Sanheim & Seth Jarvis skated this morning…indicatin...
20 days ago
| 1 read
*The men’s hockey tourney kicked off yesterday and it was a bad start for our boy Risto. We’ve seen a bit of a debate… does this count as playoff Risto? Discuss. [ ESPN ]
*In case you’re still not sure, here’s a handy guide to tell you which of your favorite NHLers are playing where in these Olympics. [ The Athletic ]
*And in case you need a reason to be excited about all of this, here are three reasons to be exactly that. [ Inquirer ]
*Naturally most of the hockey world is focu...
20 days ago
| 3 reads
The Philadelphia Flyers are firmly stuck in a position that no team truly wants to be in. With the Olympics going on and weeks away from the NHL resuming again, the Flyers are eight points out of a playoff spot with several teams in competition. But, they aren’t bad enough to truly sink to the bottom for one of the top draft picks this June.
With that in mind, what can they even do as the trade deadline approaches on March 6? Well, it could involve trading Owen Tippett.
On the latest...
21 days ago
| 2 reads
Despite Danny Briere and Rick Tocchet’s comments on how this is a ‘young team’, the Flyers’ reluctance to consistently play their young prospects shows that they might be more focused on short-term stability than long-term growth.
The Philadelphia Flyers have undoubtedly been struggling — losing 12 of their last 15 — and during a skid like this, you’d expect the young guys to be getting heavy minutes, right? Well, that hasn’t been the case.
The kids aren’t alright
With The Offsp...
21 days ago
| 1 read
Welcome to the Philadelphia Flyers Top 25 Under 25 ranking, Winter 2026 edition. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be putting out our ranking of the, well, top 25 players in the Flyers organization who are under 25 years old. A total of 13 writers at Broad Street Hockey submitted ballots and here is the consensus ranking.
We’re not getting to the fun section of the Top 25 Under 25 ranking quite yet but we’re kicking it off by going over some players who might have a future with the tea...
21 days ago
| 1 read
The Philadelphia Flyers have had their share of point-getters over the course of their history, even if some of those players haven’t been seen in some time. Whether it was Eric Lindros, Rick Tocchet, Claude Giroux, Mark Recchi, John LeClair, or Tim Kerr, several Flyers have had games where everything went right from start to finish. Here then are the top three single-game performances from Flyers over this history. These are in no particular order and there are also an honorable mention.
...
21 days ago
| 1 read
*It’s Flyers At The Olympics Time! We (and by we I mean me, the person writing this, who is technically sort of in charge, and I did not consult anyone else so the views expressed here may not reflect the views of Broad Street Hockey as a whole) are rooting for Team Czechia around here, and our boy Dan Vladar is pumped and ready to go! [ Inquirer ]
*Presumably Rick Tocchet is also pumped and ready to go. [ Inquirer ]
*In fact it’s probably safe to assume that all of the NHLers compet...
21 days ago
| 1 read
Things might be a little quiet in the professional realm of the hockey world, but there’s been no shortage of action unfolding across many of the lower level leagues.
This week brought the conclusion of one of the more major in-season tournaments in the college game, with the championship game of the Beanpot taking place last night. It’s always a great game to tune in for, but this year’s matchup was especially heated — after defeating Harvard and Northeastern, respectively, in last week’...
22 days ago
| 1 read
The Philadelphia Flyers traded one of the top prospects in hockey, Cutter Gauthier , for an inexperienced, inconsistent, and oft-injured defenseman in Jamie Drysdale. They certainly had their pick of names to choose from in the very private, under-the-table Gauthier sweepstakes, and the front office decided Drysdale was worth hitching their wagons to. To that point, the young defenseman had begun to stall in his development, but with a more stable environment in Philadelphia, we’re just beginn...
22 days ago
| 2 reads
As the Philadelphia Flyers take a break and the trio of Olympians head to Italy to go represent their country and hopefully get some sort of medal, we’re taking a broader look at the future of this organization.
While the full Top 25 Under 25 series goes on during the summer over here at Broad Street Hockey, we thought it would be a perfect opportunity, with no Flyers going on, to have a mid-season check-in. Just look at where we think some prospects are heading and where some young profe...
22 days ago
| 3 reads
*Go time on what, you ask? Well, dear reader, we have elected to use this nice long Olympic break productively by running through a winter edition of the BSH 25 Under 25! LET’S GO! [ BSH ]
*Also great news, everyone: people are still weighing in on the Matvei Michkov/Rick Tocchet… situation. Great. Surely you were wondering what Chris Pronger thought of all this. [ Inquirer ]
*Otherwise it’s All Olympics in the hockey cinematic universe, and these are the things we’re going to be wat...
22 days ago
| 4 reads
We’re only just entering the first full week of this Olympic break, but already it feels as though things have been slowed down to a crawl in the hockey world for ages. It’s high time for us to find something to sustain us through these sure to be quiet next few weeks, and there’s no better time than now to get into our favorite biannual series. It’s Top 25 Under 25 season again!
The concept of the series is simple — your very favorite contributors from the website here all make our perso...
23 days ago
| 1 read
We won’t be watching the actual hockey team the Philadelphia Flyers on the ice for more than two weeks but some of their players will be gleefully on our screens participating in the 2026 Winter Olympics. Defenseman Travis Sanheim for Canada, goaltender Dan Vladar for Czechia, and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen for Finland, have already made their way across the Atlantic and are preparing for the men’s tournament to start Wednesday.
While there aren’t any first-line stars who will be getti...
23 days ago
| 2 reads
With the Philadelphia Flyers not playing during the Olympic break, what better time to take a look at the top 3 brawls in Flyers history?
There have been a plethora of Flyers line brawls over their 50+ years as a franchise in the NHL. They didn’t get deemed the Broad Street Bullies for nothing. In this article, I will be ranking my top 3 Flyers line brawls of all time. Feel free to leave a comment on which Flyers brawl was your favorite down below.
Honorable Mention – Flyers vs. Peng...
23 days ago
| 2 reads