Philadelphia Flyers

Condensed NHL season results in a reshuffling of the playoff deck

2013-04-29 00:00:00

The Stanley Cup playoffs will have a different look this season and not only because the Kings, for the first time in franchise history, are the defending champions. This condensed season produced a lot of injuries and a lot of dramatic playoff races....

NBA veteran Jason Collins is first active player to say he is gay

2013-04-29 21:20:00

Jason Collins had long been keeping a secret. As a standout high school player at Harvard-Westlake School, as a star at Stanford and through a 12-year NBA career, he had hidden something fundamental about himself from his family, friends and teammates....

Rob Zombie on new album, tour, cult film gem ‘The Lords of Salem’

2013-04-12 13:22:48

Helene Elliott's NHL plus/minus ratings

2013-04-14 18:05:00

Pluses Dallas Coach Glen Gulutzan is keeping the Stars in playoff contention in the West — and might have saved his job — with wins over the Ducks, Kings, San Jose Sharks (twice) and Nashville Predators. They're younger and grittier since...

NHL, players partner with You Can Play against homophobia

2013-04-11 13:05:00

The National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Assn. on Thursday announced they have formed a partnership with the You Can Play project, which promotes respect for athletes regardless of their sexual orientation. The league and the players’...

Ducks acquire Harry Zolnierczyk from Flyers in minor trade

2013-04-01 14:38:00

The Ducks and Philadelphia Flyers traded depth players on Monday, perhaps a relief to the players involved but likely a disappointment to fans who are looking for blockbuster moves in advance of Wednesday’s noon Pacific time trade deadline. The...

Ducks make moves as deals materialize close to the trading deadline

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Like the NHL season, the annual deadline-day trading frenzy was late in starting. But a flurry of deals in the hour before Wednesday's noon Pacific time cutoff changed the complexion of several teams and added depth to others hoping for long playoff runs....

A Kings-Ducks hockey game at Dodger Stadium edges toward reality

2013-04-07 17:00:00

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Ducks acquire center Matthew Lombardi on dull deadline day

2013-04-03 14:19:00

The Ducks acquired center Matthew Lombardi from the Phoenix Coyotes for left wing Brandon McMillan on Wednesday, a deal completed shortly before the NHL’s noon Pacific time trade deadline. The Kings made no trades on Wednesday. They made their big...

NHL governors approve realignment, new playoff format

2013-03-14 10:29:00

The NHL Board of Governors approved realignment and a change to the Stanley Cup playoff format, as expected, with the changes to take effect for the 2013-14 season. The Eastern Conference will have two eight-team divisions, and the West will have two...

Watch Rangers' Marc Staal get hit hard in the eye with puck

2013-03-06 11:00:00

New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal suffered a gruesome injury Tuesday night, when the puck hit his right eye after a hard slapshot by Philadelphia's Kimmo Timonen. Timonen's shot from the blue line clipped the stick of Flyers forward Jake Voracek...

NHL suspends Sabres' Kaleta five games, sets draft lottery format

2013-03-04 15:26:00

NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan has been busy lately. On Monday he suspended Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta for five games without pay for a dangerous boarding infraction Kaleta committed against Brad Richards of the New York Rangers on...

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) celebrates with left wing James Neal (18) and center Sidney Crosby (87) after scoring in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Pittsburgh, Wednesday.

2013-02-20 20:15:00

PHILADELPHIA, PA - FEBRUARY 05: Tom Sestito #32 of the Philadelphia Flyers is surrounded by teammates after he scored in the third period against the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 5, 2013 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2013-02-05 00:00:00

Former Somerset standout Cullen Eddy recently signed his first NHL contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.

2012-07-05 21:28:00