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Category Archives: Philadelphia Flyers

Apprenticing in a Pivotal Pivot Position

19 January, 2011

In the postgame visitors’ locker room at Wells Fargo Center Tuesday night Jason Chimera approached Marcus Johansson, his linemate in overtime of the Capitals’ 3-2 loss to the Flyers, and patiently and supportively explained to the rookie the imperative of maintaining defensive zone coverage on the opposition defender bearing down on their netminder.  Johansson’s rookie [...]

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Back Behind Enemy Lines

18 January, 2011

I will never not root for a nuclear holocaust to strike Philadelphia first among American cities (Pittsburgh a close second), and especially all of these arenas and stadiums new and old that populate south Philly on a single, blighted looking industrial property, but I must credit the Flyers’ organization for being supportive of out-of-town hockey [...]

Also filed in 106.7 the Fan, Ed Frankovic, National Hockey League, New media, OFB, Sky Kerstein, Ted Starkey, Washington Capitals | Comments (9)

OFB TV: Dissecting A Difficult Loss

21 November, 2010

Elisabeth Meinecke and Tara Wheeler discuss Washington’s shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers last night. A special thanks to Ted Starkey for his help behind the camera.

Also filed in Eastern Conference, Incompetent officiating, National Hockey League, OFB TV, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

OFB TV: On a Night for Goalies, a Goalie Gives Us Her Read

8 November, 2010

We had our favorite netminder with us in the Verizon Center press box last night, Penn Stater Tara Wheeler. Today Tara is anchoring two evening news broadcasts at WCAV TV in Charlottesville, Va., and with two young gun goalies a lead storyline from last night’s Caps-Flyers tilt we asked her to guest-hostess OFB TV and [...]

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A Classic Playoff Preview, Perhaps

8 November, 2010

Having already decided I want none of the Bs in round one next spring I made my way down to Verizon Center late Sunday afternoon imagining that I was taking in game one between the Flyers and Capitals in a 2011 postseason matchup. I wanted to see how warm and snuggily I felt about this [...]

Also filed in Braden Holtby, Michal Neuvirth, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, playoff hockey, The Great Old Patrick Division, Washington Capitals | Comments (4)

Game Over Green Returns; Holtby Wins 1st Career Start: Caps 3 / Flyers 2 – OT

7 November, 2010
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A Predator and a Pretty Girl

1 November, 2010

Two things are terribly wrong with this video. First, Philadelphia’s Danny Briere claims that his head-hunting of Saturday night, for which he was suspended a modest three games by the NHL (as a “repeat offender” in his own words), was “more like a push.” Yea, and Isles’ netminder Rick DiPietro is accustomed to instigating a [...]

Also filed in Comcast SportsNet, Lisa Hillary, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

On Little Punks and Their Cowardly Stickwork

1 November, 2010

The Flyers’ Danny Briere will next dress for a game this Sunday, in D.C., in the first game of the season between the Flyers and Caps. He will miss the Flyers’ next three games, as he’s been suspended by the NHL for his latest bit of stickwork on an opponent, in this instance Frans Neilsen [...]

Also filed in National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | Comments (7)

Scrimmage Slideshow

17 September, 2010

Today’s rookie scrimmage was a highly-anticipated and hotly-contested affair. It was an excellent showcase of both the talents and necessary improvements of the young players.

Also filed in Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

The Summer of Fat Albert Brings Bad News for the Hockey Beat

25 August, 2010

At the very top of the hockey media hierarchy here there have been ominous departures this summer — Tarik El Bashir is pursuing new beats within the Post’s sports department, ones which won’t require anywhere near the travel commitments the hockey beat does, while Lisa Hillary is bolting to cover the Flyers for Comcast in [...]

Also filed in Comcast SportsNet, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, Print, Tarik El-Bashir, TV, Washington Capitals, Washington Post | Comments (27)

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