The Detroit Red Wings snapped a three-game losing streak on Thursday but couldn't exhale until the final buzzer. They'll look to build off that game, and perhaps make it less dramatic, when they host the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.
Now that his two-week maximum is over, Felix Sandstrom’s conditioning loan has come to an end.
The Philadelphia Flyers played their best hockey of the 2022-23 season in the 10 games following the NHL Christmas pause. They got star efforts from Travis Konecny and Kevin Hayes while the perception of head coach John Tortorella seemed like it was improving within the fan base.
During a media availability in Buffalo before Thursday’s game between the Sabres and New York Islanders, National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman addressed the recent controversy about Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov electing not to participate in his team’s “Pride Night” celebration.
The Philadelphia coach discussed his defenseman’s decision Thursday. View the original article to see embedded media. Flyers coach John Tortorella defended Ivan Provorov’s decision to sit out of the team’s warmups Tuesday as the players celebrated Pride night.
Two nights ago, the Philadelphia Flyers got back into the win column, making sure they weren’t to lose two in a row. A home win versus the Anaheim Ducks put them back to an even record in the NHL.
Flyers coach John Tortorella defended Russian defenseman Ivan Provorov's decision to cite religious beliefs as his reason to boycott the team's pregame Pride celebration.
Statements from the NHL and Flyers supported Provorov’s decision to choose, while still maintaining the organizations’ support of the LGBTQ+ community.
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov refused to participate in the team’s Pride Night celebration before Tuesday night's game.
The NHL weighed in on Wednesday after Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov opted to boycott the team's LGBTQ+ Pride Night pregame skate. The league said in its statement to multiple media outlets that its players can choose which initiatives to support.
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov created a storm of controversy on Tuesday.
What do the Philadelphia Flyers think about hosting Pride Night? We’ll start with the canned answer, submitted to Daily Faceoff Tuesday evening in a statement reacting to the news that defenseman Ivan Provorov refused to wear a Pride jersey during the pre-game warmup on the grounds of his Russian Orthodox religious beliefs.
Thrashed by the Boston Bruins on Monday, 6-0, the Philadelphia Flyers had to turn it around quickly, hosting the Anaheim Ducks to complete a back-to-back.
The Philadelphia Flyers held Pride Night on Tuesday ahead of their home game against the Anaheim Ducks, with the players wearing warmup jerseys that featured their names and uniform numbers in rainbow colors and sticks wrapped in rainbow tape.
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov is drawing in plenty of criticism Tuesday evening, as he refused to wear a team-issued pride-theme jersey during warmups of the Flyers’ game against the Anaheim Ducks.
Provorov was the only Flyers player to not participate in warmups. He did play in the 5-2 win and led the team in ice time playing 22:45.
Kevin Hayes registered his first career hat trick to lift the host Philadelphia Flyers past the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Tuesday. Hayes, who logged his 10th career multigoal game, scored his third goal of the night into an empty net with 43.9 seconds remaining.
Now past the midway point of the season, the Philadelphia Flyers have given us lots to think and talk about. The boys in orange in black have had their low points, with a 10-game losing streak, but have also had some major highs, with Samuel Ersson getting his first NHL shutout on Jan.
Dominated by the Boston Bruins yesterday, the Philadelphia Flyers will have to shift gears quickly, hosting the Anaheim Ducks tonight. Both teams faced off recently on January 2nd, 2023, when the Flyers defeated the Ducks 4-1 to finish their California road trip sweep.
The streaking Philadelphia Flyers headed north to face off against the current best team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins. The Flyers tried to maintain their momentum but quickly fell victim to the unstoppable Bruins.
The Philadelphia Flyers have improved over the last two weeks as they have lost just one game since their West Coast trip. Granted, three of their wins have come against some of the worst clubs this season in the San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks, and Arizona Coyotes but they have shown signs of progress under head coach John Tortorella.
Technology is everywhere in modern professional sports, but there is currently one less place where it is playing a role.
The always quotable and fiery coach simply has no time for the All-Star Game, its weekend festivities or anything involving the celebration — and especially no time for questions about it or the players who were not selected.
The former top prospect has an .888 save percentage in nine appearances this season and has lost seven of them.
The young netminder was cleared from the concussion protocol a few days ago but is now ready to get back into game action.
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