I got the chance to meet my one true hockey hero this morning – Philadelphia Flyers (formerly Colorado Avalanche) forward Ian Laperriere.
My daughter has a friend whose brother is a juvenile cancer survivor. Lappy is well known in our community for his work on behalf of children with serious illnesses, and that’s how [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Philadelphia Flyers’
Hero Worship
A Game A Month Guide for 2009-2010
I have a feeling the majority of the people reading this don’t have Avs season tickets. It’s also very apparent that the economy and last season’s dead last standing is going to keep a lot of people from buying as many tickets as they did before. You still want the best bang for your buck, [...]
The Season Started When?
Let’s all give a big congratulations to the Philadelphia Flyers, who are currently the only team in the league without a win this season! It takes a special kind of awful to spend the first 3 weeks of a season without a win, but the Flyers rose sunk to the challenge quite remarkably.
What can the [...]
A Few Notes From the Last Week (or so)
- The New York Rangers are riding high on a 5-0 record to start out the season. After five games, who’s going to be the worst? The Kings? The Lightning? The Ducks? Unless there’s a miracle in net, my vote is on the Avalanche. Peter Budaj has looked nothing short of mediocre so far.
- Speaking [...]
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Play to Play in a Party of Pain and Passion for the Praise of Pennsylvania: Conference Finals Predictions
Four teams will continue their season after a relatively short semifinal round. In the West, Detroit completed a seemingly easy sweep of Colorado, giving them much needed (or unwanted depending on who you talk to) rest. They will take on Dallas, who won the 8th longest game in NHL history against the San [...]
One Step Closer: Semifinal Predictions
The semifinals has given us some interesting matchups to chew on for the next couple of weeks. Colorado and Detroit have a chance to renew a sorely missed rivalry that has produced some of the baddest blood in sports. Pittsburgh is up against a seasoned New York team, leaving us to wonder if [...]
The Final Countdown
With all that the NHL got wrong with their post-lockout schedule matrix, the all-divisional playoff push at the end of the season is genius. Right now we’re seeing incredible match ups and nail-biting points races to round out the season. It’s like a mini-playoffs! Here’s the teams you need to watch for [...]
