TORONTO, Nov. 24 (UPI) --
The Philadelphia Flyers' Daniel Briere has been suspended for two games without pay for a late hit on Colorado's Scott Hannan, the NHL announced Tuesday.
The hit came at 9:06 of the second period in Monday night's game after Hannan scored a goal. Colorado won the game 5-4.
Under the terms of the NHL labor agreement, and based on his average salary, Briere will forfeit $67,357, league officials said. The money will go to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund... Read Full Story
Bitches keep comin’ up short. Too short, too short. -Too $hort
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Mike Richards has done did it again. Mike Richards has come big short handed. Richards scored a shorthanded goal in the third period and a power play goal in overtime that gave the Flyers’ a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning . Big deal you say? Who... Read Full Story
Just saw this at Yahoo: The NHL trade deadline is Feb. 26, and the Chicago Blackhawks, for a change, are in the thick of rumors that are swirling around the league. Hawks general manager Dale Tallon has admitted involvement in the Peter Forsberg negotiations, and two European news outlets reported during the weekend that Forsberg, 34, is weighing a three-year, $11 million offer from the Hawks. As reported today, there still is a chance that Forsberg will return to the NHL this season aching... Read Full Story
Wow, it seems like the Hockey Mom and "pitbull in lipstick" Sarah Palin was resoundingly booed at the Philadelphia Flyers game opener. What's worse is that she dropped the hockey puck. To read more, CLICK HERE .... Read Full Story
Scott Hartnell #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers leaves the ice after getting penalized for throwing his glove at the puck in his game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on December 2, 2008 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ryan Malone was awarded a penalty shot for the infraction, but did not score. The Flyers defeated the Lightning 4-3 in overtime. (Getty Images) more pics » Philadelphia's left wing Scott Hartnell must of thought he was a genius when he decided to throw his... Read Full Story
Originally published in Eishockey News in 2007
By Lucas Aykroyd
Let’s face it: you won’t find the “Flying Frenchmen” with the Montreal Canadiens anymore. Last year’s dynamic duo of Quebec-born snipers was Vincent Lecavalier (108 points) and Martin St. Louis (102 points) of the Tampa Bay Lightning. This year, Daniel Briere and Simon Gagne have started off at close to a two-points-per-game clip for the Philadelphia Flyers.
If the Flyers hope to divert attention from the bad press they’ve... Read Full Story
Stanley Cup Playoffs are well underway, as the remaining eight teams prepare for the second round. Semi-final matchups begin tomorrow with the top seeded Canadians set to take on the Flyers and the number two Penguins meeting up with the Rangers on Friday for the East. The West's top seed Detroit faces off against Colorado Thursday, while the desperate Sharks try to oust Dallas on Friday. San Jose narrowly made it out of their series with Calgary, and should consider themselves lucky to be... Read Full Story
It's a long road to the Stanley Cup, but four remaining teams are almost there. It's conference finals time, and whoever makes it out of this round, will move on to battle for that ridiculously oversized cup. The No. 1 Detroit Red Wings and No. 5 Dallas Stars will duke it out for the West Thursday night in Detroit. The Red Wings had a few kinks to iron out in the series-opening round against the Nashville Predators . But after taking veteran goalie Dominik Hasek out from between the pipes... Read Full Story
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have a 2-1 series lead, and just as importantly they've rattled the rookie goaltender of the Montreal Canadiens. For a second game in a row the Canadiens outshot and outchanced Philadelphia, but it's the opportunistic Flyers who escaped with a 3-2 win on Monday night. And it's in large part because Habs netminder Carey Price looked weak on three wrist shots that broke the game open in the second period for the Flyers. The 20-year-old Price, who stopped... Read Full Story
