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  • Jun 15, 2016

    2016 NHL draft prep: 3rd-round options for Flyers

    When you enter the third round of the NHL draft, the picks (Flyers select at 79th and 82nd) are going fast and furious and the staff really relies on their big board. Trades are made, but time is limited. Teams are thinking many steps ahead and they have to be ready. At this point, you’re mining for diamonds. The...

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  • Jun 14, 2016

    2016 NHL draft prep: 2nd-round options for Flyers

    The Flyers have the 48th and 52nd overall picks in the NHL draft later this month. There are going to be some really talented players still available in the second round. The draft has a flow, and when a few teams pick off the board or there’s a run on a particular position, it can really affect where players...

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  • Jun 6, 2016

    Tage Thompson, Luke Kunin, Jake Bean among NHL prospects Flyers interviewed at combine

    BUFFALO, N.Y. — With the Flyers stockpiling defensemen in recent drafts and their need for goal scoring, conventional wisdom suggests they’re looking for a forward this year. But from talking with prospects at the 2016 NHL combine this weekend, it became clear general manager Ron Hextall and his crew are doing their homework on all prospects. The Flyers have the…

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  • Jun 7, 2016

    2016 NHL draft profile: Dante Fabbro moving up the board?

    Dante Fabbro is a very talented defenseman whose stock is on the rise as we head toward June’s 2016 NHL draft. Many Flyers fans want their team to draft a forward, and it’s likely the team will do that, but not if the best player available is a defenseman. If there’s anything we know about the Ron Hextall era...

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  • May 2, 2016

    2016 NHL draft profile: Alexander Nylander's stock dropping?

    It’s no surprise the Flyers will look to draft a forward in June’s NHL draft – likely with their first pick – as scoring is a weakness identified by general manager Ron Hextall. With the 17th pick in the first round, the orange and black stand outside the top 14, which means they’ll have to rely on their scouting department…

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  • Jun 7, 2016

    2016 NHL draft profile: Clayton Keller, the next great U.S. NHLer?

    Fans are allowed to dream. It’s easy to see an intriguing prospect and wonder what he’d look like in your team’s colors. With the Flyers having the 17th pick in June’s NHL draft, fans will have to do just that with Clayton Keller, who seems destined for the top 10. At 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, the American pivot has been...

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  • Sep 6, 2015

    Travis Sanheim: ‘We're all vying for spots' on Flyers' defense

    TORONTO — Travis Sanheim knows that Flyers training camp is just around the corner. The rangy defenseman hasn’t been sitting at home, instead recently taking part in the NHLPA Rookie Showcase getting photographed for his future Upper Deck rookie card. In order to get that card he has to play one regular-season game for the orange and black. The powers…

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  • Aug 10, 2015

    Richaun Holmes shows no signs of injury during photo shoot

    Selected by the 76ers with this year’s No. 37 overall pick, Richaun Holmes clearly won’t face the same pressure as first rounder Jahlil Okafor to star for the Sixers, but he could make GM Sam Hinkie look good if he does. The Bowling Green product has enough size, 6-10 — and a wingspan of 7-2 — that he could be a...

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  • Aug 9, 2015

    Jahlil Okafor: ‘I'd like to win Rookie of the Year'

    TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Jahlil Okafor, speaking at the NBA and Panini America’s rookie photo shoot at MSG Training Center on Saturday, shared a few of his goals for the upcoming 2015-16 season. The Sixers‘ big man already has his eyes set on some hardware. “I’d like to win Rookie of the Year,” he said. “Just want to get better every...

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  • Jun 17, 2015

    2015 NHL draft profile: Rimouski D Simon Bourque

    Without Flyers defensive prospect Samuel Morin alongside him, Simon Bourque, another 2015 NHL draft hopeful, would have had a tougher trip to the Memorial Cup. At 6-foot, 184 pounds, Bourque has adequate size to play on the blue line, but when paired with Morin, there’s a lot of things he doesn’t have to worry about with the 6-foot-7, 225-pound Morin…

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