Scott Laughton earns Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award

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article_body => "The Flyers seem to always know what they're going to get from Scott Laughton.<\/p>\nFinding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award, an honor that is given to the Flyer deemed to show character, dignity and respect on and off the ice as voted by the Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.<\/p>\nLaughton <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">scored a personal-best 13 goals this season<\/a> despite playing 33 fewer games than he did in a career year during 2018-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Staples of his game<\/a>: constantly skating hard, forechecking, killing penalties, playing different positions and standing up for teammates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/senators-brady-tkachuk-fined-maximum-allowable-amount-crosscheck-flyers-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">Remember the Senators game?<\/a><\/p>\nA 2012 first-round pick of the organization who has played parts of seven seasons for the Flyers, Laughton is always classy, professional and accessible in his dealings with media members and fans.<\/p>\n\"It's very special for me to be awarded this by our media,\" Laughton said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Throughout the year I try and bring positive energy to the rink and do all the little things to be a good teammate and representative of the organization. Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2452161--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulewednesdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/philadelphia\/2020\/07\/07\/flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"268\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"
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It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>During 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?s=20<\/p>On top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>Couturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?s=20<\/p>The question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>Those that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?s=20<\/p>The Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Could this be the appetizer for Sean Couturier?<\/p>\nOn Friday, the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle earned the 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy, which is given to the team\u2019s \u201cmost valuable player,\u201d an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\n\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>\nDuring 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">"There's always room for improvement, I'm not perfect. "As a team, we had a great year." - Sean Couturier (\ud83d\udcf7 by Flyers PR guru Zack Hill) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yAv1zegRCJ\">pic.twitter.com\/yAv1zegRCJ<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nOn top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>\nCouturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\n\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cSean Couturier is one of the best two-way centers I\u2019ve seen in this game.\u201d - Alain Vigneault <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PktkVj3bLN\">pic.twitter.com\/PktkVj3bLN<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>\nThose that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cHis 5-on-5 play has been elite level.\u201d - Alain Vigneault on Sean Couturier <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBVyOq51jY\">pic.twitter.com\/tBVyOq51jY<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-10 21:25:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2458246","uid":"156","filename":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/10\/usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1216995","status":"1","timestamp":"1594406853","origname":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":865,"width":1500},"height":"865","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer","format":null,"safe_value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"760441"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Sean Couturier, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812631","entity":{"vid":"861686","uid":"156","title":"Ivan Provorov earns Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812631","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594315400","changed":"1594417330","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594321200","revision_timestamp":"1594417330","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>Provorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>He did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>Provorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>In 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>On the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>The Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>On Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>\nProvorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>\nHe did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>\nProvorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>\nIn 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\n\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>\nOn the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>\nThe Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\nOn Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-09 19:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2456051","uid":"156","filename":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/09\/usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"812891","status":"1","timestamp":"1594313690","origname":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":838,"width":1500},"height":"838","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman","format":null,"safe_value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33116"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"3621"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"812746"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Barry Ashbee Trophy, Ivan Provorov, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812331","entity":{"vid":"861386","uid":"156","title":"Scott Laughton earns Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812331","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594224125","changed":"1594393222","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594232700","revision_timestamp":"1594393222","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>The Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>One player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p><blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p><\/blockquote>What has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2453971\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>\nThe Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>\nOne player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhat has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\n\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>\nBelow is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2453971--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulethursdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"171\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. 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Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2452161\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"The Flyers seem to always know what they're going to get from Scott Laughton.<\/p>\nFinding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award, an honor that is given to the Flyer deemed to show character, dignity and respect on and off the ice as voted by the Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.<\/p>\nLaughton <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">scored a personal-best 13 goals this season<\/a> despite playing 33 fewer games than he did in a career year during 2018-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Staples of his game<\/a>: constantly skating hard, forechecking, killing penalties, playing different positions and standing up for teammates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/senators-brady-tkachuk-fined-maximum-allowable-amount-crosscheck-flyers-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">Remember the Senators game?<\/a><\/p>\nA 2012 first-round pick of the organization who has played parts of seven seasons for the Flyers, Laughton is always classy, professional and accessible in his dealings with media members and fans.<\/p>\n\"It's very special for me to be awarded this by our media,\" Laughton said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Throughout the year I try and bring positive energy to the rink and do all the little things to be a good teammate and representative of the organization. Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2452161--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulewednesdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/philly.nbcs.docksal\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"268\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-07 18:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers","format":null,"safe_value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2452141","uid":"156","filename":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/07\/zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1162020","status":"1","timestamp":"1594141859","origname":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":806,"width":1500},"height":"806","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award","format":null,"safe_value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33141"},{"tid":"3616"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"768521"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Scott Laughton, Yanick Dupre Class Guy, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"811886","entity":{"vid":"860941","uid":"156","title":"Kevin Hayes earns Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"811886","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594054562","changed":"1594393389","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594058400","revision_timestamp":"1594393389","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>And they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>Further proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>With a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>Flyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2450141\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]] Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\n\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>\nAnd they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>\nFurther proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>\nWith a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>\nHe has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\n\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>\nFlyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2450141--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulejpg\">flyers_awards_schedule.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div> Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. 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It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>During 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?s=20<\/p>On top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>Couturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?s=20<\/p>The question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>Those that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?s=20<\/p>The Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Could this be the appetizer for Sean Couturier?<\/p>\nOn Friday, the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle earned the 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy, which is given to the team\u2019s \u201cmost valuable player,\u201d an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\n\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>\nDuring 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">"There's always room for improvement, I'm not perfect. "As a team, we had a great year." - Sean Couturier (\ud83d\udcf7 by Flyers PR guru Zack Hill) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yAv1zegRCJ\">pic.twitter.com\/yAv1zegRCJ<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nOn top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>\nCouturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\n\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cSean Couturier is one of the best two-way centers I\u2019ve seen in this game.\u201d - Alain Vigneault <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PktkVj3bLN\">pic.twitter.com\/PktkVj3bLN<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>\nThose that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cHis 5-on-5 play has been elite level.\u201d - Alain Vigneault on Sean Couturier <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBVyOq51jY\">pic.twitter.com\/tBVyOq51jY<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-10 21:25:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2458246","uid":"156","filename":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/10\/usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1216995","status":"1","timestamp":"1594406853","origname":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":865,"width":1500},"height":"865","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer","format":null,"safe_value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"760441"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Sean Couturier, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812631","entity":{"vid":"861686","uid":"156","title":"Ivan Provorov earns Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812631","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594315400","changed":"1594417330","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594321200","revision_timestamp":"1594417330","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>Provorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>He did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>Provorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>In 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>On the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>The Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>On Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>\nProvorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>\nHe did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>\nProvorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>\nIn 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\n\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>\nOn the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>\nThe Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\nOn Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-09 19:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2456051","uid":"156","filename":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/09\/usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"812891","status":"1","timestamp":"1594313690","origname":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":838,"width":1500},"height":"838","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman","format":null,"safe_value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33116"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"3621"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"812746"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Barry Ashbee Trophy, Ivan Provorov, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812331","entity":{"vid":"861386","uid":"156","title":"Scott Laughton earns Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812331","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594224125","changed":"1594393222","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594232700","revision_timestamp":"1594393222","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>The Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>One player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p><blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p><\/blockquote>What has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2453971\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>\nThe Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>\nOne player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhat has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\n\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>\nBelow is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2453971--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulethursdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"171\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. 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Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2452161\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"The Flyers seem to always know what they're going to get from Scott Laughton.<\/p>\nFinding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award, an honor that is given to the Flyer deemed to show character, dignity and respect on and off the ice as voted by the Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.<\/p>\nLaughton <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">scored a personal-best 13 goals this season<\/a> despite playing 33 fewer games than he did in a career year during 2018-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Staples of his game<\/a>: constantly skating hard, forechecking, killing penalties, playing different positions and standing up for teammates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/senators-brady-tkachuk-fined-maximum-allowable-amount-crosscheck-flyers-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">Remember the Senators game?<\/a><\/p>\nA 2012 first-round pick of the organization who has played parts of seven seasons for the Flyers, Laughton is always classy, professional and accessible in his dealings with media members and fans.<\/p>\n\"It's very special for me to be awarded this by our media,\" Laughton said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Throughout the year I try and bring positive energy to the rink and do all the little things to be a good teammate and representative of the organization. Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2452161--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulewednesdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/philly.nbcs.docksal\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"268\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-07 18:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers","format":null,"safe_value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2452141","uid":"156","filename":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/07\/zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1162020","status":"1","timestamp":"1594141859","origname":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":806,"width":1500},"height":"806","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award","format":null,"safe_value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33141"},{"tid":"3616"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"768521"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Scott Laughton, Yanick Dupre Class Guy, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"811886","entity":{"vid":"860941","uid":"156","title":"Kevin Hayes earns Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"811886","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594054562","changed":"1594393389","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594058400","revision_timestamp":"1594393389","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>And they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>Further proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>With a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>Flyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2450141\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]] Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\n\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>\nAnd they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>\nFurther proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>\nWith a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>\nHe has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\n\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>\nFlyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2450141--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulejpg\">flyers_awards_schedule.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div> Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. 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Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812911","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594407421","changed":"1594416487","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594416300","revision_timestamp":"1594416487","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Could this be the appetizer for Sean Couturier?<\/p>On Friday, the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle earned the 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy, which is given to the team\u2019s \u201cmost valuable player,\u201d an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>During 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?s=20<\/p>On top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>Couturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?s=20<\/p>The question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>Those that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?s=20<\/p>The Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Could this be the appetizer for Sean Couturier?<\/p>\nOn Friday, the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle earned the 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy, which is given to the team\u2019s \u201cmost valuable player,\u201d an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\n\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>\nDuring 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">"There's always room for improvement, I'm not perfect. "As a team, we had a great year." - Sean Couturier (\ud83d\udcf7 by Flyers PR guru Zack Hill) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yAv1zegRCJ\">pic.twitter.com\/yAv1zegRCJ<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nOn top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>\nCouturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\n\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cSean Couturier is one of the best two-way centers I\u2019ve seen in this game.\u201d - Alain Vigneault <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PktkVj3bLN\">pic.twitter.com\/PktkVj3bLN<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>\nThose that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cHis 5-on-5 play has been elite level.\u201d - Alain Vigneault on Sean Couturier <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBVyOq51jY\">pic.twitter.com\/tBVyOq51jY<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-10 21:25:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2458246","uid":"156","filename":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/10\/usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1216995","status":"1","timestamp":"1594406853","origname":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":865,"width":1500},"height":"865","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer","format":null,"safe_value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"760441"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Sean Couturier, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812631","entity":{"vid":"861686","uid":"156","title":"Ivan Provorov earns Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812631","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594315400","changed":"1594417330","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594321200","revision_timestamp":"1594417330","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>Provorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>He did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>Provorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>In 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>On the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>The Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>On Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>\nProvorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>\nHe did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>\nProvorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>\nIn 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\n\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>\nOn the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>\nThe Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\nOn Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-09 19:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2456051","uid":"156","filename":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/09\/usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"812891","status":"1","timestamp":"1594313690","origname":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":838,"width":1500},"height":"838","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman","format":null,"safe_value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33116"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"3621"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"812746"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Barry Ashbee Trophy, Ivan Provorov, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812331","entity":{"vid":"861386","uid":"156","title":"Scott Laughton earns Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812331","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594224125","changed":"1594393222","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594232700","revision_timestamp":"1594393222","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>The Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>One player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p><blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p><\/blockquote>What has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2453971\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>\nThe Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>\nOne player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhat has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\n\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>\nBelow is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2453971--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulethursdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"171\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. 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Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2452161\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"The Flyers seem to always know what they're going to get from Scott Laughton.<\/p>\nFinding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award, an honor that is given to the Flyer deemed to show character, dignity and respect on and off the ice as voted by the Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.<\/p>\nLaughton <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">scored a personal-best 13 goals this season<\/a> despite playing 33 fewer games than he did in a career year during 2018-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Staples of his game<\/a>: constantly skating hard, forechecking, killing penalties, playing different positions and standing up for teammates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/senators-brady-tkachuk-fined-maximum-allowable-amount-crosscheck-flyers-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">Remember the Senators game?<\/a><\/p>\nA 2012 first-round pick of the organization who has played parts of seven seasons for the Flyers, Laughton is always classy, professional and accessible in his dealings with media members and fans.<\/p>\n\"It's very special for me to be awarded this by our media,\" Laughton said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Throughout the year I try and bring positive energy to the rink and do all the little things to be a good teammate and representative of the organization. Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2452161--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulewednesdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/philly.nbcs.docksal\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"268\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-07 18:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers","format":null,"safe_value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2452141","uid":"156","filename":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/07\/zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1162020","status":"1","timestamp":"1594141859","origname":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":806,"width":1500},"height":"806","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award","format":null,"safe_value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33141"},{"tid":"3616"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"768521"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Scott Laughton, Yanick Dupre Class Guy, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"811886","entity":{"vid":"860941","uid":"156","title":"Kevin Hayes earns Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"811886","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594054562","changed":"1594393389","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594058400","revision_timestamp":"1594393389","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>And they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>Further proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>With a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>Flyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2450141\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]] Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\n\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>\nAnd they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>\nFurther proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>\nWith a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>\nHe has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\n\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>\nFlyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2450141--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulejpg\">flyers_awards_schedule.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div> Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. 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Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812911","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594407421","changed":"1594416487","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594416300","revision_timestamp":"1594416487","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Could this be the appetizer for Sean Couturier?<\/p>On Friday, the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle earned the 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy, which is given to the team\u2019s \u201cmost valuable player,\u201d an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>During 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?s=20<\/p>On top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>Couturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?s=20<\/p>The question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>Those that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?s=20<\/p>The Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Could this be the appetizer for Sean Couturier?<\/p>\nOn Friday, the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle earned the 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy, which is given to the team\u2019s \u201cmost valuable player,\u201d an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\n\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>\nDuring 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">"There's always room for improvement, I'm not perfect. "As a team, we had a great year." - Sean Couturier (\ud83d\udcf7 by Flyers PR guru Zack Hill) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yAv1zegRCJ\">pic.twitter.com\/yAv1zegRCJ<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nOn top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>\nCouturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\n\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cSean Couturier is one of the best two-way centers I\u2019ve seen in this game.\u201d - Alain Vigneault <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PktkVj3bLN\">pic.twitter.com\/PktkVj3bLN<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>\nThose that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cHis 5-on-5 play has been elite level.\u201d - Alain Vigneault on Sean Couturier <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBVyOq51jY\">pic.twitter.com\/tBVyOq51jY<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-10 21:25:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2458246","uid":"156","filename":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/10\/usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1216995","status":"1","timestamp":"1594406853","origname":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":865,"width":1500},"height":"865","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer","format":null,"safe_value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"760441"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Sean Couturier, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812631","entity":{"vid":"861686","uid":"156","title":"Ivan Provorov earns Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812631","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594315400","changed":"1594417330","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594321200","revision_timestamp":"1594417330","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>Provorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>He did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>Provorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>In 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>On the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>The Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>On Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>\nProvorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>\nHe did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>\nProvorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>\nIn 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\n\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>\nOn the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>\nThe Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\nOn Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-09 19:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2456051","uid":"156","filename":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/09\/usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"812891","status":"1","timestamp":"1594313690","origname":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":838,"width":1500},"height":"838","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman","format":null,"safe_value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33116"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"3621"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"812746"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Barry Ashbee Trophy, Ivan Provorov, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812331","entity":{"vid":"861386","uid":"156","title":"Scott Laughton earns Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812331","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594224125","changed":"1594393222","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594232700","revision_timestamp":"1594393222","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>The Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>One player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p><blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p><\/blockquote>What has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2453971\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>\nThe Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>\nOne player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhat has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\n\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>\nBelow is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2453971--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulethursdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"171\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. 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Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2452161\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"The Flyers seem to always know what they're going to get from Scott Laughton.<\/p>\nFinding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award, an honor that is given to the Flyer deemed to show character, dignity and respect on and off the ice as voted by the Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.<\/p>\nLaughton <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">scored a personal-best 13 goals this season<\/a> despite playing 33 fewer games than he did in a career year during 2018-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Staples of his game<\/a>: constantly skating hard, forechecking, killing penalties, playing different positions and standing up for teammates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/senators-brady-tkachuk-fined-maximum-allowable-amount-crosscheck-flyers-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">Remember the Senators game?<\/a><\/p>\nA 2012 first-round pick of the organization who has played parts of seven seasons for the Flyers, Laughton is always classy, professional and accessible in his dealings with media members and fans.<\/p>\n\"It's very special for me to be awarded this by our media,\" Laughton said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Throughout the year I try and bring positive energy to the rink and do all the little things to be a good teammate and representative of the organization. Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2452161--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulewednesdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/philly.nbcs.docksal\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"268\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-07 18:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers","format":null,"safe_value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2452141","uid":"156","filename":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/07\/zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1162020","status":"1","timestamp":"1594141859","origname":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":806,"width":1500},"height":"806","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award","format":null,"safe_value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33141"},{"tid":"3616"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"768521"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Scott Laughton, Yanick Dupre Class Guy, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"811886","entity":{"vid":"860941","uid":"156","title":"Kevin Hayes earns Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"811886","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594054562","changed":"1594393389","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594058400","revision_timestamp":"1594393389","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>And they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>Further proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>With a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>Flyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2450141\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]] Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\n\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>\nAnd they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>\nFurther proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>\nWith a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>\nHe has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\n\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>\nFlyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2450141--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulejpg\">flyers_awards_schedule.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div> Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. 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It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>During 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?s=20<\/p>On top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>Couturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?s=20<\/p>The question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>Those that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?s=20<\/p>The Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Could this be the appetizer for Sean Couturier?<\/p>\nOn Friday, the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle earned the 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy, which is given to the team\u2019s \u201cmost valuable player,\u201d an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\n\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>\nDuring 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">"There's always room for improvement, I'm not perfect. "As a team, we had a great year." - Sean Couturier (\ud83d\udcf7 by Flyers PR guru Zack Hill) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yAv1zegRCJ\">pic.twitter.com\/yAv1zegRCJ<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nOn top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>\nCouturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\n\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cSean Couturier is one of the best two-way centers I\u2019ve seen in this game.\u201d - Alain Vigneault <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PktkVj3bLN\">pic.twitter.com\/PktkVj3bLN<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>\nThose that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cHis 5-on-5 play has been elite level.\u201d - Alain Vigneault on Sean Couturier <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBVyOq51jY\">pic.twitter.com\/tBVyOq51jY<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-10 21:25:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2458246","uid":"156","filename":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/10\/usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1216995","status":"1","timestamp":"1594406853","origname":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":865,"width":1500},"height":"865","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer","format":null,"safe_value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"760441"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Sean Couturier, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812631","entity":{"vid":"861686","uid":"156","title":"Ivan Provorov earns Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812631","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594315400","changed":"1594417330","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594321200","revision_timestamp":"1594417330","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>Provorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>He did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>Provorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>In 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>On the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>The Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>On Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>\nProvorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>\nHe did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>\nProvorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>\nIn 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\n\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>\nOn the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>\nThe Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\nOn Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-09 19:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2456051","uid":"156","filename":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/09\/usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"812891","status":"1","timestamp":"1594313690","origname":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":838,"width":1500},"height":"838","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman","format":null,"safe_value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33116"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"3621"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"812746"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Barry Ashbee Trophy, Ivan Provorov, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812331","entity":{"vid":"861386","uid":"156","title":"Scott Laughton earns Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812331","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594224125","changed":"1594393222","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594232700","revision_timestamp":"1594393222","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>The Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>One player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p><blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p><\/blockquote>What has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2453971\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>\nThe Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>\nOne player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhat has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\n\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>\nBelow is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2453971--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulethursdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"171\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. 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Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2452161\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"The Flyers seem to always know what they're going to get from Scott Laughton.<\/p>\nFinding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award, an honor that is given to the Flyer deemed to show character, dignity and respect on and off the ice as voted by the Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.<\/p>\nLaughton <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">scored a personal-best 13 goals this season<\/a> despite playing 33 fewer games than he did in a career year during 2018-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Staples of his game<\/a>: constantly skating hard, forechecking, killing penalties, playing different positions and standing up for teammates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/senators-brady-tkachuk-fined-maximum-allowable-amount-crosscheck-flyers-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">Remember the Senators game?<\/a><\/p>\nA 2012 first-round pick of the organization who has played parts of seven seasons for the Flyers, Laughton is always classy, professional and accessible in his dealings with media members and fans.<\/p>\n\"It's very special for me to be awarded this by our media,\" Laughton said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Throughout the year I try and bring positive energy to the rink and do all the little things to be a good teammate and representative of the organization. Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2452161--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulewednesdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/philly.nbcs.docksal\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"268\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-07 18:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers","format":null,"safe_value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2452141","uid":"156","filename":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/07\/zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1162020","status":"1","timestamp":"1594141859","origname":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":806,"width":1500},"height":"806","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award","format":null,"safe_value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33141"},{"tid":"3616"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"768521"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Scott Laughton, Yanick Dupre Class Guy, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"811886","entity":{"vid":"860941","uid":"156","title":"Kevin Hayes earns Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"811886","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594054562","changed":"1594393389","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594058400","revision_timestamp":"1594393389","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>And they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>Further proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>With a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>Flyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2450141\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]] Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\n\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>\nAnd they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>\nFurther proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>\nWith a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>\nHe has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\n\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>\nFlyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2450141--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulejpg\">flyers_awards_schedule.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div> Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-06 18:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2260951","uid":"156","filename":"usa_kevin_hayes_flyers.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/06\/usa_kevin_hayes_flyers.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1324094","status":"1","timestamp":"1594054562","origname":"usa_kevin_hayes_flyers.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":{"und":[{"value":"Kevin Hayes","format":null,"safe_value":"Kevin Hayes"}]},"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","alt":"Kevin Hayes","metadata":{"height":833,"width":1500},"height":"833","width":"1500","title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes","format":null,"safe_value":"This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33226"},{"tid":"30866"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"812381"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Philadelphia Flyers, Kevin Hayes, Gene Hart Memorial Award, Jordan Hall"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true}],"#formatter":"entityreference_label","0":{"#theme":"entityreference_label","#label":"Sean Couturier earns Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy","#item":{"target_id":"812911","entity":{"vid":"861966","uid":"156","title":"Sean Couturier earns Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812911","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594407421","changed":"1594416487","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594416300","revision_timestamp":"1594416487","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Could this be the appetizer for Sean Couturier?<\/p>On Friday, the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle earned the 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy, which is given to the team\u2019s \u201cmost valuable player,\u201d an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>During 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?s=20<\/p>On top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>Couturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?s=20<\/p>The question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>Those that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?s=20<\/p>The Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Could this be the appetizer for Sean Couturier?<\/p>\nOn Friday, the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle earned the 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy, which is given to the team\u2019s \u201cmost valuable player,\u201d an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\n\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>\nDuring 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">"There's always room for improvement, I'm not perfect. "As a team, we had a great year." - Sean Couturier (\ud83d\udcf7 by Flyers PR guru Zack Hill) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yAv1zegRCJ\">pic.twitter.com\/yAv1zegRCJ<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nOn top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>\nCouturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\n\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cSean Couturier is one of the best two-way centers I\u2019ve seen in this game.\u201d - Alain Vigneault <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PktkVj3bLN\">pic.twitter.com\/PktkVj3bLN<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>\nThose that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cHis 5-on-5 play has been elite level.\u201d - Alain Vigneault on Sean Couturier <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBVyOq51jY\">pic.twitter.com\/tBVyOq51jY<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-10 21:25:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2458246","uid":"156","filename":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/10\/usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1216995","status":"1","timestamp":"1594406853","origname":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":865,"width":1500},"height":"865","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer","format":null,"safe_value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"760441"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Sean Couturier, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},"#uri":null,"#settings":{"display":{"bypass_access":false,"colorbox_node_classes":"","colorbox_node_height":600,"colorbox_node_link":false,"colorbox_node_width":600,"link":false},"field":{"handler":"base","handler_settings":{"behaviors":{"entityqueue":{"status":0},"views-select-list":{"status":0}},"sort":{"direction":"ASC","property":"title","type":"property"},"target_bundles":{"article":"article","headline":"headline","media_gallery":"media_gallery","video_on_demand":"video_on_demand"}},"target_type":"node"}}},"1":{"#theme":"entityreference_label","#label":"Ivan Provorov earns Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","#item":{"target_id":"812631","entity":{"vid":"861686","uid":"156","title":"Ivan Provorov earns Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812631","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594315400","changed":"1594417330","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594321200","revision_timestamp":"1594417330","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>Provorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>He did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>Provorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>In 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>On the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>The Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>On Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>\nProvorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>\nHe did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>\nProvorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>\nIn 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\n\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>\nOn the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>\nThe Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\nOn Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. 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Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p><blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p><\/blockquote>What has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2453971\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>\nThe Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>\nOne player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhat has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\n\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>\nBelow is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2453971--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulethursdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"171\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Staples of his game<\/a>: constantly skating hard, forechecking, killing penalties, playing different positions and standing up for teammates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/senators-brady-tkachuk-fined-maximum-allowable-amount-crosscheck-flyers-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">Remember the Senators game?<\/a><\/p>A 2012 first-round pick of the organization who has played parts of seven seasons for the Flyers, Laughton is always classy, professional and accessible in his dealings with media members and fans.<\/p>\"It's very special for me to be awarded this by our media,\" Laughton said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Throughout the year I try and bring positive energy to the rink and do all the little things to be a good teammate and representative of the organization. Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2452161\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"The Flyers seem to always know what they're going to get from Scott Laughton.<\/p>\nFinding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award, an honor that is given to the Flyer deemed to show character, dignity and respect on and off the ice as voted by the Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.<\/p>\nLaughton <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">scored a personal-best 13 goals this season<\/a> despite playing 33 fewer games than he did in a career year during 2018-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Staples of his game<\/a>: constantly skating hard, forechecking, killing penalties, playing different positions and standing up for teammates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/senators-brady-tkachuk-fined-maximum-allowable-amount-crosscheck-flyers-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">Remember the Senators game?<\/a><\/p>\nA 2012 first-round pick of the organization who has played parts of seven seasons for the Flyers, Laughton is always classy, professional and accessible in his dealings with media members and fans.<\/p>\n\"It's very special for me to be awarded this by our media,\" Laughton said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Throughout the year I try and bring positive energy to the rink and do all the little things to be a good teammate and representative of the organization. Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2452161--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulewednesdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/philly.nbcs.docksal\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"268\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. 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The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>With a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>Flyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2450141\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]] Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\n\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>\nAnd they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>\nFurther proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>\nWith a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>\nHe has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\n\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>\nFlyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2450141--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulejpg\">flyers_awards_schedule.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div> Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. 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It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>During 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?s=20<\/p>On top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>Couturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?s=20<\/p>The question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>Those that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?s=20<\/p>The Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Could this be the appetizer for Sean Couturier?<\/p>\nOn Friday, the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle earned the 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy, which is given to the team\u2019s \u201cmost valuable player,\u201d an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\n\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>\nDuring 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">"There's always room for improvement, I'm not perfect. "As a team, we had a great year." - Sean Couturier (\ud83d\udcf7 by Flyers PR guru Zack Hill) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yAv1zegRCJ\">pic.twitter.com\/yAv1zegRCJ<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nOn top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>\nCouturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\n\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cSean Couturier is one of the best two-way centers I\u2019ve seen in this game.\u201d - Alain Vigneault <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PktkVj3bLN\">pic.twitter.com\/PktkVj3bLN<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>\nThose that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cHis 5-on-5 play has been elite level.\u201d - Alain Vigneault on Sean Couturier <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBVyOq51jY\">pic.twitter.com\/tBVyOq51jY<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-10 21:25:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2458246","uid":"156","filename":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/10\/usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1216995","status":"1","timestamp":"1594406853","origname":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":865,"width":1500},"height":"865","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer","format":null,"safe_value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"760441"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Sean Couturier, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812631","entity":{"vid":"861686","uid":"156","title":"Ivan Provorov earns Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812631","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594315400","changed":"1594417330","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594321200","revision_timestamp":"1594417330","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>Provorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>He did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>Provorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>In 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>On the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>The Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>On Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>\nProvorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>\nHe did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>\nProvorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>\nIn 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\n\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>\nOn the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>\nThe Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\nOn Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-09 19:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2456051","uid":"156","filename":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/09\/usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"812891","status":"1","timestamp":"1594313690","origname":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":838,"width":1500},"height":"838","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman","format":null,"safe_value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33116"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"3621"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"812746"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Barry Ashbee Trophy, Ivan Provorov, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812331","entity":{"vid":"861386","uid":"156","title":"Scott Laughton earns Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812331","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594224125","changed":"1594393222","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594232700","revision_timestamp":"1594393222","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>The Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>One player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p><blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p><\/blockquote>What has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2453971\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>\nThe Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>\nOne player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhat has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\n\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>\nBelow is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2453971--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulethursdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"171\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. 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Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2452161\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"The Flyers seem to always know what they're going to get from Scott Laughton.<\/p>\nFinding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award, an honor that is given to the Flyer deemed to show character, dignity and respect on and off the ice as voted by the Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.<\/p>\nLaughton <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">scored a personal-best 13 goals this season<\/a> despite playing 33 fewer games than he did in a career year during 2018-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Staples of his game<\/a>: constantly skating hard, forechecking, killing penalties, playing different positions and standing up for teammates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/senators-brady-tkachuk-fined-maximum-allowable-amount-crosscheck-flyers-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">Remember the Senators game?<\/a><\/p>\nA 2012 first-round pick of the organization who has played parts of seven seasons for the Flyers, Laughton is always classy, professional and accessible in his dealings with media members and fans.<\/p>\n\"It's very special for me to be awarded this by our media,\" Laughton said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Throughout the year I try and bring positive energy to the rink and do all the little things to be a good teammate and representative of the organization. Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2452161--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulewednesdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/philly.nbcs.docksal\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"268\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-07 18:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers","format":null,"safe_value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2452141","uid":"156","filename":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/07\/zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1162020","status":"1","timestamp":"1594141859","origname":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":806,"width":1500},"height":"806","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award","format":null,"safe_value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33141"},{"tid":"3616"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"768521"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Scott Laughton, Yanick Dupre Class Guy, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"811886","entity":{"vid":"860941","uid":"156","title":"Kevin Hayes earns Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"811886","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594054562","changed":"1594393389","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594058400","revision_timestamp":"1594393389","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>And they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>Further proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>With a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>Flyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2450141\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]] Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\n\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>\nAnd they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>\nFurther proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>\nWith a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>\nHe has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\n\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>\nFlyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2450141--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulejpg\">flyers_awards_schedule.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div> Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. 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It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>During 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?s=20<\/p>On top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>Couturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?s=20<\/p>The question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>Those that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?s=20<\/p>The Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Could this be the appetizer for Sean Couturier?<\/p>\nOn Friday, the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle earned the 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy, which is given to the team\u2019s \u201cmost valuable player,\u201d an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\n\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>\nDuring 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">"There's always room for improvement, I'm not perfect. "As a team, we had a great year." - Sean Couturier (\ud83d\udcf7 by Flyers PR guru Zack Hill) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yAv1zegRCJ\">pic.twitter.com\/yAv1zegRCJ<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nOn top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>\nCouturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\n\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cSean Couturier is one of the best two-way centers I\u2019ve seen in this game.\u201d - Alain Vigneault <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PktkVj3bLN\">pic.twitter.com\/PktkVj3bLN<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>\nThose that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cHis 5-on-5 play has been elite level.\u201d - Alain Vigneault on Sean Couturier <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBVyOq51jY\">pic.twitter.com\/tBVyOq51jY<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-10 21:25:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2458246","uid":"156","filename":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/10\/usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1216995","status":"1","timestamp":"1594406853","origname":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":865,"width":1500},"height":"865","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer","format":null,"safe_value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"760441"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Sean Couturier, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812631","entity":{"vid":"861686","uid":"156","title":"Ivan Provorov earns Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812631","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594315400","changed":"1594417330","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594321200","revision_timestamp":"1594417330","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>Provorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>He did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>Provorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>In 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>On the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>The Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>On Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>\nProvorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>\nHe did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>\nProvorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>\nIn 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\n\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>\nOn the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>\nThe Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\nOn Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Big-picture excitement comes with the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy winner as most outstanding defenseman. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-09 19:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2456051","uid":"156","filename":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/09\/usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"812891","status":"1","timestamp":"1594313690","origname":"usa_ivan_provorov_matt_niskanen.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":838,"width":1500},"height":"838","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman","format":null,"safe_value":"Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33116"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"3621"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"812746"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Barry Ashbee Trophy, Ivan Provorov, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812331","entity":{"vid":"861386","uid":"156","title":"Scott Laughton earns Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812331","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594224125","changed":"1594393222","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594232700","revision_timestamp":"1594393222","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>The Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>One player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p><blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p><\/blockquote>What has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2453971\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"A beautiful aspect to the 2019-20 Flyers is that there was no clear-cut winner for the team's most improved award.<\/p>\nThe Flyers saw many improvements this season, which flipped them from the league's 22nd-best team in 2018-19 to the sixth-best club in 2019-20.<\/p>\nOne player that has taken big strides over this season and last is Scott Laughton, a 26-year-old forward who has turned himself into a vital depth piece for the organization. Laughton's growth was recognized Wednesday as the 2012 first-round pick earned the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player, an honor voted on by teammates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>It's pretty special,\" Laughton said Wednesday to Flyers senior director of public relations and communications Zack Hill. \"Being in the organization for a little bit of time, it might have taken me a little bit longer to kind of get my wheels spinning and get comfortable in the league. It definitely means a lot. A lot of hard work that I've put into it to try and get better and create a role for myself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhat has made Laughton so valuable to the Flyers is his positional versatility and role forward qualities. He is a hard-skating, physical, forechecking player who kills penalties and provides secondary scoring. After putting up career highs in goals (12), assists (20), games (82) and ice time per game (14:51) during 2018-19, Laughton delivered a new career high of 13 goals this season (despite playing 33 fewer games) to go along with a plus-13 mark. Over the last two seasons, the Flyers are 17-4-1 in games that Laughton scores a goal.<\/p>\n\"A lot of things go into it, not just one thing,\" Laughton said of his success this season. \"Our team play was really good and we had a really strong team. A lot of guys that I played with throughout the year really helped me and just the opportunity that I was given by the coaching staff of carving out my role and being the reliable guy. A lot of things go into it but it was definitely the most comfortable I've been on the ice and playing in the NHL.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a> and Laughton also earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a>.<\/p>\nBelow is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2453971--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulethursdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_thursday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"171\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/abnormal-nhl-season-could-benefit-young-carter-harts-growing-career\">An abnormal NHL season could benefit a young Hart's growing career<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\">Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"In a year with plenty of candidates, the Flyers picked their most improved player for the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. 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Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2452161\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"The Flyers seem to always know what they're going to get from Scott Laughton.<\/p>\nFinding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award, an honor that is given to the Flyer deemed to show character, dignity and respect on and off the ice as voted by the Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.<\/p>\nLaughton <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">scored a personal-best 13 goals this season<\/a> despite playing 33 fewer games than he did in a career year during 2018-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Staples of his game<\/a>: constantly skating hard, forechecking, killing penalties, playing different positions and standing up for teammates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/senators-brady-tkachuk-fined-maximum-allowable-amount-crosscheck-flyers-scott-laughton\" target=\"_blank\">Remember the Senators game?<\/a><\/p>\nA 2012 first-round pick of the organization who has played parts of seven seasons for the Flyers, Laughton is always classy, professional and accessible in his dealings with media members and fans.<\/p>\n\"It's very special for me to be awarded this by our media,\" Laughton said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Throughout the year I try and bring positive energy to the rink and do all the little things to be a good teammate and representative of the organization. Getting more involved in the community has been important to me and I hope to continue to build on that each year.\"<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>. Below is the schedule for the remaining honors:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2452161--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulewednesdayjpg\">flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/philly.nbcs.docksal\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule_wednesday.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"268\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/source-former-flyers-prospect-wyatt-kalynuk-sign-blackhawks\">Flyers losing a prospect to the Blackhawks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-key-dates-coronavirus-testing-protocols-return-to-play\">Key dates, protocols announced as Flyers near next steps toward return<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\">This award is an example of Flyers fans being on board with Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-veterans-face-toughest-challenge-yet-coming-out-hiatus\">Flyers' veterans face toughest challenge yet coming out of hiatus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-scott-laughton\">Grading Laughton's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Finding his niche in the NHL as a tireless, team-oriented role forward, Scott Laughton on Tuesday was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award. By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-07 18:00:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers","format":null,"safe_value":"Zack Hill\/Philadelphia Flyers"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2452141","uid":"156","filename":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/07\/zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1162020","status":"1","timestamp":"1594141859","origname":"zack_hill_philadelphia_flyers_scott_laughton.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":806,"width":1500},"height":"806","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award","format":null,"safe_value":"Underrated but valuable Flyer earns well-deserved award"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33141"},{"tid":"3616"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"768521"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Scott Laughton, Yanick Dupre Class Guy, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"811886","entity":{"vid":"860941","uid":"156","title":"Kevin Hayes earns Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"811886","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594054562","changed":"1594393389","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594058400","revision_timestamp":"1594393389","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>And they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>Further proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>With a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>Flyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>The Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>[[{\"fid\":\"2450141\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":false,\"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]\":false}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]] Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"At the beginning of Flyers training camp in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-jerry-york-boston-college-life-changing-injury-fit-philadelphia-flyers\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Hayes said with a slight smile<\/a>:<\/p>\n\u201cI think the fans should be excited \u2014 I think they're excited, some of them might not be too excited \u2014 but I feel great, this is the best I've ever felt and probably the most in shape, most excited I've ever been in my hockey career.\"<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/not-excited-about-kevin-hayes-newest-flyer-shows-how-he-can-change-things-time\" target=\"_blank\">With time<\/a>, fans have gotten to know Hayes \u2014 the player and person.<\/p>\nAnd they've taken a liking to him.<\/p>\nFurther proof of that came Monday as Hayes was named the recipient of the Flyers' 2019-20 Gene Hart Memorial Award, which is given to the Flyer who demonstrates the most \"heart,\u201d an honor voted on by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flyersfanclub.org\/about.html#hartaward\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club<\/a>. The club will make a $1,000 donation to a charity of Hayes\u2019 choosing.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m humbled that the fan club chose me to receive this award, especially considering all of our success has come from an entire team effort and the willingness to give everything we have to win,\u201d Hayes said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"This being my first year, I felt right at home from Day 1. I love this team, organization, fan base and city. It\u2019s hard not to love playing at the Wells Fargo Center every night in front of the best fans in the league.\u201d<\/p>\nWith a mixture of lightheartedness and leadership, Hayes has won over his new teammates and fans during the first season of his seven-year, $50 million contract. At first, Hayes' style of play and past offensive production didn't scream excitement for fans when the 6-foot-5 center was acquired and signed in June 2019. However, Hayes provides winning qualities that don't always pop out at you \u2014 puck protection, disruptive size, defensive abilities and prowess on the penalty kill.<\/p>\nHe has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\" target=\"_blank\">made those strengths clear in Year 1 with the Flyers<\/a>. He was also on pace to break his career high of 25 goals (he finished with 23 in 69 games) before the coronavirus outbreak cut the 2019-20 regular season short.<\/p>\n\u201cI think at the beginning, with the media and the fans, when you sign that deal, you want to come in and be on everybody\u2019s good graces right away,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-contract-statistics-value-2019-20-flyers-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes said in November<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not putting up points, it\u2019s easy to think you\u2019re not playing great hockey.\u201d<\/p>\nFlyers fans are now on board with Hayes' hockey and heart.<\/p>\nThe Flyers are handing out their annual team awards throughout this week. Below is the schedule:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-2450141--2\" class=\"file file-image file-image-jpeg\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/flyersawardsschedulejpg\">flyers_awards_schedule.jpg<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/sites\/csnphilly\/files\/flyers_awards_schedule.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div> Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-travis-konecny\">Grading Konecny's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-kevin-hayes\">Grading Hayes' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-free-agency-justin-braun-derek-grant-flyers\">Flyers have two top 50 pending UFAs; will they re-sign them?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-oskar-lindblom-completes-radiation-cancer-treatments-penn\">Ring that bell! A day to celebrate as Lindblom completes cancer treatments <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-flyers-roster-24-team-tournament-top-5-reinforcements\">Who are Flyers' top 5 reinforcements for 24-team tournament?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"Flyers fans weren't thrilled at first. This award Monday shows they're certainly on board with Kevin Hayes. 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It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>During 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?s=20<\/p>On top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>Couturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?s=20<\/p>The question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>Those that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?s=20<\/p>The Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Could this be the appetizer for Sean Couturier?<\/p>\nOn Friday, the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle earned the 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy, which is given to the team\u2019s \u201cmost valuable player,\u201d an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second straight season Couturier has taken home the award.<\/p>\n\"There have been a lot of great names throughout Flyers history who have won this and it's a great honor to receive it,\" Couturier said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"Without my teammates, it would be hard to accept this. They were a big part of my success this year and I think the overall experience of our lineup that we've added and the younger guys getting older every year, it's been a good mix and has led us to have that success.\"<\/p>\nDuring 2019-20, the do-it-all pivot was first on the Flyers in even strength points (46), faceoff win percentage (59.6 percent) and plus-minus (plus-21), second in points (59) and shots (185), tied for second in assists (37), third in goals (22) and shorthanded time on ice (140:29), fourth in time on ice per game (19:50) and tied for fifth in power play points (13).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">"There's always room for improvement, I'm not perfect. "As a team, we had a great year." - Sean Couturier (\ud83d\udcf7 by Flyers PR guru Zack Hill) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yAv1zegRCJ\">pic.twitter.com\/yAv1zegRCJ<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1281691267395616770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nOn top of that and Couturier consistently drawing the opposition's toughest assignment, Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault used the 27-year-old center numerous times as a spark plug for different teammates struggling to produce.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve got to say that everybody that I\u2019ve played with Coots has played well,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/jakub-voracek-f-you-attitude-quiet-force-sean-couturier-flyers-lineup\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneault said in late November<\/a>, a phrase he ended up saying on many occasions throughout the regular season. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Coots or guys getting excited playing with him.\"<\/p>\nCouturier is the opposite of ostentatious but he warrants attention and has the utmost respect from his teammates.<\/p>\n\"I think because he might not be as flashy or look as spectacular as some of the other guys, maybe people don't notice him as much,\" Vigneault said in December. \"But I can tell you, the people in this room, the people that play with him every day, they notice him.\"<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cSean Couturier is one of the best two-way centers I\u2019ve seen in this game.\u201d - Alain Vigneault <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PktkVj3bLN\">pic.twitter.com\/PktkVj3bLN<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1223807328199356418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe question is will he be noticed on the league-wide stage? The icing on the cake for Couturier's 2019-20 accolades would be the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is given to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. The three finalists for the award will be announced on July 20 and Couturier is expected to be one of them.<\/p>\nThose that follow him believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-awards-danny-briere-sean-couturier-deserves-2019-20-frank-j-selke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">this should be the year it's not just team honors for No. 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u201cHis 5-on-5 play has been elite level.\u201d - Alain Vigneault on Sean Couturier <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBVyOq51jY\">pic.twitter.com\/tBVyOq51jY<\/a><\/p>— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JHallNBCS\/status\/1237780318654025733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nThe Flyers handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Below are the winners:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-earns-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Clarke Trophy \u2014 Sean Couturier<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Ashbee Trophy \u2014 Ivan Provorov <\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award \u2014 Scott Laughton<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award \u2014 Kevin Hayes<\/a><\/p>\nSports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-bob-mckenzie-latest-hub-city-hotel-training-camp\">Hockey insider details Flyers\u2019 hotel, importance of training camp <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-nhl-playoffs-24-team-return-eyeing-stanley-cup\">Hayes brings positive outlook to NHL return, eyeing Stanley Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-matt-niskanen\">Grading Niskanen's performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/ivan-provorov-earns-flyers-2019-20-barry-ashbee-trophy\">Big-picture excitement comes with Flyers' most outstanding defenseman award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"A look at Sean Couturier's notable honor and how this could just the appetizer for the Flyers' alpha dog down the middle.  By Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"1056"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3741"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-07-10 21:25:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/Charles LeClaire"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2458246","uid":"156","filename":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/07\/10\/usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1216995","status":"1","timestamp":"1594406853","origname":"usa_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metadata":{"height":865,"width":1500},"height":"865","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer","format":null,"safe_value":"Flyer takes home team MVP award \u2014 and it might be just the appetizer"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"760441"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Sean Couturier, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers awards, Flyers team awards"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"1"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"812631","entity":{"vid":"861686","uid":"156","title":"Ivan Provorov earns Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"812631","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1594315400","changed":"1594417330","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1594321200","revision_timestamp":"1594417330","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Following a down season in 2018-19, Ivan Provorov was a restricted free agent and up for a new deal. After the entire offseason, Provorov and the Flyers agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract the night before training camp, making the 2015 first-round pick the club's highest-paid blueliner.<\/p>Provorov, a work-till-you-drop player, was clearly determined to rebound in 2019-20 and prove his worth.<\/p>He did and added to the credence Thursday as the winner of the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy, given to the team's \"most outstanding defenseman,\" an honor voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. It marks the second time Provorov has won the award in four years with the Flyers as he took home the trophy his rookie 2016-17 season.<\/p>\"It's just a great honor,\" Provorov said in a statement released by the Flyers. \"There are a lot of great defensemen that have played for the Flyers and have won this in the past. I think overall this year, our defense is a lot better. We're defending as a five-man unit, the forwards are backchecking, so it allows us to step up and get the puck back faster.\"<\/p>Provorov, who has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing 315 straight, did it all for the Flyers during the regular season. He played the league's eighth-most minutes per game at 24:51, led all NHL defensemen in power play goals with seven, and led Flyers blueliners in goals (13), points (36), blocked shots (111), shorthanded ice time (189:30) and man advantage ice time (210:05).<\/p>In 13 fewer games this season, Provorov put up six more goals, four more assists (23) and 10 more points than he did last season, while going from a minus-16 to a plus-11. Over his first three seasons, Provorov had 12 power play points (two goals, 10 assists). This season, Provorov put up 16 man advantage points (seven goals, nine assists). He has become a bona-fide do-it-all blueliner for the Flyers at 23 years old.<\/p>\"I think he's one of the best young defensemen in the league,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-weekly-observations-scott-laughtons-importance-high-praise-ivan-provorov\" target=\"_blank\">Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet said in December<\/a>.<\/p>\"He plays with an edge in a sense that he doesn\u2019t play safe. He\u2019s up the ice, he makes plays, he\u2019s not scared the way he plays. Not so much scared physically, just the way he plays, he\u2019s trying to win the game. As a young guy, he wants to be in those spots. When I watch him, he wants the puck. I love young kids like that, they\u2019re not scared.\u201d<\/p>On the blue line, the Flyers are built around Provorov \u2014 and for at least five more seasons.<\/p>The Flyers have handed out their annual team awards throughout the week. Kevin Hayes was the recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-earns-flyers-2019-20-gene-hart-memorial-award\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Hart Memorial Award<\/a>, while Scott Laughton earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award\" target=\"_blank\">Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\" target=\"_blank\">Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>On Friday, the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers most valuable player) will be announced.<\/p>Sports Uncovered is on all podcast platforms: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Philly6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/philly6\">click here to subscribe now<\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/sports-uncovered\/episodes\/b365dcda-2153-4a05-8dae-25b85b658e5d\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/53126f6b-5802-4d46-b2b7-63eb49eaeda3\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3>More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-girouxs-playoff-history-telling-whats-come-captain\">Is Giroux's playoff history telling of what's to come for the captain?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-philippe-myers\">Grading Myers' performance for 2019-20 Flyers season<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-earns-flyers-2019-20-pelle-lindbergh-memorial-trophy-most-improved-player\">In a year with plenty of candidates, Flyers pick their most improved player<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2020-nhl-playoffs-24-team-tournament-schedule-eastern-conference-western-conference\">NHL's 24-team tourney schedule could be awesome for fans<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/2019-20-flyers-season-grades-oskar-lindblom\">Grading Lindblom'