Riley Cote.
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PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Flyers forward Riley Cote has retired and will stay with the organization as an assistant coach for the team’s AHL affiliate.
Cote announced his decision Monday. He played in 156 games for the Flyers and scored one goal with seven points and 411 penalty minutes from 2006-2010.
He joined head coach Greg Gilbert’s staff with the AHL’s Adirondack Phantoms.
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Chris Pronger.
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PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Chris Pronger is recovering from minor surgery on his right knee last week.
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said Tuesday the 35-year-old Pronger will be ready for the start of training camp in September.
Pronger averaged nearly 26 minutes on the ice during the regular season, fifth best in the in the league. He had a league-leading 29 Continue reading ‘Flyers’ Pronger has minor knee surgery’
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Montreal Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov will be unavailable for the Eastern Conference final, despite earlier reports that the club was hopeful he could make a comeback.
Markov participated in a full practice with his teammates on Friday, but his knee injury has been ruled too severe to allow him a return vs. the Flyers.
The 31-year old defenceman was injured in Game 1 of the Canadiens’ second round Continue reading ‘Markov won’t return to face Flyers’
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Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Boucher says NHL officials are doing a good job of protecting goalies during the playoffs.
Forwards crashing the crease and pileups involving goaltenders are part of the playoffs. The Washington Capitals had a goal disallowed due to goaltender interference in their 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of their first-round series
The Vancouver Canucks are already sounding Continue reading ‘Flyers’ Boucher: Two thumbs up for refs’
The Philadelphia Flyers announced Thursday that center Jeff Carter will undergo surgery on his left foot on Friday and is still expected to be out three to four weeks, according to general manager Paul Holmgren.
“He will have a screw inserted to aide the healing process,” said Holmgren.
The surgery will be performed by Dr. Steve Raikin at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Carter, 25, suffered a non-displaced fracture Continue reading ‘Flyers’ Carter to undergo foot surgery’
The Philadelphia Flyers have scored the first goal in 10 straight games, but they haven’t stopped there.
Early leads have keyed the Flyers’ 8-1-1 surge, and Philadelphia should have a great opportunity for a fifth consecutive win Thursday night as it visits the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are looking to avoid a fifth straight loss.
Philadelphia (23-19-3) has gone 3-14-0 when failing to score the game’s first goal – a .176 winning Continue reading ‘Maple Leafs vs. Flyers: First goal wins’
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The Philadelphia Flyers announced that they have loaned goaltender Ray Emery to its American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, for conditioning purposes, and that he will return to the Flyers on Sunday, Jan. 10..
Emery will be available to play in Saturday?s game for the Phantoms, who take on the Portland Pirates at 7 p.m. ET at the Glens Falls Civic Center, in Glens Falls, N.Y.
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OTTAWA — Give Alex Kovalev credit. When he breaks out of scoring slumps, he does so in a big way.
The 36-year-old Russian has taken his share of flak in his first season in Ottawa for failing to produce regularly, but on Sunday, Kovalev ended a 10-game goal-less drought with four goals in the Senators’ wild 7-4 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers.
“All I can say is that it’s a good way to start Continue reading ‘Kovalev nets four goals as Sens thump Flyers’
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Former Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Michael Leighton has been claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Hurricanes said Tuesday Leighton cleared waivers last week and had been assigned to their AHL affiliate in Albany on Saturday.
Leighton was 1-4 with a 4.29 goals-against average in seven games this season with Carolina. He began the year as Cam Ward’s backup but became expendable when Continue reading ‘Flyers claim goalie Leighton off waivers’
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BOSTON — The Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins took their first look at Fenway Park — hockey-style — less than one month before the clubs meet in the NHL’s Winter Classic.
The atmosphere was light as players and personnel from both teams were given a guided tour Sunday of the uncompleted rink, the locker room and other facilities.
Fenway Park, the 97-year-old home of baseball’s Boston Red Continue reading ‘Bruins, Flyers visit Fenway for outdoor preview’
