Matvei Michkov's Drive Is His Biggest Asset & 5 Milestones to Monitor
Also, recapping Brian Propp's Flyers career and the "Second Six" Era.
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Flyers’ Matvei Michkov’s Drive Is His Biggest Asset
July 24, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
There are a lot of things that Matvei Michkov of the Philadelphia Flyers is. He combines an incredible hockey mind with dynamic talent in a way that is extremely rare to see out of prospects. But neither of those two things is his biggest asset. In fact, it has nothing to do with his on-ice abilities at all. What makes Michkov special is much simpler than that: it is his (borderline unhealthy) desire to win.
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5 Flyers Milestones to Monitor in 2024-25
July 23, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
As we await the start of the 2024-25 season in the NHL, it’s good to be aware of a few milestones that can be hit. Here, we look at five members of the Philadelphia Flyers who could accomplish big things in their upcoming campaign.
Hockey History – the NHL “Second Six”
July 23, 2024 by Nathaniel Oliver
In March 1965, a formal process began headed by then NHL President Clarence Campbell so that the league would expand its operation to include a second division of six teams. Gone would be the days of the so-called “Original Six” franchises. Joining them would be a half-dozen new teams that would see the NHL reach further into the United States, including both the Midwest and West Coast.
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Flyers’ Brian Propp: Close But No Cigar
July 22, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
Brian Propp remains more than just a hockey player to the Philadelphia Flyers’ community. A stroke survivor in 2015, he has helped raise awareness for the cause and has had a wonderful impact off the ice in the years following his retirement from the sport of hockey. When he was playing in the NHL, he was one of the best players the Flyers have ever iced, even though he was never able to win a Stanley Cup.