1+ mon, 2+ week ago (110+ words) NBC10 celebrated the Philadelphia Flyers" home opener with a special pep rally." The event -- hosted by NBC10's Keith Jones -- took place at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Monday, Oct. 13, from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and featured surprise guests, interviews and giveaways for Flyers fans." During one of the interviews, our Keith Jones sat down with the Flyers' President of Hockey Operations, Keith Jones. The home opener between the Philadelphia Flyers and Florida Panthers takes place on Monday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. ET at the Xfinity Mobile Arena. The home opener will include a special tribute to the late Flyers legend Bernie Parent....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago (314+ words) The world's greatest figure skaters are about to spin, jump and flip on the road to Milan. With the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics quickly approaching, the world figure skating season is about to kick into high gear. From Grand Prix events to national championships, the next few months will determine which athletes skate for Team USA in Italy. NBC Sports will present all of the figure skating in the buildup to the Olympics, as well as all of the events at the Milan Cortina Games themselves. Here is everything to know for the upcoming figure skating competitions ahead of the Milan Cortina Olympics. NBC Sports will broadcast 10 major figure skating events in the lead-up to the Milan Cortina Olympics, along with the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in March. NBC Sports and Peacock will air more than 300 hours of live coverage…...

5+ mon, 6+ hour ago (206+ words) The Flyers open 2025 development camp Wednesday morning in Voorhees, New Jersey. The team's annual summer gathering of prospects will consist of four on-ice days. It wraps up Sunday night with a 5-on-5 scrimmage, which always attracts a crowd at Flyers Training Center. The camp is free and open to the public. Fans can watch along the boards from certain areas or in the stands. Porter Martone, who the Flyers just selected at sixth overall in the NHL draft, will be the headliner of camp. Below are the camp details. " Flyers take Martone at No. 6 to kick off their NHL draft 2025 " Flyers trade up in first round, grab rising center at No. 12 " Flyers open second round of NHL draft 2025 with 6-foot-6 defenseman " Flyers add a U.S. forward with some positional versatility in second round " Busy second round continues with a teammate of…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago (417+ words) The Flyers will officially kick off the Rick Tocchet era Oct. 9 in Sunrise, Florida. The club's 2025-26 regular-season opener comes on the road that Thursday night against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers. It will not be Florida's banner-raising night. Four days later, the Flyers welcome the Panthers to Xfinity Mobile Arena for their home opener Monday night, Oct. 13. Interestingly, the Flyers do not have a Black Friday game in Philadelphia. Across the street, the Eagles host the Bears that day at 3 p.m. ET. The last time the Flyers didn't have a home game on Black Friday in a full 82-game season was 2005. They visited the Bruins that year. The Flyers had their 2025-26 tickets go on sale a week after the schedule was released. Here's a breakdown of the schedule. " The Flyers open the season with two straight road games. Last…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago (197+ words) It's official. On Tuesday, Sept. 2, Comcast unveiled the sign for Xfinity Mobile Arena, the new name for the home of the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia 76ers at the South Philly Sports Complex. NBC10 was there for the unveiling ceremony which featured appearances from Flyers mascot Gritty and Sixers mascot Franklin. Comcast Spectacor and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment had previously announced in May that the naming rights of the venue would change in September. The new deal runs through the 2030-31 seasons for the Flyers and Sixers. The arena had previously been known as the Wells Fargo Center since 2010 before the naming rights expired in 2025. Tuesday's sign unveiling was the first of multiple events this week celebrating the new name. The WMMR Preston and Steve radio show will air live from the rooftop of the arena on Wednesday while former Eagles Nick Foles and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago (107+ words) So long, Wells Fargo Center. Comcast Spectacor announced Thursday that the home of the Flyers and Sixers is now officially called Xfinity Mobile Arena. It was announced in May that the naming rights for the building would be changing from Wells Fargo Center to Xfinity Mobile Arena. With signage currently going up around the building, the arena's new name is being used, effective immediately. The home of the Flyers and Sixers, as well as various other sporting events and concerts, had been named Wells Fargo Center since 2010. The naming rights'expired after the 2024-25 seasons. The new naming rights deal runs through the 2030-31 seasons....

3+ mon, 3+ day ago (307+ words) In Year 1 of the Rick Tocchet era, the Flyers will be featured 14 times on national broadcasts. They'll have five games on TNT, four on ESPN, three on ESPN+ and two on ABC. The ESPN+ exclusive games will be available only by live stream. One of the Flyers' national matchups will be a showdown between Matvei Michkov and Connor Bedard, two of the top players from the 2023 NHL draft. They've been linked together'going back to the 2021 IIHF U-18 World Junior Championship. The NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast schedule will be released on a later date. The Flyers open the 2025-26 regular season Oct. 9 when they visit the two-time defending champion Panthers. Here are the schedules for the Flyers' regular season and preseason. Below is the full list of the'Flyers' games on national broadcasts this season: " Tuesday, Oct. 28 " Flyers vs. Penguins, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN " Wednesday, Dec....

7+ mon, 2+ week ago (392+ words) Prior to the home finale of the Flyers' 2024-25 regular season Tuesday, the club announced the winners of its team awards. Here's who took home the honors: Travis Konecny " Bobby Clarke Trophy (Flyers MVP " selected by sportswriters and sportscasters) Konecny earned his second straight Team MVP award. The 28-year-old is the undeniable heartbeat of the Flyers and had a career season, entering Tuesday with 75 points (24 goals, 51 assists). Travis Sanheim " Barry Ashbee Trophy (Most outstanding defenseman " selected by sportswriters and sportscasters) This marked the third time Sanheim captured the most outstanding defenseman award. The 29-year-old won it last season and in 2021-22, as well. He had one of his best all-around seasons, playing in every game and logging career-high minutes. Travis Sanheim " Yanick Dupre'Class Guy Award (Presented to the Flyer who best illustrates character, dignity and respect both on and off the ice…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago (309+ words) It's almost time for the opening puck drop in the 4 Nations Face-Off. The NHL's midseason international tournament featuring Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States begins on Wednesday night in Montreal. The first game will see Connor McDavid and the Canadians square off against Victor Hedman and the Swedes. Team USA will first take the ice Thursday night, with Auston Matthews and Co. battling Aleksander Barkov and Finland. Tournament play starts with a round robin in which teams play three games, one against each of the other squads in the field. The top two teams in the standings following the round robin will then meet in the championship game. The 4 Nations Face-Off, which includes only NHL players, will be the first best-on-best international hockey tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. And it will come just one year before the…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago (542+ words) MONTREAL " As Ben Souders and Tyler Hostetter were chasing their hockey dreams, coaching was never in the plans. But here they were Thursday, up before sunrise and journeying to snowy Montreal and Quebec City in February. Loving the game from the coach's perspective and leading the Flyers' 12-year-olds for another trip to the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament. There's a genuine passion for it " long bus rides, frigid temperatures and all. "Oh, God yeah," Souders, the head coach, said. "It's awesome. We both look forward to it every year." A Downingtown, Pennsylvania product, Souders attended Drexel and New England College. He found the itch to play again at Drexel and graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology. At New England College, the forward suited up for three seasons and earned his master's in clinical psychology. "The end game was to…...