1+ hour, 4+ min ago (329+ words) 100 days out from the Milan-Cortina Winter Games, here's what makes this Olympics one for the history books. There is no backup stadium if the main ice hockey arena for the'Milan Cortina Winter Games'is not ready on time. Construction on the arena that is set to welcome'NHL players back to the Olympics'for the first time in more than a decade is behind schedule and its completion is going'right down to the wire. A test event at the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena " the new, 16,000-seat venue on the outskirts of Milan " had to be moved, and new test events aren't scheduled until Jan. 9-11. "So necessarily we have to be able to organize the competition in an impeccable manner at Santagiulia." The first scheduled Olympic hockey game at the arena is a women's preliminary round match on Feb. 5, one day before the opening…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago (729+ words) CNBC Senior Sports Reporter Mike Ozanian breaks down why Canadian teams dominate American teams when it comes to NHL valuations and how it comes down to local TV rights. The highest-valued NHL team still reigns in Canada. The Toronto Maple Leafs remain No. 1 on CNBC's list of NHL valuations for 2025 at $4.3 billion, a lead of $500 million over the second-highest team. It also is $2.1 billion above league average. Toronto in 2024 had a valuation of $3.8 billion and sat $1.89 billion above league average. Trailing the Maple Leafs in the top three are the same two teams from 2024. The New York Rangers are second with a valuation of $3.8 billion, a $300 million increase. In third are the Montreal Canadiens, which also rose by $300 million to hold a $3.4 billion valuation. There has been a slight shakeup in the top five, though. While the Los Angeles Kings…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago (509+ words) Early in Monday's game against the Lightning, Nic Deslauriers and Curtis Douglas dropped the gloves and gave fans a great fight. The Flyers didn't carry over any of the momentum from their offensive outburst two days ago as they lost to the Lightning, 3-0, Monday night at Benchmark International Arena. After putting up a season-high six goals Saturday night in a win over over the Devils, the Flyers (11-7-3) were shut out for the first time this season. They've been held to one or no goals six times and have been an up-and-down offensive club at best, scoring just 2.67 goals per game. Rick Tocchet's club had its only power play of the game in the third period and it went to a 4-on-4 just 35 seconds into the opportunity. Brandon Hagel iced the game for Tampa Bay with an empty-netter and his second…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago (559+ words) Matvei Michkov and Tyson Foerster scored three goals in 26 seconds to give the Flyers a 4-1 lead over the Devils on Saturday. So much for those slow starts. The Flyers erupted for four first-period goals Saturday night en route to a resounding 6-3 win over the Devils at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Their second, third and fourth goals all came within a span of 26 seconds, sending the crowd into an absolute frenzy, perhaps the loudest it has been here this season. According to Flyers media information, it marked the franchise's fastest three-goal spurt ever. Prior to Saturday night, the Flyers had been outscored 9-1 in the first period over their last six games. Tyson Foerster took the roof off the building with back-to-back goals in 17 seconds to make it 4-1. Noah Cates started the onslaught with a game-tying 1-1 goal. Matvei Michkov then gave the Flyers…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (764+ words) Rick Tocchet shared a heartfelt message on the death of Flyers legend Bernie Parent. As Scott Tharp watched all the miffed drivers whiz by Bernie Parent on the highway, he, of course, saw the legendary goaltender remain unfazed. Parent was driving Tharp and others home from a 2018 outdoor game in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He was going a cool 45 miles per hour in the left lane. Once he finally budged and moved his way to the right lane, some cars let him have it. "Bernie rolled down his window and took both hands off the wheel to put his Stanley Cup rings out the window," Tharp said. "And then turned to those of us in the car and said, 'How about that? They're cheering for me!'" You could not bring down Parent's zest for life and happiness. "Bernie only ever saw good…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (558+ words) Rick Tocchet shared a heartfelt message on the death of Flyers legend Bernie Parent. VOORHEES, N.J. " Sean Couturier always enjoyed seeing Bernie Parent, a fellow French Canadian who loved spending time with the Flyers' organization after his Hall of Fame playing career. Parent loved it so much that the Philadelphia area became his home. "He was at pretty much every game I feel," Couturier said Wednesday. "I'd see him before the game in the hallways, I got the chance to talk to him a little bit in French. Even at a young age, he'd make you feel comfortable around here, kind of just lighten up the atmosphere. Just a fun guy to be around and he's definitely going to be missed around here." On Friday night, the Flyers will have a celebration of life for Parent, who died Sept. 21 at the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (444+ words) Porter Martone discussed being drafted by the Flyers and if he's NHL-ready. VOORHEES, N.J. " Danny Briere had some extra scouts on the ground in Sweden and Denmark as the Flyers were doing their final homework around a month and a half out from the 2025 NHL draft. The scouts gave the general manager an up-close read on Porter Martone. The scouts were Flyers alternate captains Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny. The two, along with Tyson Foerster, were Martone's teammates on Team Canada at the 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. What was the scouting report? "Just a great kid, a lot of energy, fun to be around, good teammate," Sanheim said Monday. "Coming over there and having the opportunity to play with some of the players that were on our team, I think he really took advantage of that, soaked it up, wanted…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (214+ words) After a 5-1 loss Saturday night to the Stars, Rick Tocchet, Sean Couturier and Noah Cates opened up about another slow start that doomed the Flyers. The Flyers swapped defensemen Monday in a trade with the Senators. The club sent Dennis Gilbert to Ottawa in exchange for Maxence Guenette, a restricted free agent who the Flyers agreed to terms with on a one-year, two-way deal. With no contract, Guenette had yet to play this season. In 58 games last season for the Senators' AHL affiliate Belleville, the 24-year-old had nine goals, 14 assists and a plus-13 rating. Guenette's best AHL season from a scoring standpoint came in 2022-23, when the righty shot had five goals and 35 assists over 72 games for Belleville. The 2019 seventh-round pick of Ottawa has played eight career NHL games. He's the second defenseman the Flyers have brought in for AHL affiliate…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (472+ words) The Flyers found themselves down 4-0 in the third period until Christian Dvorak scores his third goal in the last two games to get the Fly Guys on the board. The Flyers on Saturday night looked like a team playing the second game of a back-to-back set against a Stanley Cup contender. They were rolled by the Stars, 5-1, Saturday night at American Airlines Center in Dallas. On Friday night, the Flyers had to go the distance to pick up a 6-5 shootout win over the Blues in St. Louis. The Flyers (9-6-3) had their point streak halted at five games (3-0-2). Since last season, the Flyers have gone a staggering 1-12-2 in the second game of back-to-back sets and have been outscored 63-34. Christian Dvorak recorded the Flyers' lone goal. Jason Robertson scored a hat trick for the Stars (12-4-3), who are a bona-fide top team. They…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (524+ words) Behind all kinds of individual performances, the Flyers erased a pair of two-goal deficits to beat the Blues, 6-5, Friday night in a shootout at Enterprise Center. Trevor Zegras continued his magic in the skills competition with the lone tally, improving to 16 for 24 lifetime. Samuel Ersson picked up his 11th career shootout win in 14 opportunities. Owen Tippett erupted for a four-point game, while Zegras and Christian Dvorak had two goals apiece. Rallying from deficits of 3-1 and 5-3, the Flyers (9-5-3) extended their point streak to five games (3-0-2). They've earned at least a point in 10 of their last 13 games (8-3-2). The Flyers lead the NHL with 10 shootout wins over the last two seasons and are 4-0 this season. Rick Tocchet's club has gone to overtime eight times and is 5-3-3 in games decided by one goal. The Flyers see the Blues (6-8-4) again in six days. " A night like…...