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VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 24: Head coach John Tortorella of the Columbus Blue Jackets looks on from the bench during their NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena March 24, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnic PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Flyers have hired John Tortorella as their new coach, hoping the fiery veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup championship since 1975.The hire was confirmed Thursday by a person with direct knowledge of the decision who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anoymity because it had not been announced.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia is the City of Brotherly love and is a great example of how wonderful things can happen when you come together. In just 12 days, Philadelphia work crews finished reconstructing the collapsed portion of I-95 and reopened the roadway to motorists who depended on the critical roadway. Despite the success of the rebuilding, tragedy lingers due to the death of 53-year-old Nathaniel Moody, the tanker truck driver who died in the I-95 off-ramp crash that sparked a fire and the subsequent collapse.  Related Family members have identified a man they say was driving a tanker truck at the center of the I-95 fire and collapse as a local father.Family members described Moody as a father and experienced driver with a lot of experience. "He wanted to raise his girl to know what a good Dad was, to know what a hardworking Dad was," Issac Moody said. "He didn't drink, he didn't smoke, he damn-sure didn't use any drugs." RELATED COVERAGEOn Friday, the same day temporary lanes opened on the collapsed stretch of the roadway, officials announced donations to support Moody's daughter. According to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's office, the Philadelphia Flyers, Eagles, Phillies, 76ers and Union joined forces to donate $50,000 to Moody's family to build a trust for his daughter. The cousin of a truck driver whose truck flipped and sparked a fire that destroyed part of I-95 in Philadelphia is searching for answers.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 16: Governor of the Philadelphia Flyers Dave Scott speaks during a press conference for 2021 Flyers Hall of Fame Inductees Paul Holmgren and Rick Tocchet prior to a pregame Hall of Fame induction ceremony at an NHL game be PHILADELPHIA - Dave Scott will retire as chairman of the Philadelphia Flyers' parent company Comcast Spectacor and be replaced by Dan Hilferty.Hilferty, who was recently named CEO of Comcast Spectacor, will succeed Scott as chairman of the company on April 17 and as the team's governor on July 1.Scott joined Comcast Spectacor in December 2013 and the Flyers have struggled under his reign. They will miss the playoffs for a third straight season and haven’t won a Stanley Cup since 1975."Our number one goal for the Flyers will be to consistently compete for the Stanley Cup," Hilferty said.

video posted to Twitter on Tuesday, the son of Gatineau hockey great Daniel Briere was caught on a surveillance camera shoving an unoccupied wheelchair down a flight of stairs at a bar in Erie, Pa.The video was posted to Twitter by Julia Zukowski, who said she works at Sullivan’s Pub where the incident happened, and knows the person whose chair was damaged. She wrote that she made the footage public because she “just can’t stomach the thought of this kid getting away with it.” Read more: ‘The Last of Us’: All the Alberta locations that got a dramatic makeover The video shows Carson Briere, 23, walking up to the entryway of a dance floor with three other people when he notices an unoccupied wheelchair in the stairwell.

PHILADELPHIA - Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.Sonny Milano, Zach Aston-Reese, Derek Grant and Troy Terry also scored for the Ducks. They opened a four-game trip by winning for just the second time in the last 15 contests.Travis Sanheim, Ronnie Attard and Ivan Provorov scored for the Flyers.The game pitted a pair of teams near the bottom of their conference standings.The Flyers entered 14th of 16 teams in the Eastern Conference with 57 points while the Ducks were 12th of 16 clubs in the West.Jamie Drysdale added a pair of assists for the Ducks.Zegras assisted on Terry’s go-ahead tally with 8:22 remaining with a beautiful pass from behind the net after deking from his forehand to his backhand.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia 76ers fans will be able to trade in their masks for a replica-James Harden beard on Wednesday night when he makes his home debut. Philadelphia officials on Wednesday announced that COVID-19 numbers had improved enough to warrant a move to their All Clear response level. In that response level, masks are no longer required in most indoor settings. The Wells Faro Center, Philadelphia Flyers, and Philadelphia 76es responded by adding that guests would no longer be required to wear masks in the arena. "Today’s announcement is an important step forward for our city and comes at an exciting time for our fans," said Chris Heck, President of the Philadelphia 76ers.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 29: Keith Yandle #3 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates towards the puck on defense during the second period of a game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on December 29, 2021 in PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle tied retired center Doug Jarvis on Monday night for the NHL record of 964 consecutive games played.The 35-year-old Yandle started his streak March 26, 2009, with Phoenix, and he has played 1,074 games with the Coyotes, New York Rangers and Florida Panthers.A three-time All-Star, Yandle is in his first season with the Flyers and set the mark when he hit the ice for the third shift of the game against Dallas.Jarvis played 964 straight games over his entire career from Oct. 8, 1975, to Oct.

PHILADELPHIA - Derek Forbort had two goals to lead the Boston Bruins to their third straight victory, 5-2 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.Tomas Nosek, Craig Smith and David Pastrnak also scored for the Bruins, who hadn’t played since Sunday’s 5-2 victory over Montreal.Derick Brassard scored both goals for the Flyers.

The Philadelphia Flyers celebrate their win over the New York Rangers in the New York Rangers on September 18, 2021 at the MSG Training Facility in Tarrytown, NY (Photo by Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) ((Photo by Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images))PHILADELPHIA - The sounds of Philadelphia in the fall are familiar at this time of season: the bellyaching from talk radio to chirping tweets on the Eagles’ poor start. The cheers of nearly 30,000 fans imploring Bryce Harper to bring October baseball back to Philly.

NEWARK, N.J. - Yegor Sharangovich scored the go-ahead goal at 12:36 of the third period and the New Jersey Devils snapped a 10-game winless streak with a wild 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.Nico Hischier, Pavel Zacha, Miles Wood and Connor Carrick also scored for the Devils, who saw the Flyers rally from third-period deficits twice to tie the game.Mackenzie Blackwood made 26 saves as the Devils ended an 0-9-1 skid and won for the first time since April 8. Mikhail Maltsev scored into an empty net in the waning seconds to ice the game."It feels much better to come in the locker room and celebrate a win," Hischier said.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Brock Nelson scored in regulation and got the only goal in a five-round shootout to give the New York Islanders a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.Jordan Eberle also scored and Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves as the Islanders won their fourth straight. New York improved to 17-1-2 at Nassau Coliseum, the only team in the league with one regulation loss on home ice.Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Jakub Voracek scored for Philadelphia, which has lost three of four.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Linus Ullmark stopped 31 shots and the Buffalo Sabres snapped an 18-game skid — the NHL’s longest in 17 years — with a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.

PHILADELPHIA - Washington can credit this win to the milestones: Alex Ovechkin scored his 715th career goal, John Carlson reached 500 career points and goalie Ilya Samsonov got his first career assist.Nic Dowd used another fat number — a 185-foot empty-netter — to seal the victory."I can't believe it's taken that long to end one that way," Capitals coach Peter Laviolette. "It puts it out of reach."Ovechkin continued his move up the NHL career goals list to help the Capitals win their third straight game, 5-3 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.Ovechkin moved two goals shy of matching Phil Esposito (717) for sixth on the goals list.

PHILADELPHIA - It might not have been a work of art, but any kind of win felt beautiful to the New York Rangers.Kaapo Kakko and Artemi Panarin scored in the shootout to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.Colin Blackwell and Brendan Smith scored in regulation for New York, which snapped a four-game skid."This has been a tough go," Rangers coach David Quinn said. "Losing can wear on you.

BOSTON - Jake DeBrusk scored the lone goal in a shootout and the Boston Bruins won their home opener with a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.In a wild game, the Flyers (3-1-1) led 2-0 and 3-2 but the Bruins (2-1-1) scored four times in the third period.DeBrusk flipped a shot over goalie Carter Hart just under the crossbar for the game-winner.Tuukka Rask made a glove stop on Claude Giroux to end the shootout.Brandon Carlo scored Boston’s fourth goal of the third, beating Hart on a shot from the left point with 4:42 left in regulation to give the Bruins their first lead, but the Flyers tied it on James van Riemsdyk’s second goal of the game 1:10 later by scoring on the power play with his wrister from the right

TORONTO - Jean Gabriel Pageau scored the go-ahead goal 7:18 into the third period and the New York Islanders moved within one win of advancing to the Eastern Conference finals with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night.Brock Nelson scored twice, both set up by Josh Bailey, and the Islanders gained a 3-1 lead of the best-of-seven second-round series with Game 5 set for Tuesday night. New York is seeking to make its first conference finals appearance since 1993, when the Islanders lost to Montreal to six games.Backup goalie Thomas Greiss stopped 36 shots in making his first start of the playoffs in a game both teams rested their starters while playing on consecutive nights.

There is no fancy name for when the New York Islanders face the Philadelphia Flyers. It's not a battle of the boroughs or a cross-river rivalry, but when teams are a bus ride apart they play enough to build up some memories.A flight is usually required when the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning face off, or meetings between the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars, and the Vegas Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks.

Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens once again shut out by the Philadelphia Flyers and the Montreal Canadiens have a decision to make next year, and it’s a vital one for the franchise.Petry will be an unrestricted free agent and will command good money after becoming an absolute force for the Canadiens. And Bergevin certainly can’t argue that he wasn’t there when the big games were being played.In game five against the Flyers, Petry played more than half of the contest.

Montreal Canadiens will be without their head coach Claude Julien for the rest of their series with the Philadelphia Flyers.Julien had an operation to stent a coronary artery on Thursday. He complained of chest pains in the hours after Game 1.

TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 08: Carter Hart #79 of the Philadelphia Flyers, Connor Bunnaman #82 of the Philadelphia Flyers, Ivan Provorov #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers and Joel Farabee #49 of the Philadelphia Flyers along with teammates celebrate their TORONTO - Rookie Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored twice, and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Saturday night to clinch the Eastern Conference's top seed through the playoffs.The Lightning not only dropped the game in completing preliminary round-robin play with a 2-1 record, Tampa Bay's star defenseman Victor Hedman did not return after appearing to twist his right ankle while going down untouched midway through the first period.

Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers PHILADELPHIA - A few weeks after rejoining his teammates on the ice, Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom is celebrating the end of his cancer treatments.Lindblom was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare bone cancer, back in December of 2019.The Flyers shared video of Lindblom ringing a bell at Penn to mark the end of his treatments on Thursday. He was met with an ovation from hospital staff.The news comes just weeks after Lindblom joined some of his teammates on the ice at Virtua Center Flyers SkateZone in Voorhees, New Jersey in late June.The Flyers released a short interview with Lindblom, 23, after he wrapped up treatment. Advertisement"I can't even explain how I feel.