Flyers draft pick Stolarz added to USA Hockey camp

Anthony Stolarz, the Flyers' second-round draft pick last season, was one of four goalies added to USA Hockey's National Junior Evaluation Camp. The camp will be held Aug. 3-10, in Lake Placid, N.Y. Forwards and defensemen for the camp were … Continue reading →

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Meltzer’s Musings: Friday Quick Hits

Friday Quick Hits

* The comparisons of the Flyers' ill-fated acquisition of the rights to Dan Hamhuis in the summer of 2010 to their recent acquisition of the rights to Mark Streit lack context.

The Hamhuis acquisition was a case of the Flyers trying to convince a player who had already stated he intended to pursue unrestricted free agency -- and was reportedly exclusively focused on signin

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Philadelphia Flyers Trade For Rights To New York Islanders Defenseman Mark Streit

Philadelphia Flyers’ general manager Paul Holmgren decided to get an early jump on the NHL off-season and traded a 2014 fourth round draft pick and Adirondack Phantoms forward Shane Harper for the rights to the New York Islanders’ captain and defenseman Mark Streit Mark Streit, who is a pending free agent, is expected to sign Philadelphia Flyers Trade For Rights To New York Islanders Defenseman Mark Streit - Broad Street Buzz - Broad Street Buzz - A Philadelphia Flyers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

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Meltzer’s Musings: Next Move on D?

The Flyers will have some decisions to make on defense if and when they get Mark Streit signed to a contract. Specifically, it seems likely that one of either Andrej Meszaros or Braydon Coburn may not be back next season even if the club uses both of its buyouts (likely on Danny Briere and Ilya Bryzgalov) to free up over $10 million of cap space. The club also needs to determine the status of Nic

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EASY’S RIGHT HAND MAN

Sometimes, when your kids make friends with another kid in the neighborhood, as a parent you get to know the friends parents as well.

And sometimes, when that happens, you hit it off with those folks and have new friends yourself.

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Flyers Going Up New Streit

So the Flyers now own Mark Streit's rights.

I know people talk about the entire Dan Hamhuis rights' debacle but that was because the Flyers didn't believe the rumors he never wanted to play in Philly. They were true as the club found out.

Streit wants to be a Flyer. Which means he will sign. I'll bet the few Canadian dollars I have left from the last Ottawa trip that Flyers GM Paul Holmgre

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FLYERS ACQUIRE STREIT

The Flyers began their offseason re-modeling of the roster by trading for a veteran defenseman Wednesday.

The Flyers shipped Shane Harper and a fourth round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft to the New York Islanders for Mark Streit.

Streit, 35, i...

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LIBERTY BELL GAMES RECAP

VOORHEES, N.J. - The 5th annual Liberty Bell Games took place last weekend at the Flyers Skate Zone here and was an overwhelming success.

More than 90 of the areas top high-school age hockey talent, selected from a pool of 216 applicants, playe...

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Press Release: Flyers Acquire D Mark Streit

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The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired 5-11, 191-lb defenseman Mark Streit from the New York Islanders in exchange for RW Shane Harper and the Flyers’ own fourth-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, according to general manager Paul Holmgren.
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