FLYERS JUNIOR PROSPECT UPDATES
* Flyers 2015 third-round pick
Felix Sandström turned back 21 of 23 shots as Team Sweden downed Team USA Blue, 5-2, at the World Junior Team Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, NY, on Sunday. Fellow Flyers prospect
Oskar Lindblom skated on the Junior Crowns' top line with
Adrian Kempe and
Axel Holmström but did not figure in any of the scoring.
The Swedes take on Team USA White at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday. The game can be viewed via subscription website Fast Hockey.
* Team Canada takes on Team Russia at the World Junior Summer Showcase at 10:00 p.m. EDT on Monday. The game will be televised nationally in Canada on TSN. The Canadian roster features Flyers prospects
Travis Sanheim,
Travis Konecny and
Nicolas Aube-Kubel. However, the roster -- featuring 13 defensemen and 24 forwards -- will rotate players in the lineup during the week.
Sanheim is in Group A, paired with Victoria Royals offensive defenseman
Joe Hicketts. Konecny is in Group B, playing right wing on a line with
Michael Dal Colle and
Brayden Point. Aube-Kubel is slated to skate on a Group B line along with
Anthony Beauvillier and
Mathew Barzal.
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TODAY IN FLYERS HISTORY FROM FlyersAlumni.org
1993: The Flyers sign free agent forward
Claude Vilgrain and release
Wes Walz from his contract, making him a free agent.
1995: The Flyers sign left winger
Shjon Podein to a multi-year contract extension.
1998: The Flyers sign Phantoms players
Mike Maneluk (one year),
John Stevens (two years) and
Dave MacIssac (one year) to contract extensions.
1999: Based on a recommendation from scout
Chris Pryor, the Flyers sign undrafted Ukrainian forward
Ruslan Fedotenko as a rookie free agent. On the same day, the team signs
Sean O'Brien to a one-year deal.
2005: The Flyers make major news as they sign unrestricted free agent center
Peter Forsberg to a two-year, $11.5 million contract.
Flyers Alum Birthday
Dimunitive checking center
Mark Lamb was born August 3, 1964 in Ponteix, Saskatchewan. Acquired by the Flyers in the March 1994 deal that sent former first-round pick
Claude Boivin to the Ottawa Senators, Lamb dressed in 19 games for
Terry Simpson's Flyers late in the 1993-94 season (one goal, seven points). The next season, he played eight games (two assists) under new head coach
Terry Murray before the Flyers sold his contract to the Montreal Canadiens.
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FLYERS ALUMNI FANTASY HOCKEY CAMP
The Flyers Alumni will host a fantasy hockey camp from August 21-24 in Atlantic City, open to anyone age 21 and older. Instructors and Alumni participants will include
Bernie Parent,
Brian Propp,
Ian Laperriere,
Todd Fedoruk,
Andre "Moose" Dupont,
Dave "the Hammer" Schultz,
Joe Watson and
Bob "the Hound" Kelly.
Participation costs $3,000 apiece and you can
register a spot online. Over on the Flyers' Alumni website, there is
more information on camp-related activities and on-ice schedules.
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