Bill Meltzer Philadelphia Flyers Blogger •NHL.com • RSS
• Archive
• CONTACT
* The Flyers announced sweater number changes for next season. R.J. Umberger will switch from number 18 to number 20. Umberger wore number 20 during his first stint with the club. Blueline hopeful Brandon Manning will wear 23.
The team also listed the sweater numbers for their newly acquired players: Michal Neuvirth (30), Colin McDonald (36), Tim Brent (37), Jason LaBarbera (45), Evgeni Medvedev (82) and Sam Gagner (89).
* Team Canada had little trouble dispatching the Czech Republic, 7-1, at the 2015 World Junior Summer Showcase tournament on Tuesday. After the score was tied at 1-1 after the first period, the Canadians exploded for four goals in the second period and two in the third. Flyers prospects Travis Konecny (officially three assists but it seemed like he should have been credited with four) and Nicolas Aube-Kubel (two assists) were among the Canadian standouts. Brayden Point (two goals, five points) and Jake Virtanen (two goals, one assist) also had big games. Flyers prospect David Kase did not record a point for the Czechs.
* The other portion of the Team Canada squad, featuring Travis Sanheim will rematch with Team Russia on Wednesday. Game time is 10 p.m. EDT. The game will be televised in Canada on TSN.
* Team Sweden resumes action on Thursday at the Junior National Team Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, NY. The Swedes will take on the combined Team USA roster after defeating Team USA Blue (5-2) and getting blown out by Team USA White (10-4) in its first two games. Flyers prospect Oskar Lindblom is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Felix Sandström has been in goal for both games for the Swedes, stopping 21 of 23 shots in the first game but then yielding 10 goals on 39 shots in the second match.
1977: In exchange for Mark Suzor, the Flyers acquire Barry Dean from the Colorado Rockies. Dean had been the second overall pick of the 1975 NHL Draft; the year the Flyers selected Mel Bridgman with the first overall pick.
1991: The Flyers trade Shaun Sabol to the New York Rangers for future considerations.
1993: The Flyers sell the contract of Shawn Cronin to San Jose Sharks in a cash transaction.
1999: The Flyers sign defenseman Dan McGillis to a two-year contract extension.
2014: The Flyers sign unrestricted free agent defenseman Michael Del Zotto to a one-year contract. The player would become an arbitration-eligible restricted free agent after the 2014-15 season.
Philadelphia Flyers Blogger •NHL.com • 
Join the Discussion:
»