1) In the final day at the World Junior Evaluation Camp in Plymouth, Michigan, Team USA rolled past Team Canada by a 5-1 count. Neither Travis Konecny (for the second straight game) nor goalie Carter Hart played for the Canadians in this game. Tanner Laczynski did not record a point but recorded one shot on goal for the victorious U.S. squad.
3) August 7: Today in Flyers History
1971: The Flyers sign Pierre Plante.
1991: The Flyers sign 1990 third-round pick Kimbi Daniels to an NHL contract. On the same day, they sign right winger Jamie Cooke to play for the Hershey Bears.
1995: The Flyers re-sign restricted free agent left winger Shawn Antoski to a one-year contract extension.
2008: The Flyers hire John Paddock as the head coach of the Phantoms and sign assistant coach Craig Berube to a contract extension. The club also signs 2007 second-round pick Kevin Marshall to an entry-level contract.
2009: The Flyers sign goaltender Nicola Riopel to an entry-level contract.
2014: The Flyers sign Ryan White as an unrestricted free agent.
2016 Flyers Alumni Fantasy Camp
The 2nd annual Flyers Alumni Fantasy Camp is sold out.
The camp will be held Aug. 19 -22, 2016 in Atlantic City. The Alumni have assembled an excellent group of instructor/coaches this year, including Hockey Hall of Famers Bernie Parent and Mark Howe, along with the likes of Danny Briere and Flyers assistant coach Ian Laperriere.
The official Flyers Alumni website will soon have a camp preview and exclusive photos afterwards of the various on-ice activities, end-of-camp tourney and off-ice festivities.