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Jake Voracek registered an assist and was plus 1 with 2 hits against the Coyotes.
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RJ Umberger scored his 9th goal to tie the game at 2 against the Coyotes. He also had 4 hits in 15+ minutes of ice time.
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Simmonds SO, power play goal paces Flyers over Coyotes 4-3, Mason stops 22
Steve Mason was pressed into duty 6 minutes into the first period. He responded by stopping 22 of 23 Coyotes shots, and all 3 shoot-out shots.
Wayne Simmonds scored his 17th goal of the season to get the Flyers on the board against the Coyotes. He also registered 5 hits in 16 minutes of ice time.
In case you missed it: Flyers news from the summer time:
May 7th - Ron Hextall replaces Paul Holmgren as GM. Holmgren will now serve as the teams president.
Players in, players out: Off-season transactions and exits to the Flyers roster.
8/26 - Phantoms sign Ron Hextall's son, Brett, to a one year contract.
Aug. 29th - The Flyers decide to do away with the ice girls and their skimpy outfits. Will change the ice girls to the ice team.
July 1st: Flyers re-sign Ray Emery to a 1 year deal. Signed Rob Zepp (goaltender) to 1yr $600,000 contract. Signed Center Blair Jones to 1 yr contract. Released: Adam Hall (signed with European team on 8/5), Steve Downie (signed by Penguins), Hal Gill, and the oft injured Marc Andre Bourdon.
5/16 - Erik Gustafsson signs with a team in the KHL.
6/13 - Flyers re-sign Kimmo Timonen to 1 year contract.
6/23 - Flyers re-sign Brayden Schenn to 2 year contract. Flyers trade Scott Hartnell to Blue Jackets for RJ Umberger and 4th round draft pick.
7/2 - Flyers re-sign Jason Akeson to a 1 year contract. Sign Nick Schultz (D), Zach Stortini (RW), Andrew Gordon (RW),
7/4 - Flyers resign Chris VandeVelde to a 1 year deal.
8/5 - Flyers sign Michael Del Zotto (D) to fill the void of Kimmo Timonen's career threatening injury.
8/7 - Flyers sign Ryan White to a 1 year contract.
8/27 - Flyers re-sign Defensemen Brandon Manning
9/2 - Flyers sign Zac Rinaldo to a 2 year contract extension.
8/5 - Kimmo Timonen treated in hospital for blood clot in right leg and both lungs making his return to the Flyers for one more year uncertain. He will be sidelined for at least months, but his career may be at end.
6/30- The Flyers announce a partnership with the ECHL's Reading Royals signing a 2 year agreement. The Royals had won the ECHL's Championship this past season, The Kelly Cup. The Royals had been partnered with the Capitals/ Bears in the last couple of years, and have played in Reading since 2000-01 season. The Flyers had been using the Greenville Road Runners as their ECHL team last year.
9/17 - Flyers and Phantoms will open the PPL center to hockey in Allentown with an exhibition game on Sept. 27th.
Results of last poll:
Will you watch the All-Star game this coming weekend?
No, I could care less 37.50% (9 votes)
I will watch the game on Sunday to see how Giroux and Voracek do 29.17% (7 votes)
Yes, I will watch all 3 days of it, game, skills competion, draft, all of it. 12.50% (3 votes)
If I'm home, surfing the channels and I catch it 8.33% (2 votes)
I will tape it and watch it when I can 8.33% (2 votes)
Other: View 4.17% (1 votes)
Total Votes: 24
Well, if you didn't tune in, you missed Giroux scoring and Voracek's hat trick.
Next game:
Claude Giroux registered 9 hits and had an assist in the Coyotes win.
The Flyers got behind early against the Coyotes, down 2-0 in the first 6 minutes, Steve Mason relieved Ray Emery and stopped 22 of 23 shots, and all 3 shoot-out shots.
Wayne Simmonds got his 17th goal on the power play half way thru the first to make it 2-1. Goals by Umberger and Del Zoto gave the Flyers a 3-2 lead, but the Coyotes tied it with less than a minute to go in the second.
Voracek and Giroux (hit the post) missed before Simmonds score in the shoot-out.
With Rinaldo suspended, and Michael Raffl out sick, the Flyers called up Ryan White and Petr Straka (first NHL game).
Mike Richards was waived by the Kings, still responsible for his salary, they stashed him on their AHL affiliate Manchester Monarchs. Former Flyers Mike Stothers coaches the team.
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