The Flyers going back outdoors? Cutter Gauthier standing out at World Championships. Plenty of Flyers connections in the Memorial Cup. All that and more in Flyers Notes.
The Flyers "new era" of leadership will involve five pillars and a triumvirate in making hockey-related decisions. It will be rooted in collaboration and teamwork. Five takeaways from the introductory press conference.
The Flyers officially finalized their leadership group by naming Keith Jones as President of Hockey Operations and removing the interim tag from GM Danny Briere on Thursday morning.
According to multiple reports, the first by Chris Therien of the Snow The Goalie Podcast on Crossing Broad, the Flyers will hire Keith Jones as the next President of Hockey Operations.
The Flyers remained in the seventh overall pick for the 2023 NHL Draft. The Chicago Blackhawks won the lottery and the first overall pick likely to be used on Connor Bedard.
Before the ping-pong balls are drawn and the results of the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery take place, here’s a primer on the Flyers odds in this lottery and what each result means.
The Flyers search for a President of Hockey Operations now has some candidates reportedly entering the interview process, and a report of a potential "conflict of interest" within the search.
Flyers interim GM Danny Briere, who is ultimately expected to assume the GM role full-time, spoke on Monday about being consistent in the message of a rebuild and doing it the right way.
John Tortorella gave his exit interview on Monday afternoon and focused on the need for continued accountability for the Flyers. “The accountability factor as far as what's expected, we've got some work to do."