Kevin Durso

1 week ago | 973espn.com | Kevin Durso

The Flyers entered the offseason with four restricted free agents. At the top of the list was Tyson Foerster, whose late-season surge helped him to a 25-goal season in his second NHL campaign. The 23-year-old forward has a new deal. The Flyers and Foerster have reportedly agreed to a two-year deal with a $3.75 million AAV on Thursday, according to Daily Faceoff's Anthony DiMarco and Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. Foerster played in 81 games in the 2024-25 season, scoring 25 goals and 43 points.

1 week ago | 973espn.com | Kevin Durso

1975. The year has become an easy comeback for rival fans of the Philadelphia Flyers, the last time the Flyers were Stanley Cup champions. But on May 27, 1975, it was the day the Flyers successfully completed their title defense. The Flyers return to the Stanley Cup Final in 1975 featured two very different series. The Flyers swept the Toronto Maple Leafs in the quarterfinals, capped off by an overtime series-clincher from Andre “Moose” Dupont.

2 weeks ago | 973espn.com | Kevin Durso

The changes keep coming for the Flyers. Just one week after announcing that Rick Tocchet would become the next head coach of the team, the changes were being made at the minor-league level. Ian Laperriere will not be returning behind the bench for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, according to a report from Anthony SanFilippo of On Pattison. Laperriere, 51, has not been fired by the Flyers, and could remain in the organization in another role.

2 weeks ago | 973espn.com | Kevin Durso

At the opening of Friday’s introductory press conference of Rick Tocchet as the next head coach, Flyers GM Danny Briere made clear that the plan to rebuild remains. “The one thing I want to make clear is the fact that the plan doesn’t change here,” Briere said. “Rick has been part of this before. He has coached some younger teams and some veteran teams. We see him as the long-term solution as the head coach position.”On day one, that’s easy to say.

3 weeks ago | 973espn.com | Kevin Durso

Rick Tocchet and Danny Briere took to the stage on Friday morning for Tocchet’s formal introduction as the 25th head coach in Flyers history. The duo spoke for about 20 minutes regarding the future, how the plan remains the same, and the things that stood out to Tocchet to take the job with the Flyers. Here are five takeaways. ‘The Plan Doesn’t Change’Before getting started with questions, Briere made clear in his opening remarks that the Flyers plans for rebuilding are not changing.