Now for some good news. I have signed a new contract and will begin working for the Philadelphia Flyers. I will be back in the game broadcast this Saturday night vs the Lightning.
@NHLFlyers
Today was my last show on 97.5 The Fanatic. I was laid off after the show today. the company decided to eliminate a lot of positions including mine. I spent more than 7 years with The Fanatic And worked with a lot of great people.
Source: Carson Wentz has had a fracture in his back but was not made aware of the results of the scan. Some players are aware of the situation and what I am told this has caused a huge issue internally.
Before i get back to the hijinks of social media. A very sincere thank you to so many of you that sent replies, messages, and DM’s. I have read them all and You all have humbled me more than you know. I truly appreciate the support. Cheers!!!
Couple of things about this video of
@JackFritzWIP
And Trea Turner
1-in a society that loves to pile on when someone is down, Jack showed dignity and compassion to support a struggling player
2-Sports Media has devolved for many into Hot Takes. Disingenuous fabricated opinions.
Giroux has worked his ass off tonight. Doing a lot of the things Couturier usually handles as the center. So if you tweet me and say where has he been in this game, you are admitting you either are not watching or know nothing about hockey.
At Event tonight and received tip from good source with direct communication from Malvern Prep employee that “LeBron James representatives did in fact tour Malvern Thursday and also met with players families”. It seems Lebrons people are exploring options should he come to philly
Since ultimately a K9 was responsible for subduing Danelo Cavalcante to help the arrest. The reward money should be donated immediately to the
@PSPCA
to help dogs in need and also to fund training for other Dogs.
We tend to think we all will grow old, enjoy grandchildren and our years will be golden. Unfortunately we don’t know the plan and don’t know when our time here will end. Enjoy every moment, laugh often, love more and cherish every minute you have with those who mean the most.
To avoid any confusion. NHL season begins tonight. I will tweet about hockey, I am sort of a fan of the sport. Do NOT tell me it’s football season. I am very aware of that fact. If you can’t handle tweets about hockey i suggest unfollowing. Thx for understanding. Good talk.
Nate Thompson just beat the brakes off of Bastian and did so because Bastian went after Giroux earlier in the game. Nate didn’t forget despite a 5 goal lead and stuck up for his Captain. And that stuff does mean something. Great to see a unified group of players.
No matter what the result of this game is tonight, the fact that Oskar Lindblom is playing Hockey tonight makes this an ABSOLUTE WIN!!! Sports are great, but real life trumps all. UNREAL to see a great person in Oskar playing in this game.
#AnytimeAnywhere
I will also be doing a lot more than the games and will release that info soon. Just know a lot more Flyers coverage and content will be coming to all the fans and I look forward to bringing a ton of great content to the Flyers fans. Stuff that has never been done here before
Happy to announce I have signed a new contract with the
@NHLFlyers
and the
@FlyersBroadcast
. Hoping now for an uninterrupted season and a great ride. Thanks to everyone from the organization and all the listeners for all of the tremendous support on this endeavor. Cheers!!!
Flyers beat the Panthers twice last week. Flyer beat the Blue Jackets twice this week. Beating teams fighting for the playoffs twice in one calendar week is very difficult. Yet they just did it twice. Very impressive.
#NowOrNever
I see a good amount of people saying to just play Fedotov tomorrow and he will be fine. It ain’t that simple. First off, he is incredibly jet lagged, not ideal. Secondly, he is basically in all new equiptment. All NhL goalie gear has to be inspected and approved. So that means
Putting this tweet out at this time is just baiting a fan base. This world of dumb ass hot takes and fan baiting is so disingenuous and reeks of a person who didn’t get hugged enough as a child. It makes legit media look bad. Weak. Very weak.
"Oskar Lindblom is really inspirational. It's exceptional what he did and what he's fighting. To me as a father you never want to see a young man go through all that, but he's done a great job & the support he gets from the
@NHLFlyers
organization is tremendous."
#OskarStrong
Thanks to everyone for the well wishes for my wife and the kind words. Ang is out of surgery and in recovery. Surgeon said everything went great and a full recovery is expected. Great news after a very long and stressful week.
Beginning this Saturday I will be doing a show on
@975TheFanatic
from Noon-3pm. Going to have some fun and I am excited to be on the air and talk to a lot of listeners I have not spoken to for a while. Plus
@Pat_Egan
is my half assed producer. Watch out. Cheers.
Nothing like getting a text from your 10 year old daughter at 1:30am saying she wants to come home from her sleepover. If you are a Dad, you know their is only one thing to do. Go and bring her home.
The Flyers will be the
#1
Seed in the Eastern Conference. They gave up 3 total goals to the
#1
Tampa,
#4
Caps and
#8
Bruins offenses in the NHL regular season. They outscore their opponents 11-3. Also have won going back before the pause 12 of their last 13. Unreal numbers.
Wow. Somehow the Flyers win IN Toronto and Boston both in the Shootout. Ending a week of really tough games and a stretch of 5-0-1 and 4 straight wins. They are now in the 3rd spot in the Metro. One point ahead of the Penguins with the same amount of games played.
I care. You clearly care. Many do care. Don’t worry about the people that don’t care. Hockey isn’t for everyone and that should not affect our enjoyment of the greatness of the sport. Just my opinion. The 4 for 4 thing is bullshit. Easy to say, in reality very few truly exist.
Hey
@NHL
We all would love to know what time the games will be tomorrow. Any chance we can release that info now? Signed: every hockey fan trying to plan our day.
Watching this game thinking: If that ball doesn’t go through Alshon’s hands the Eagles would be leading Super Bowl 53 right now and on their way to back to back Super Bowl wins. Just sayin.
Love it. The more the merrier. I don’t care if you have not watched a game this season, have not watched a game in a decade, have not watched a Flyers game ever. If You want to jump on the bandwagon? My hand is out to welcome you aboard. Come on in. Let’s go!!!!
Quick note of gratitude to all of the Flyers staff and media members who were so kind and welcoming with my return to the broadcast and my new role with the Flyers. I truly appreciate the kind words and messages on the loss of my mother and the new venture. Thanks so much. Cheers
Good win for the boys tonight. Very good performance from Hart. Positioning looked stellar and square, you could also see his depth back to where he needs it to be
The fact that Dawkins brought to light his battle with depression and communicate for those suffering to keep fighting is a testament that he is much more than a football player. Hopefully that message helps many. Dawkins is an A+ human being and we need more people like him.
Absolutely correct. In my 20 years working in SPORTSRADIO in this city, I know you are absolutely correct. Many just don’t know how to conduct a quality conversation when it comes to hockey. It’s just a fact.
I’m convinced most radio/tv personalities in the Philadelphia area are pissed that the Flyers are good because they don’t like hockey and now they have to talk about them
Not seeing a lot of sky is falling and unbridled pessimism over the Flyers trade for Ryan Ellis. Hell has frozen over. Are Flyers fans happy with the move? What is happiness? This all feels so strange. Big week coming as well.
As we sit here at this very moment Sixers are a playoff team. The Flyers are a playoff team and the Eagles are playing in 2 hours for the NFC Championship to go to the Super Bowl. Things are changing for the better in Philadelphia Sports and we deserve it. Cheers.
#FlyEaglesFly
But I was told only the 20k that go to the Flyers games were the ones that cared about hockey in the Philadelphia Market...Guess some people were wrong about that. Game 2 vs the Pens tonight.
#AnytimeAnywhere
Some finishing touches on the basement renovation today. 5 game used and signed Goalie sticks. Carey Price on top. Followed by a Hextall rare Sher-Wood which he used when the Vic factory burned down. 1980 Olympic Prelims Jim Craig. Ray Emery Warrior and Flyers Bobrovsky.
Huge win for the Flyers. Rangers with a huge pushback in the third but the Flyers behind great goaltending and solid D zone coverage win 5-3. The Flyers sweep the home and home and have won 6 straight at the most important time of the year.
My brother in law built these beauties for us for Christmas. As a Penguins fan I’m sure painting the Orange and Black made him break out in hives. Nonetheless these came out great. Merry Christmas everyone.
Double header tomorrow. PA Announcer for Wings game 1pm. Flyers vs Sabre’s 7pm. Long day but it sure beats the shit out working for a living. Loving what you do to make a living is one of the greatest gifts of my life. If your heading down. Hit me up. Love putting faces to names
Danny Briere is a Ninja. The ability to operate undercover without info being leaked is an enormous advantage. Cutter info never leaked until he was dealt, Michkov was playing bubble hockey at the Training Center and no one knew and on and on.
Everyone’s being very careful here for obvious reasons, but it is believed Fedotov is en route to beginning his NHL career for the Flyers. Wasn’t aware until news broke this morning, but all sides have worked on a solution for the last few weeks.
Carey Price showing he is one of the classiest athletes in all of sports. The young man (Anderson) idolizes Price and his mother, before dying of cancer, promised she would try to help them meet. It finally happened. Both feel the emotion as Anderson’s dream finally comes true.
2-0 is a great way to start the season for the Flyers. It’s only 2 games but the difference in style of play and quality of the product that is on the ice is very evident. The system that AV plays is very entertaining and if winning comes with that flyer fans Will be very happy
Jon if you aren’t going to offer anything of real substance and beyond the obvious, than stop tweeting. Your vague reports have become a joke equaled only by this free agency process this offseason.
With several teams, Harper derby may take a few or even several more days. Besides favored Phillies there are at least the Giants, Padres, White Sox and perhaps incumbent Nats. Wash hasn’t been at forefront but could come late. Rumor they have right to match at end is untrue tho.
Just an absolutely BRUTAL day for so many at NBC Sports nationally and in philly. Whether you like someone on the air or not. Please don’t celebrate them losing their livelihood. I wish the best to all of them. Horrible.
About an hour prior to puck drop in Prague for the Flyers and a new hockey season and
@XfinityLive
is packed with Flyers fans draped in the Orange and Black. But yeah, the Nobody cares about hockey crowd can "KISS MY ASS" the NHL is back in full swing and I love it.
That is an absolutely embarrassing half of football. Coaching was Shit. Players were Shit. Execution was Shit. I am not going to blame the refs because it was still all just a pile of Shit. They all need to pull their head out of their asses.
In my 10+ years with the Flyers broadcast, This is the worst I can remember. Not just losing, but getting destroyed by a bad Islanders team. Several horrible games already. Something needs to change now before this season becomes DOA.
I’ve broadcasted 4 outdoor games from the glass. Fenway Park, Citizens Bank Park, Heinz Field and the Linc. That environment was incredible last night and a tremendous win for the fans. All of the fans braved the elements and were just awesome. Stick tap to you all. What a night
Flyers are 15-3-2 in their last 20 games. Only 3 regulation losses & points in 17 of 20 games. Playoffs are still a huge long shot. But the fact that so many young players have been key to this run portends great for a quick turnaround next season with some big moves this summer
This Bryce Harper curtain call is everything right now. Incredible emotion in a ballpark that is once again alive and jumping. Awesome scene today and another Win for the Fightins.
The Flyers have beaten the Caps, Oilers and Canes all on the road. They are losing tonight. 3 games in 4 days against a team that hasn’t played since Wednesday and Flyers traveled last night to a different time zone. You have become a donkey analytics agenda account. Pathetic.
The Stars lead 4-1. Well deserved. About Philly: we already saw this entire season play out the second the offseason mistakes were made and it's going exactly as expected. The coaching staff is another big problem.
I know it has been a frustrating season in a lot of way for the Flyers. But man, Joel Farabee has made a HUGE jump in his game year 1 to year 2. Has scored in a variety of ways. Great shots, rebounds, dirty area goal, off the rush. You name it. Fantastic young player and just 21
Just a reminder that the Flyers won again in overtime. A great night but not even the best thing that happened. Oskar Lindblom played an NHL playoff game 9 months after his diagnosis and just 2 months after ringing the bell to signify his treatment ending. That’s a WIN WIN
I wonder when my 3 kids will know that when I got home late from work & they were all sound asleep, that I go into their rooms and just look at them sleep for a few minutes & realize how lucky I am to be their Dad. I know my parents did it when I was little and now I always do it
Come on Sam. that is not what AV said. He was referring Giroux and JVR in 2010 when they came back and referring to Farabee, TK and the young guys when he said "Maybe it's their turn to put the big boy pants on.... it's a great opportunity for this guys to step to the forefront."
On March 13th 2020 I was scheduled to go to the Billie Eilish concert with my daughter Keira. The world shutdown on the 12th. Tonight is the makeup date and I am proud to say I didn’t bail on her because of the Super Bowl. So here we are.
What an unbelievable game from Team USA. They outplayed, out skated and won gold. Spencer Knight was off the charts great. Congrats boys. You have done us proud. 🇺🇸🏒🥅🏒🇺🇸
Half of the Flyers fan base will love the Ristolainen move and half will hate it. The team needed nastiness in a huge way as they were to easy to play against physically. Risto brings nastiness.