The Flyers announced today that Ian Laperriere will rejoin the organization as an advisor to the club’s hockey operations department. For the last four seasons, Laperriere, 51, had served as the head coach of Philadelphia’s AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. NHL.com’s Bill Meltzer reported last week that he wouldn’t be back in the role next season, although at the time … [Read more...] about Flyers Retain Ian Laperriere As Hockey Operations Advisor
Flyers Sign Tyson Foerster To Two-Year Extension
2:16 p.m.: Foester’s two-year extension is official as reported, the club announced Thursday afternoon. 12:13 p.m.: The Flyers are closing in on a two-year extension with pending RFA winger Tyson Foerster, according to Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff. It’s a $7.5MM contract worth $3.75MM per season, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. Foerster will earn $3.5MM in base … [Read more...] about Flyers Sign Tyson Foerster To Two-Year Extension
Multiple Teams Showing Interest In Marco Rossi
The Blackhawks, Kraken, Flyers, Penguins, and Sabres are among the teams that have shown interest in acquiring Wild pending restricted free agent center Marco Rossi, according to RG’s James Murphy. While general manager Bill Guerin has refuted trade speculation surrounding the 2020 ninth overall pick in the past, there hasn’t been much noise around progress in contract talks so … [Read more...] about Multiple Teams Showing Interest In Marco Rossi
Kolosov Expected To Play In KHL Next Season
After not reporting to Philadelphia’s AHL affiliate after the regular season ended, many wondered if goaltender Aleksei Kolosov could be looking to return to the KHL. Sport-Express’ Artur Khairullin recently reported that the 23-year-old is expected to return to Dynamo Minsk next season, even though he’s under contract with the Flyers through next June. Kolosov played in a … [Read more...] about Kolosov Expected To Play In KHL Next Season
Laperriere To Remain With Flyers In Unknown Capacity
While Ian Laperriere will no longer be coaching the Flyers’ AHL affiliate in Lehigh Valley, his days with the organization aren’t numbered. Anthony Di Marco of The Fourth Period relays (Twitter link) that the former NHLer will remain in the organization in a different capacity. Laperriere has been with Philadelphia since 2012, spending time in player development while also … [Read more...] about Laperriere To Remain With Flyers In Unknown Capacity