Flyers GM injured in bike crash

Paul Holmgren

((ht: philly.com))

Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren is resting in a Camden, New Jersey hospital after he was significantly injured in a bike accident in Avalon, NJ on Monday. Holmgren is said to be in stable condition with multiple fractures and cuts.

Details and a cause have yet to be released in the accident.

More from Philly.com RIGHT HERE

We wish Holmgren the best, though we wonder why no details are being released as to what happened. According to CSN Philly, Holmgren has "Fractured Ribs" and some other injuries. They also say they spoke to the police up there who don't know anything either.

Interesting.

Here's your TV report from myfoxphilly.com:

Flyers’ Holmgren Hurt In Bike Crash: MyFoxPHILLY.com

Big Day In Philly: Bryzgalov In, Carter and Richards Out...

The Philadelphia Flyers have found a way to make room for free agent goalie Ilya Bryzgalov.

Trade Jeff Carter and his $5mil salary cap hit.

While Columbus gets Carter, the Flyers will be the 8th overall pick in Friday's NHL Draft, a third round selection, and 21-year-old forward Jakub Voracek.

Carter is coming off of a 36-goal, 30-assist season in 2010-11. This deal is great for the Blue Jackets offensively, pairing Carter with Rick Nash.

In Carter's 6 seasons in the NHL (all with the Flyers), Carter has scored 181 goals. He is easily one of the best forwards ever to skate for Columbus.

Mike Richards is then dealt to the LA Kings for forwards Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and a second-round draft pick. Carter and Richards cap hits were for just over US$11-million.

Then, Ilya Bryzgalov is signed to 9-year, US$51-million deal- which is a reach...
Nine years...??? And now what does this say for someone like goalie Ville Leino...???

The cast at CSNPhilly discusses...


The shift begins...

Monday NHL Recap: Good News, Bad News In Philly...

((HT: Versus/NHL/HockeyWebCaster))

Lauren Hart took a deep breath, exhaled, and sang with Kate Smith again in Philly last night for Game 2 in the ESF series with the Boston Bruins...

The arena was on its ear...


The Bruins Adam McQuaid tried to land an elbow on Mike Richards, missed, and ended up with a nasty fall... no word on his condition...


JVR had a big start for the Flyers, but David Krejci got the last word...

Your Saturday NHL Recap: Blowouts And Overtime

((HT: NHL/Versus/CBC/NBC))

Who had Matt Halischuk in the pool at slightly after 1AM...???

The Nashville Predators stole one in Vancouver to tie the series against the Canucks...


And here was blowout city in Philly...
Not a lot of us thought that Boucher and Bobrovski would let in seven goals in Game 1

Tuesday NHL Recap: Game Sevens Ahoy...

((HT: CBC/NHL/Versus))

Here's the game where the fix was in to get another Game 7 tomorrow...
At least, that's the prevailing opinion up in the northeast...


One issue to the floor will be whether or not Milan Lucic will be allowed to play in Game 7 after this shot on Jaroslav Spacek...
((HT: hockeyfightsdotcom))


The HQ thinks not...

The other early final was with Philadephia taking out Buffalo, who simply did NOT have it in a 5-2 loss at the FU Center...


Kate Smith is now 89-25-4 in her appearances where she and Lauren Hart sing "God Bless America..."

Vancouver-Chicago highlights available after the game is done...

Friday NHL Recap: More Overtime Good For Smashville And Buffalo

((HT: NHL/Versus/nhl.com))

In the Flyers-Sabres game, the visitors broke out to a surprising 3-0 lead, but it didn't hold up. They went to free hockey before Tyler Ennis gave the Sabres the win...


And, then, out west... Nashville was trying to win their first Game 5- ever...
It took a while, but Jarrod Smithson gave it to them...
The Predators can clinch their first-ever playoff series win by taking one of the next two...
((HT: NHL/Prime Ticket/nhl.com))

Ryan Callahan Nets 4 In Rangers Win

((HT: NHL/NBC))

Here's to hoping the folks attending the Rangers boat race of the Philadelphia Flyers at MSG Sunday brought disposable hats...

Ryan Callahan gets three of the team's first four and four of the team's first five as the game was never, really, in question after the first 51 seconds...

Doc and Edzo have the highlights of the 7-0 win...


Don't want to be in the Flyers locker room or team plane after this one...

At...
All...

BREAKING: Upshall Suspended For Two

Phoenix Coyotes left wing Scottie Upshall has been suspended for two games and will forfeit C$24,193.54 for an illegal hit delivered to Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Oskars Bartulis last night.

Here would be the hit in question...
((HT: FSCoyotes/NHL/youtube))

And, now there would be no question...
Yeah, that was pretty cheap...

Briere Fined $1,000 For Bench Punch

The NHL fined the Philadelphia Flyers' Danny Briere $1,000 for throwing a punch from the bench at the New York Rangers' Brandon Prust Sunday.

Here's the punch... good catch Joe Micheletti...
((HT: NHL/MSG/Youtube))


Briere has been suspended three games in 2010/11 - costing him nearly $238,000 in salary. He was also looked over for the all-star team even though he is tied for fifth in the NHL with 24 goals.

Briere In Auto Accident, Escapes Serious Injury

((HT: WBNG-TV Binghamton, NY/Philly.com-Wood))

Philadelphia Flyers winger Daniel Briere and his 9-year-old son, Cameron, were involved in a crash on Interstate 81 North in the New York town of Kirkwood early this morning.

They were not seriously injured. Briere was treated for an unspecified arm injury at a Binghamton hospital and his son complained of neck pain at the scene.

New York State Police say Briere's 2010 Land Rover was traveling in the passing lane next to a tractor trailer. Sergeant Steven Barlow, spokesman for the New York State Police, says Briere was drowsy and drifted into the right lane.

The Land Rover side-swiped the tractor trailer. The truck then swerved, jack-knifed, and rolled blocking traffic for about five hours. It came to a stop across both lanes of 81 North around 12:30 am Thursday.

Briere's Land Rover hit a guiderail and came to a stop.

((The Briere car is pictured, thanks WBNG-TV))

Blackhawks Take Game 5, 7-4 In Chicago

The Chicago Blackhawks power-forward Dustin Byfuglien, bumped from the top line as was Patrick Kane, had two goals and two assists to lead the home team to a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, giving the Blackhawks a 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals.

"I think he got rid of us and started performing. That's all he needed," said Kane, who also had a goal and assist. "He was a force and had some big hits, one on [Chris] Pronger I think everyone remembers."

Game 6 is Wednesday back in Philly...

Doc Emrick and Eddie Olczyk have the call...
((HT: NHL on NBC))

Stanley Cup Finals Tied At 2 Games A Piece

((HT: NHL.com/Versus))

The Chicago Blackhawks had not lost back-to-back games in the 2010 playoffs. But first-period goals from Mike Richards, defenseman Matt Carle and Claude Giroux, coupled with goalie Michael Leighton's best performance of the Final, gave Chicago its second road loss -- in as many games -- of the postseason.

Here's your highlights...

Giroux OT Winner Closes Cup Series To 2-1

Claude Giroux scored on a deflection at 5:59 of the first overtime to give Philadelphia a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The Flyers now trail the series 2-1 and can even things up in Friday’s Game 4.

Chicago entered the game with a seven-game road winning streak. Philadelphia had won five in a row at home and lost only once in eight playoff games at home this postseason.

Here's the game-winner for the Flyers...
Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson on the call...
((HT: CBC/NHL/Fel0096))