Wayne Simmonds News

After everything came up Scott Hartnell's way in 2011-12, the shortened season didn't do him any favors.

As the Philadelphia Flyers evaluate their potential first pick in the NHL draft, many experts have already weighed in with their own mock drafts.

Wayne Simmonds seemed destined to continue the Flyers-only streak for the cover of NHL '14, following Claude Giroux's appearance last year.

It could have been on the cover of NHL 14. It could have been sitting in the aisles of every retail store in North America, scaring children from sea to shining sea.

Jeff Skinner scored on an end-to-end rush in the third period Sunday as Canada beat the Czech Republic 2-1 at the world hockey championship to clinch a spot in the quarter-finals. The Carolina Hurricanes forward collected the puck in his own zone before weaving through the Czech defence and burying a wraparound behind goalie Ondrej Pavelec at 6:55 ... (more)

They missed the playoffs for just the second time in the last 18 years, and their offseason wish list figures to include a productive winger and a top defenseman.

Since the Philadelphia Flyers are not competing for the Stanley Cup this year, a few of the players have hit the ice with Team Canada to take part in the 2013 IIHF's World Championship.

THE FIRST order of business for Paul Holmgren this summer is determining which unit was more a cause of concern for the Flyers: the offense or the defense.

The Philadelphia Flyers are hoping to have a few players bring home medals in international play , but they would certainly benefit from Wayne Simmonds making the cover of NHL 14.

Philadelphia Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds advanced to the Sweet 16 of the EA SPORTS NHL 14 Cover Vote .

Team Canada and Philadelphia Flyers teammates Wayne Simmonds, left, and Luke Schenn walk in the park in front of their hotel and the main library in Stockholm, Monday, May 6, 2013 during the world hockey championship in Stockholm Sweden.

It was just the second win over Canada for the Swiss in 28 world championship tournaments, following a 4-1 victory in 2010.

Wayne Simmonds, Brian Campbell, Matt Duchene, Jordan Eberle and Luke Schenn celebrate a goal in Canada's 3-1 win over Denmark at the world hockey championship Saturday in Stockholm, Sweden.

The Flyers are not in the playoffs for the first time since 2007, but 10 of their players - and prospects - will be playing in the IIHF World Championships, w In Saturday's first game, Jake Voracek, who led the Flyers with 22 goals this year, will help lead the Czech Republic against Belarus.

The Philadelphia Flyers finished the season with a 23-22-3 record and missed the playoffs for only the second time in 18 seasons.

For more than half of the league, the NHL 's second season is just getting under way.

We all know about the problems surrounding the Flyers and their goaltenders, but why doesn't goalie coach Jeff Reese fall under the media microscope more often? There are many things you might say about Flyers goaltending.

Every year, EA Sports puts out the best hockey game in the video game industry, mostly due to the fact that they put out the only hockey game.

The fact is, opponents had the better scoring chances, had many more odd-man rushes, and had goalie Ilya Bryzgalov's head on a swivel as he watched teams cycle the puck around him.

Well, well, well, remember that time when we needed a win to clinch the playoffs? Well CROSS THAT OF THE TO-DO LIST.