OCT. 1

2:10 p.m.

Flyers GM Ron Hextall announced this afternoon that the club has loaned five players from camp to their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, for their training camp.

* The Flyers face off against the Bruins for the first of two preseason meetings… It is the fifth preseason game for the Flyers (2-2-0) and fourth for the Bruins (1-1-1)… Every preseason game for the Flyers has resulted in a shut out, while two of the three Bruins preseason games have gone past regulation.

* This is the first time that the Flyers and Bruins have faced each other in the preseason in over 14 years.

* Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol said that Michal Neuvirth will get the start in net tonight and the plan is for him to play the full game.

* The Flyers defensemen tonight have a combined average age of 23.1 years old with Travis Sanheim, Philippe Myers and Ivan Provorov all in the lineup.

It appears the ongoing watch as to whether some of the Flyers' younger prospects will make the roster this season will continue through at least another weekend.

With several cuts already made, and a handful of others anticipated for Saturday, the Flyers took the ice on Friday morning with their training camp trimmed to roughly 30 players, allowing the group to engage in some more detailed, competitive work while the front office continues to evaluate certain aspects of a potential regular season roster.
 
Ron Hextall has kept three players at least through this weekend whose quest to make the roster is particularly intriguing. Travis Konency, Ivan Provorov, and Philippe Myers are the only three remaining players with Canadian junior eligibility.

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Mark Streit's run with Team Europe has come to an end as Canada completed the sweep in the Finals last night, 2-1, and taking the series two games to none and winning the 2016 World Cup of Hockey Tournament.

Bellemare appeared in 13:53 of ice time for Europe, including 3:29 shorthanded time on ice, while Streit appeared in 13:52 of TOI with 1:09 on the club's power play.

Bellemare ends the tournament appearing in all nine games for Team Europe, posting four points (2g-2a) and averaging 13:33 of ice time. Streit also appeared in all nine games for Europe, recording one assist and logging an average of 16:04 of ice time.

Claude Giroux skated during the team's warmups in Game Two on Thursday, but did not appear in the finals for Team Canada, who ended the tournament with eight consecutive victories. Giroux appeared in four of the nine games.

SEPT. 29

ALT OUT INDEFINITELY
6:52 p.m.

Flyers GM also announced to the media an injury update:

"Defenseman Mark Alt is out indefinitely with an upper body injury. We will know more in a day or two."

Alt appeared in two preseason games for the Flyers, including Wednesday's 2-0 win over the New Jersey Devils at the PPL Center in Lehigh Valley.

With a goal of inspiring more Philadelphia-area families to join the hockey community, the Philadelphia Flyers have partnered with nine hockey rinks across the region to launch the Flyers Rookie Program, a six-week learn-to-play initiative for first-time youth hockey players that features FREE head-to-toe equipment for participants. Part of a National Hockey League-wide initiative in partnership with the National Hockey League Players' Association, the Flyers Rookie Program aims to teach first-time players the basic skills of hockey, while focusing on important "off-ice" skills such as teamwork, responsibility, and respect.

The program, open to boys and girls ages four through eight, provides each participant with a full set of Flyers-branded hockey equipment including: helmet with cage, shoulder pads, elbow pads, hockey gloves, hockey pants, shin guards, skates, jersey, socks, stick, and equipment bag. Upon completion of the program, participants can keep their equipment. The six-week course also includes age-appropriate instruction by a certified coaching staff, including NHL alumni.

* The Flyers have now won both games played at their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, in each of the last two seasons.

* The Flyers outshot the Devils 24-18 in the game led by defenseman Andrew MacDonald with four shots, which also led all players in the contest.

* Anthony Stolarz and Alex Lyon split duties in the game, marking the first preseason game that a goaltender did not play the full contest… Stolarz got the start and stopped all 11 shots, while Lyon finished, making seven saves to complete the shutout.

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* This is the second consecutive year the Flyers have played a preseason game at the PPL Center in Lehigh Valley. They earned a 5-3 win over the NY Islanders last preseason.

* Head coach Dave Hakstol made his NHL coaching debut in that very game last year's and walked away with a lasting impression.

"I remember it last year," said Hakstol. "I thought the building was awesome. The fans and the atmosphere was excellent and it's just a great setting."

SEPT. 28

SCHULTZ OUT WITH LOWER BODY INJURY
7:05 p.m.

Flyers general manager Ron Hextall announced just prior to the Flyers-Devils game at the PPL Center in Lehigh Valley that defenseman Nick Schultz will be out of action for 4-7 days with a lower-body injury.

Game Summary: Wayne Simmonds scored twice, Dale Weise and Andy Miele scored and Travis Sanheim had two assists as the Flyers picked up their first win of the preseason.Weise and Simmonds combined to pot two goals within 1:16 of one another, with Weise tallying unassisted at 17:39 of the first period and Simmonds scoring at the 18:55 mark.

Miele went to the net in traffic to score 11:22 into the second, and Simmonds finished things off just 15 seconds into the third. Steve Mason went the distance, stopping 23 shots for the shutout.

* Steve Mason made his first start of the preseason and stopped all 23 shots he faced.