Flyers Off-Ice Performance Showing Results
Compared to past years, the Flyers have transitioned into a much more exciting product to watch on the ice, especially when they’re at home.
We can go on and on about what might be a joy to watch for you on the ice, but something that is a very noticeable change for the Flyers organization is the added value of entertainment of the team.
For many viewers, hockey has always played second fiddle to the religion of Sunday football, the soap opera of the NBA, and the old American traditions of the MLB.
So, what have the Flyers been doing to stay relevant?
For one, the organization has started to lean into the idea of fans wanting a closer look at the players. Lucky for us Flyers fans, we have some players with great personalities. One of the long-time Flyers, Jake Voracek, has been staying on pace for another 60+ point season but has also come out as a very funny and likable guy off the ice. A lot of this extra spotlight came about during the Flyers Global Series game in his home country at the beginning of the season.
This included a four-part series of Behind The Glass that showed a deeper look into the grind of an NHL preseason. If you haven’t given the series a look and have a couple hours to kill, I could think of a lot of worse ways to spend it.
Travis Konecny and Kevin Hayes have been nothing short of delight this season in every aspect. Konecny is in the middle of his breakout season nearing a point per game and Hayes has completely revitalized the Flyers penalty kill that has been lackluster for the past five years, totaling four shorthanded goals thus far. He’s three behind the record in that department, shared at seven between Brian Propp, Mark Howe, and Mike Richards.
Outside of their in-game stats, mic’d up videos of this pair of forwards gives you a laugh, and seeing their personality makes you like them that much more as a player. Not that we as hockey fans hate the team feeling that hockey brings, but a little more face time of some of these guys only make the fan experience better as a whole.
Last but not least, I think most Flyers fans can remember September 24th, 2018… the day Gritty emerged from his hideout in the Wells Fargo Center. At first, many fans thought this endeavor was going to be a giant flop, but quickly gained traction and Gritty was voted ‘Best Mascot’ at the end of his rookie year by the NHLPA.
The googly-eyed mascot has done a lot of work to put the Flyers on the map for non-hockey fans with his antics and has been a great decision as a whole concerning entertainment around the team.
The Flyers have 30 games of the regular season left, and because of a better-looking product in-game as well as added coverage and entertainment off the ice, this has been the best season as a Flyers fan in quite awhile.
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