Flyers Gear Up For The Regular Season
Through five of six preseason games the Flyers are sitting 2-2-1 which includes two wins against last years President Trophy winning Bruins.
The last game of the preseason takes place at the Wells Fargo Center against the New York Islanders on Thursday the 5th. A week later the regular season begins in Columbus against the Blue Jackets. Until then training camp will continue until the 5th in Voorhees, New Jersey. The current training camp roster is down to 31 players. 17 of them being forwards, 10 D-men, and 4 goalies. While Lehigh Valley Phantoms training camp has started with 23 skaters and 3 goalies, with a good amount of players being loaned down from Flyers Training Camp. And at the AA level Reading Royals training camp will open this Friday the 6th.
While in Russia the Flyers top prospect Matvei Michkov has been lighting up the KHL. Through nine games this year the Russian native has put up ten points, four of which being goals, and two being game winning goals. While having an impressive plus minus of five. This is all while playing for HC Sochi for the past nine games after being loaned from SKA Saint Petersburg where he only played one game after being held out of the lineout by head coach Roman Rotenberg. Michkov and Sochi’s most recent game came against Saint Petersburg where Michkov put up a goal and two assists in a 5-4 win for Sochi. Michkov is under contract in the KHL for three seasons and will not be seen in the NHL until the 2026-27 season.
As the 2023-24 regular season commences stay in the loop for all things orange and black. Recaps of every game, the latest news affecting the team, and major storylines around the NHL. Along with a weekly update of the Flyers minor league affiliates, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Reading Royals. And an eye on Flyers prospects throughout the world. All coming up for the 2023-24 Flyers season right here on Philadelphia Sports Nation.
Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland USA TODAY Sports
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