Al Morganti

Al Morganti is a co-host on The WIP Morning Show and a nationally renowned NHL expert, providing news and analysis on the Flyers for Comcast SportsNet. Morganti’s background includes serving as a Flyers beat reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, a hockey analyst on ESPN and a hockey news columnist and regular contributor to SportsNet 960. He also wrote for The Boston Globe and The Atlanta Constitution. Follow him on Twitter @nufced

April 18, 2017

Opinion

The NFL Draft is as close to prime time as Philly sports fans are gonna get

by Al Morganti

The NFL Draft is just over one week away, and get ready for a massive mind meld by the NFL and city officials that Philadelphia is the center of the nation’s sporting universe.

April 11, 2017

Opinion

The NFL and the City of Philadelphia are already out of step

by Al Morganti

The 2017 NFL Draft is going to be a tremendous bash and a success here in Philadelphia but you have to wonder why the city could not have found a way to feature the steps of the Museum of Art, rather than cover them with scaffolding.

April 4, 2017

Opinion

Flyers remain on track despite disappointing season – unless …

by Al Morganti

The Flyers season is bumping along in its final stages. Eliminated from the playoffs at the beginning of the final week of the season, there are logical questions arising about just where the organization stands in terms of future success.

March 28, 2017

Opinion

It's the biggest win ever for the U.S. women’s hockey team

by Al Morganti

No matter what happens when it takes the ice on Friday for the start of the IIHF Women’s World Championship, the United States women's national hockey team has already scored a resounding victory – and it is a victory to be celebrated by every team in the tourney and every women’s team across the globe.

March 21, 2017

Opinion

Adam Silver wants us to believe that tanking is OK, but resting players is not

by Al Morganti

The recent outrage by NBA commissioner Adam Silver concerning the league’s member clubs resting star players is laughable on so many levels you have to wonder how the man kept a straight face when he concocted the proclamation that even referenced the word “fans.”

March 14, 2017

Opinion

Carson Wentz makes the Eagles, at long last, a desirable destination again

by Al Morganti

The common term for the momentum being gathered by the Philadelphia Eagles is the “Wentz Wagon,” and it involves a whole lot more than just the fans.

March 7, 2017

Opinion

Roseman, Eagles must pull the trigger on Brandin Cooks

by Al Morganti

The Philadelphia Eagles and the rest of the National Football League are now in the twilight zone known as “legal tampering.”

February 28, 2017

Opinion

NHL Trade Deadline 2017: Hextall, Flyers can’t afford to sit back and watch

by Al Morganti

It’s a good thing February is the shortest month of the year because for the Philadelphia Flyers the 28 days of February have been a nightmare for No. 28, captain Claude Giroux, and the entire team.

February 21, 2017

Opinion

Why every pro sports team should pay careful attention to what Eric Church is doing

by Al Morganti

Professional sports leagues, their teams and their fans should pay a little bit of attention to country singer Eric Church and it has nothing to do with any of hits being used as walk-up songs or pre-game pump-up-music.

February 14, 2017

Opinion

The Patriots won as a team. They should visit – or skip – the White House as a team

by Al Morganti

The New England Patriots march toward their Super Bowl victory may have ended with a parade through Boston in Duck boats, but there is still the matter of the epilogue.