Kyle Phillippi

Kyle Phillippi has spent more than seven years covering the Philadelphia sports scene. He worked for multiple years at Metro Philly, NBC Sports Philadelphia and Philly.com. After interning with the Philadelphia Flyers, Kyle has built up an extensive collection of bylines surrounding the hockey scene, including a season at SI.com. Follow Kyle here.

February 24, 2022

Flyers

Can Flyers recent former first round picks carry the team into next era?

by Kyle Phillippi

With the Flyers’ season becoming less about wins and playoff positioning and more about development with an eye towards the future, plenty of attention has fallen onto the likes of the organization's former first round picks.

February 4, 2022

Flyers

Which current Flyers players are most likely to be future NHL All-Stars?

by Kyle Phillippi

The NHL All-Star festivities are underway as the best of the best around the league showcase their skills in Las Vegas.

January 25, 2022

Flyers

How much blame does Chuck Fletcher deserve for Flyers' god-awful season?

by Kyle Phillippi

The Flyers are bad. Historically bad. They've already fired their head coach after one 10-game losing streak. Now, they just set a franchise record with another losing streak, this time 12 games. How much is on the players? And how much is on the guy who built this team?

December 23, 2021

Flyers

Feeling optimistic: 10 reasons the Flyers will turn it around

by Kyle Phillippi

The holiday break came a little earlier than expected for the Philadelphia Flyers. Set to begin following their since-postponed Thursday night tilt with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Flyers — and the entire NHL — were forced to begin their end-of-the-year vacation a few days earlier with the Omicron variant rearing its ugly head across the league.

December 17, 2021

Flyers

Which Flyers players would fetch the biggest trade return if Fletcher shakes up roster?

by Kyle Phillippi

From Claude Giroux to Travis Sanheim to James van Riemsdyk, Chuck Fletcher will have options ahead of the trade deadline whether Philly decides its a buyer or seller.

December 6, 2021

Flyers

Alain Vigneault needed to go, but Flyers problems run much deeper than just the coach

by Kyle Phillippi

Alain Vigneault came into Philadelphia as a coach known for taking veteran-laden teams and taking them to the next level. Unfortunately as the Flyers head coach, he never was able to deliver on that promise.

November 23, 2021

Flyers

Flyers' Morgan Frost feeling motivated, confident in Flyers call-up

by Kyle Phillippi

Morgan Frost is like any of us. He sees the news. He follows the Philadelphia Flyers on the regular despite his busy schedule with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

November 17, 2021

Flyers

Flyers goaltending is giving them life, amid scoring struggles

by Kyle Phillippi

Goaltending is back in the City of Brotherly Love.

November 9, 2021

Flyers

The Flyers are trending up, but can they sustain it?

by Kyle Phillippi

At 6-2-2, the Flyers are off to about as good of a start as they could have hoped for considering the roster turnover from a season ago and the ensuing injuries to kick off the new campaign. With 10 games under its belt, the team will enjoy some days off before a grueling 21-day stretch that sees 11 games, two sets of back-to-backs and some of the strongest teams in the league.

October 22, 2021

Flyers

Five things we learned about the Flyers during the first week of the season

by Kyle Phillippi

One week doesn't define a season, but for a team like the Philadelphia Flyers that is littered with new faces, it can prove to be an indicator of what's to come. And after three games, it's safe to say that there are some major takeaways that should apply moving forward through the schedule.