PHLY Philadelphia Flyers Podcast
The PHLY Flyers Podcast is your home for daily Philadelphia Flyers coverage. Hosted by Charlie O'Connor and Bill Matz, the show delivers expert analysis, player interviews, game breakdowns, trade rumors, and postgame reactions. From the Wells Fargo Center to the draft floor, PHLY Flyers brings Flyers fans insider access, honest discussion, and passionate coverage of the Orange and Black. No one covers the Flyers or Philadelphia hockey like PHLY Sports.
Episodes
During PHLY’s rank week, we got a persistent question from listeners- how could we not tackle the 2007 draft lottery?
So, bill & Kelly are covering it today in an edition of What If Wednesday!
Would the outcome of the 2010 Stanley Cup Final have been different? Would the Chicago Blackhawks even be there? And how would it impact Paul Holmgren’s team building efforts over the next several seasons?
Plus, a few What Ifs that did make it i...
With Porter Martone opting to play for Michigan State this upcoming season, Bill and Charlie of the PHLY Flyers Podcast discuss their ideal opening-night lineups for the Philadelphia Flyers when they travel to Florida for the season opener against the Panthers on Thursday, October 9th.
Summer fun has officially begun! With most of the Philadelphia Flyers business done until camp opens, we drop the puck on our offseason schedule with a review of some hockey-related media, starting with season 1 of Shoresy.
Charlie, Kelly & Bill breakdown their favorite parts of Jared Keeso’s Letterkennny spinoff following the Sudbury Blueberry Bulldogs’ journey back to relevance.
Early Monday morning reports emerged that Porter Martone would be leaving Canadian Major-juniors in favor of the NCAA, and Michigan State would be Martone’s destination.
Charlie & Bill discuss what this means for the 2025 6th overall pick, and answer a variety of mailbag questions as well.
The Philadelphia Flyers, along with the rest of the NHL, has a schedule for the 2025-26 season!
When does Cutter Gauthier come back for part 2 of his “welcome back” party? How does the Olympic break impact the stretch drive? When will Morgan Frost & Joel Farabee see their first action as visitors in Philly? For what dates should I clear my schedule to check out Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby and the rest of the league’s highest profi...
WHAT IF the Flyers never signed Ilya Bryzgalov and kept Sergei Bobrovsky? What if Chris Pronger stayed healthy? Bill and Charlie debate the Top 10 "What Ifs" in Philadelphia Flyers history and how these scenarios could have significantly impacted the Orange and Black.
With a new head coach and promising prospect pool, Bill and Charlie of the PHLY Flyers Podcast compare the Flyers' rebuild to past and present rebuilds around the NHL and debate how long the Orange and Black’s rebuild could actually take.
We’re continuing our expectations conversations on today’s show. On Tuesday we discussed Flyers “top tier” prospects like Porter Martone and Jack Nesbitt. Today, we’re diving into prospects who may not have star potential but could be contributors, like Alex Bump and Denver Barkey and Cole Knuble.
Charlie & Bill will also talk expectations for the NHL or close-to-NHL defensemen for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
Today we’re talking about prospects! With Scott Wheeler’s top 100 prospect rankings as a jumping off point, Charlie & Bill discuss the ceiling and floor for the Philadelphia Flyers’ pool of future players.
The Philadelphia Flyers are expecting to be a lot better than the team that finished fourth from the bottom in 2024-25.
So this week, Charlie & Bill are taking a look at Philly’s position groups, beginning today with the Orange & Black’s top-6 forwards.
Could Matvei Michkov become a sophomore superstar? How will Tyson Foerster’s injury impact his season? Can Travis Konecny find consistency throughout the season?
On today’s show we’re diving deeper into the NHL’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement, and some off-ice news around the league, including the Draft potentially remaining decentralized.
Charlie & Bill discuss the controversial state tax issue and its impact on contract prices and the tangible benefit for the no-tax teams.
While a surprise trade or other exciting move like an offer sheet could potentially still be on the table, it feels like Danny Briere’s heavy lifting is done for Summer 2025, having secured center depth in both free agency and the draft, upgraded the goaltending position, and taking a swing on a potential star in the Trevor Zegras trade.
So with the offseason moves probably wrapped up, Charlie & Bill are debating their grades for Ph...
Is Danny done? There are still some lower level free agents available, and a few trade options that would require salary cap gymnastics, but there’s a strong chance the Philadelphia Flyers roster today is the roster we saw when training camp and the preseason begin.
We’re getting back into Flyers development camp on today’s episode, and exploring the prospects who might be a little further from the NHL but may be contributors one day.
From Notre Dame’s Cole Knuble showing signs of improvement after an impressive 2nd NCAA season, to Noah Powell and his bumpy draft+1 season, Charlie & Bill discuss the best & worst from last week’s festivities at the Flyers Training center in Voorhees.
The Philadelphia Flyers’ last pressing bit of business is complete, as it was reported this morning that Cam York signed a 5-year contract extension worth $5.15 million annually.
Charlie & Bill break down the defenseman’s signing and expectations for him going forward, before getting into development camp and young Flyers with a chance to make the club including Alex Bump and Porter Martone.
NHL on TNT's Chris Jastrzembski joined Bill Matz of the PHLY Flyers Podcast to discuss the Flyers moves in the NHL Draft and free agency as well as other signings and trades around the league.
Flyers 2nd round draft picks Carter Amico, Jack Murtagh, and Shane Vansaghi join the PHLY Flyers Podcast LIVE on Day 2 of the NHL Draft to discuss what it was like to be drafted by the Orange and Black, expectations, who they model their games after, and more.
Happy 4th of July Eve, Flyers fam!
Tomorrow is Bill’s favorite holiday, but today, he & Kelly Hinkle (of Broad Street Hockey) are answering MAILBAG QUESTIONS!
From the Philadelphia Flyers moment they would travel back in time to get to experience all over again, to expectations for Matvei Michkov, Porter Martone & Christian Dvorak, we’re tacking all sorts of listener questions. Plus, reactions to Maxim Shabanov signing with the New Y...
It’s day 2 of NHL’s league year, and the Flyers made several additions on day 1 of free agency, including adding Dan Vladar to the stable of goaltenders, and signing Christian Dvorak to the center depth chart.
Today, Charlie & Bill discuss any movement on Russian free agent winger Maxim Shabanov, as well as what happened at the first day of on-ice drills at Development Camp. Porter Martone, Jack Nesbitt, Alex Bump, and other prospec...
ESPN contributor Rachel Doerrie joined Bill Matz of the PHLY Flyers Podcast to discuss the Flyers' signings in free agency, their draft picks and trade up for Jack Nesbitt in the NHL Draft, and more.
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