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Quick Hits: August 25, 2024
1) Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov and 27-year-old goaltender Ivan Fedotov are among the 33 players slated to participate in the 2024 NHLPA Rookie Showcase at the Washington Capitals training facility in Arlington, VA, on September 4.
The full list of attending players, subject to change: Marek Alscher (Florida Panthers), Lian Bichsel (Dallas Stars), Gavin Brindley (Columbus Blue Jackets), Seamus Casey (New Jersey Devils), Macklin Celebrini (San Sharks), Nikita Chibrikov (Winnipeg Jets), Easton Cowan (Toronto Maple Leafs), Nate Danielson (Detroit Red Wings), Josh Doan (Utah Hockey Club), Dalibor Dvorsky (St. Louis Blues), Ivan Fedotov (Flyers), Cutter Gauthier (Anaheim Ducks), Gage Goncalves (Tampa Bay Lightning), Lane Hutson (Montreal Canadiens), Nikolai Kovalenko (Colorado Avalanche), Jonathan Lekkerimaki (Vancouver Canucks), Artyom Levshunov (Chicago Blackhawks), Logan Mailloux (Montreal Canadiens), Matvei Michkov (Flyers), Ivan Miroshnichenko (Washington Capitals), Logan Morrison (Seattle Kraken), Shakir Mukhamadullin (San Jose Sharks), Bradly Nadeau (Carolina Hurricanes), Frank Nazar (Chicago Blackhawks), Liam Ohgren (Minnesota Wild), Zack Ostapchuk (Ottawa Senators), Noah Ostlund (Buffalo Sabres), Vasily Ponomarev (Pittsburgh Penguins), Matt Rempe (New York Rangers), Olivier Rodrigue (Edmonton Oilers), Will Smith (San Jose Sharks), Fedor Svechkov (Nashville Predators) and Akil Thomas (Los Angeles Kings).
2) There was some scary news this weekend that a fire caused significant damage to the Haddonfield home of Flyers right winger Travis Konecny. The first and second floors of the house sustained major damage, and smoke filled the third floor. The blaze was under control and extinguished in less than one hour.
Thankfully, no one was significantly injured. Travis Konecny, his wife Karly and young sons Rhett and Beau were not home at the time. Two firefighters sustained minor burns per NBC10 Philadelphia but did not require treatment or hospitalization.
3) August 25 Flyers Alumni birthdays: Greg Paslawski (1961), Nick Schultz (1982), Dave Tippett : (1961).
4) Today in Flyers History: August 25
1992: The Flyers sign right winger Greg Paslawski (on his 31st birthday) and defenseman Gord Hynes as free agents.
1997: Due to chronic and degenerate arthritis in his left hip, Hockey Hall of Fame center/winger Dale Hawerchuk announces his retirement at 34. Hawerchuk spent the final season and a quarter of his phenomenal NHL career as a member of the Flyers.
After coming over to the Flyers in a one-for-one trade with St. Louis for fellow veteran center Craig MacTavish, Hawerchuk still had enough left in the tank to post 20 points (4g, 16a) in 16 games late in the 1995-96 regular season. He added nine points (3g, 9a) in 12 playoff games.
In 1996-97, he had the opportunity to reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first and only time of his NHL career. He also represented the Flyers in the 1996-97 NHL All-Star Game, although his hip issue slowed him down considerably by this point and caused him difficulty in playing. Rest, medication and rehab failed, and surgery would not have helped. Consequently, he was forced to retire in the summer rather than attempting another season.
Hawerchuk, nicknamed Ducky, was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001. After a prolonged battle with stomach cancer that saw him complete chemotherapy, he passed away on August 18, 2020, at the age of 57.
2021: The Flyers sign unrestricted free agent veteran forward Derrick Brassard to a one-year contract. When healthy, he serves the Flyers well during the 2021-22 season but misses long stretches with injury issues. On On March 21, 2022, the Flyers trade Brassard to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a fourth-round selection (Alex Ciernik) in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.
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