Flyers open season at Carolina
The Flyers will open the 2009-10 schedule on Oct. 2 at the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Flyers' second game comes the next night, at New Jersey.
President and Chief Operating Officer of Comcast-Spectacor Peter Luukko, left, Paul Holmgren, Philadelphia Flyers' General Manager, center, left, and Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider, right, present Chris Pronger, the team's new defenseman, with a jersey at the end of a press conference where he was introduced, Monday, July 6, 2009, in Voorhees, N.J.
Alyssa Cwanger / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Daily News
The Flyers' first home game will be Oct. 6 against Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.
The Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins make an early visit to the Wachovia Center, on Oct. 8.
The NHL schedule was released today and, of course, the highlight is the Flyers' game at Fenway Park against the Bruins in the Winter Classic on Jan. 1.
The NHL will take a break for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The Flyers' last game before the break is Feb. 13 at Montreal. They will return March 2 at Tampa Bay.
Here is the 2009-10 Flyers schedule:
OCTOBER
Oct. 2 @ Carolina 7:00 PM
Oct. 3 @ New Jersey 7:00 PM
Oct. 6 vs. Washington 7:00 PM
Oct. 8 vs Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
Oct. 10 vs. Anaheim 7:00 PM
Oct. 17 @ Florida 7:00 PM
Oct. 22 vs. Boston 7:00 PM
Oct. 24 vs. Florida 7:00 PM
Oct. 25 vs. San Jose 7:00 PM
Oct. 27 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Oct. 31 vs. Carolina 1:00 PM
