Meet the 2009-10 Flyers
Forwards Arron Asham No. 45. Age: 31 Position: Right wing Height, weight: 5-11, 205 Hometown: Portage-La-Prairie, Manitoba What to expect: A gritty third- or fourth-line winger who is defensively responsible.
Forwards
No. 45. Age: 31
Position: Right wing
Height, weight: 5-11, 205
Hometown: Portage-La-Prairie, Manitoba
What to expect: A gritty third- or fourth-line winger who is defensively responsible.
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Blair Betts
No. 11. Age: 29
Position: Center
Height, weight: 6-foot, 198
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
What to expect: Betts does all of the little things right. He is a fine skater, an excellent penalty killer and a productive face-off man, fulfilling roles the Flyers will definitely need.
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Danny Briere
No. 48. Age: 31
Position: Right wing
Height, weight: 5-10, 179
Hometown: Gatineau, Quebec
What to expect: A better and healthier '09-10 campaign. Briere could net 80 points.
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Dan Carcillo
No. 13. Age: 24
Position: Left wing
Height, weight: 6-foot, 205
Hometown: King City, Ontario
What to expect: More points and fewer mindless penalties.
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Jeff Carter
No. 17. Age: 24
Position: Center
Height, weight:6-3, 200
Hometown: London, Ontario
What to expect: A season on par with his breakout All-Star march last year.
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Riley Cote
No. 32. Age: 27
Position: Left wing
Height, weight: 6-2, 220
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
What to expect: Fewer minutes in a limited role but an important teammate in the locker room.
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Simon Gagne
No. 12. Age: 29
Position: Left wing
Height, weight: 6-foot, 195
Hometown: Ste. Foy, Quebec
What to expect: Gagne to put up big points skating on the first or second line.
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Claude Giroux
No. 28. Age: 21
Position: Center
Height, weight: 5-11, 172
Hometown: Hearst, Ontario
What to expect: A season that is consistent with Giroux's playoff run last year.
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Scott Hartnell
No. 19. Age: 27
Position: Left wing
Height, weight: 6-2, 210
Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan
What to expect: Hartnell to continue being a pest and chipping in with points.
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Ian Laperriere
No. 14. Age: 35
Position: Right wing
Height, weight: 6-1, 200
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
What to expect: Laperriere adds bite and depth to the Flyers and brings excellent penalty-killing skills. He will drop the gloves.
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Darroll Powe
No. 36. Age: 24
Position: Center
Height, weight: 5-11, 212
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
What to expect: Powe will play an important role in both penalty killing and picking up the slack from Mike Knuble's departure with goals.
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Mika Pyorala
No. 27. Age: 28
Position: Left wing
Height, weight: 5-11, 169
Hometown: Oulu, Finland
What to expect: Pyorala, a European pro vet, to be a dual threat at both ends of the ice.
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Mike Richards
No. 18. Age: 24
Position: Center
Height, weight: 5-11, 195
Hometown: Kenora, Ontario
What to expect: Richards to stay near the top of the Flyers' stat sheet.
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James van Riemsdyk
No. 21. Age: 20
Position: Left/right Wing
Height, weight: 6-3, 205
Middletown, N.J.
What to expect: Van Riemsdyk to play top-nine minutes and be a huge presence around the net.
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Defense
No. 43. Age: 20
Position: Defense
Height, weight: 6-foot, 206
Hometown: St. Hyacinthe, Quebec
What to expect: Bourdon is a relative unknown, having never appeared in a preseason game. He was the captain of his junior team and top d-man in the QMJHL last year.
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Matt Carle
No. 25. Age: 25
Height, weight: 6-foot, 205
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
What to expect: Carle is the Flyers' most underrated defenseman. Can do everything: penalty kill, power play and move the puck.
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Braydon Coburn
No. 5. Age: 24
Height, weight: 6-5, 220
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
What to expect: Coburn to rebound from a disappointing season last year and be the monster he was 2 years ago.
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Ryan Parent
No. 77. Age: 22
Height, weight: 6-3, 183
Hometown: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
What to expect: Parent will round out the Flyers' back end on a pair with Danny Syvret.
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Chris Pronger
No. 20. Age: 34
Height, weight: 6-6, 214
Hometown: Dryden, Ontario
What to expect: Pronger to live up to the billing that brought him here with a 7-year, $35 million extension. He is a true No. 1 defenseman on the ice and in the locker room.
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Danny Syvret
No. 26. Age: 24
Height, weight: 5-11, 203
Hometown: Millgrove, Ontario
What to expect: Syvret to contribute speed and puck handling to the Flyers' defense. He notched 57 points in 72 games last year with the Phantoms.
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Kimmo Timonen
No. 44. Age: 34
Height, weight: 5-10, 194
Hometown: Kuopio, Finland
What to expect: Timonen has been out of view since Pronger arrived but the two will combine to be a force on the power play.
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Ole-Kristian Tollefsen
No. 55. Age: 25
Height, weight: 6-2, 211
Hometown: Oslo, Norway
What to expect: If he can stay healthy, Tollefsen is a hammer on the blue line. Currently the seventh defenseman and could see limited time.
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Goalies
No. 30. Age: 28
Height, weight: 6-2, 198
Hometown: Skelleftea, Sweden
What to expect: Backlund will only be here for a short time as Emery's backup until Boucher is healthy, but probably won't see much action.
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Brian Boucher
No. 33. Age: 32
Height, weight: 6-2, 200
Hometown: Woonsocket, Rhode Island
What to expect: Boucher had a rough preseason but should round into form if he can get healthy and stay that way.
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Ray Emery
No. 29. Age: 27
Height, weight: 6-2, 196
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario
What to expect: Emery to make GM Paul Holmgren look brilliant as he will be the Flyers' MVP.
Johan Backlund Marc-Andre Bourdon
Arron Asham