Flyers sign Andrew MacDonald to six-year, $30 million deal

The Sixers started their season, the Eagles suffered another setback, and the Union kept their streak alive. That, plus some BMX and skateboarding, highlight our best sports photos of the week.

“It’s very infectious. ... They love coming to the rink,” coach Rick Tocchet said of young players like Cole Knuble, 22, and Oliver Bonk, 21, leading the charge during Wednesday's 3-1 win in Buffalo.

Playing in his second NHL game, Knuble is now just 276 goals behind his dad, Mike, while Oliver Bonk notched primary assists on each of his goals.

“It was a little bit spectacular to see this huge horse flying through the air,” she told the Courier-Post in 1998. “The motion was beautiful. A young girl brave enough to ride the horse added to it.”

Michkov says his offseason skating work with Slava Kuznetsov has paid dividends. He's tied for 12th in the league in goals and is tracking for the first 40-goal season by a Flyer in almost 20 years.

The Flyers were scheduled to host a session Thursday night between Rick Tocchet and some fans. A makeup date is expected to be announced by the end of the week.

“Yeah, the fans are as loud as I remember,” said Cole after his NHL debut on Monday. “That was just so awesome being out there." The Knubles are the first father-son combo to play for the Flyers.

The Flyers take down the Avalanche, 3-2 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Monday, October 19, 2026.

The Flyers fielded a roster that had 11 players age 25 or younger on Monday night, with Michkov and Trevor Zegras leading the way for a second straight win.

Bump, who started the year with the Flyers, had scored seven goals in five games for the Phantoms. Knuble is poised to make his NHL debut for the same team his dad, Mike, played five seasons for.

Foerster and Couturier might be out for Monday’s game, while Rasmus Ristolainen is considered day-to-day: “We’re in that stretch right now where we’re getting injuries.”

Saturday’s 3-1 win over the Senators was the Flyers’ most complete game of the season. Matvei Michkov and Porter Martone were clicking, and the offense did a better job at creating opportunities.

Porter Martone, Trevor Zegras, and Matvei Michkov all found the back of the net, with Michkov adding an assist as the Flyers snapped their nine-game winless streak to start the season.

The Flyers get their first win of the season, beating the Senators 3-1, at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

Coach Rick Tocchet expanded on his definition for "simplify," and it's not easy with the likes of Cam York and Rasmus Ristolainen sidelined.

Staff changes? A new personnel approach? A different practice plan? The Flyers could seek any of these routes — but when they'll shake it up remains to be seen.

Philly is 0-6-3 and have scored just 11 goals this season, tying them with the Los Angeles Kings for the fewest in the NHL.

"He just kind of was breathing through it, and didn’t faze him. I thought he even played better after it. ... He didn’t let that moment get to him,” Tocchet said of the 21-year-old.

After setting career highs in goals (18) and points (47) last season, the usually reliable centerman has yet to record a point and has seen his ice time cut by almost four minutes.

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Willard said changing the Big 5 format was “not a Villanova decision” and offered an alternate format that did not appeal to the other schools, according to sources with familiarity with negotiations.

The Sixers overcame a 29-point first-half deficit to beat Cleveland with Tyrese Maxey leading the way. Here's the commentary you may have missed from the thrilling win.

"I need a little hate," James once said. He couldn't find any in South Philly Thursday night.

Philly has its first real squad, deep and dangerous, since Doc and Moses in 1983. The Sixers' eight-point win over the Cavaliers enhances the legend of a 41-year-old outlier.