Philadelphia Flyers 2013-14 schedule released
After a long delay, the National Hockey League has finally announced the Flyers' 2013-14 regular season schedule.
Updated on August 22, 2013 after the announcement of the Flyers' local television broadcast schedule for the season.
After a long delay, the National Hockey League finally announced the Flyers' 2013-14 regular season schedule.
The Flyers will start the season on Wednesday, October 2 with a home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. With the league set to break for the Olympics from February 9-26, there are a lot of game jammed into the first half of the season.
That includes the traditional long road trip during the holiday season, as the Wells Fargo Center is taken over by Disney on Ice. This year, the Flyers will head out west for five games starting December 28: at Edmonton, Vancouver, Calgary, Colorado and Phoenix. There's also a January 7 game at New Jersey before a homecoming on January 8 against Montréal.
There's also a 12-day road trip that includes the early parts of December. Between November 28 and December 11, the Flyers will visit Nashville, Minnesota, Detroit, Dallas and Chicago. They'll come home on December 12 to host Montréal.
That game will be Danny Brière's first in Philadelphia since the Flyers bought him out and the Canadiens signed him. Brière will welcome the Flyers to Montréal in the Flyers' second game of the season, on December 5.
Columbus' Sergei Bobrovsky, who won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's best goaltender this past season, will visit Philadelphia on December 19. That's the first game of a home-and-home with the Blue Jackets, with the second game taking place in Columbus on December 21.
Los Angeles, the so-called "Flyers West," will come to town towards the end of the season on March 24. In addition to Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Justin William, the Kings' roster now includes Dan Carcillo.
As for new Flyers facing their old teams, the biggest game will be Vincent Lecavalier's return to Tampa Bay on November 27. Ray Emery will face the Blackhawks in Chicago on December 11, and Mark Streit will pay the first of two visits to the New York Islanders on October 26.
The Flyers will have 19 games nationally televised this season. One is confirmed for NBC over the air, at Pittsburgh on April 12. Fourteen will air on NBC Sports Network, with some being simulcast locally on Comcast SportsNet. Four others will air on either NBC or NBC Sports Network depending on NBC's flex scheduling decisions.
Local television and radio broadcast information was announced on August 22. Comcast SportsNet will air 63 games, and The Comcast Network will air eight. On the radio, WPEN 97.5-FM will have 64 games, and WMMR 93.3-FM will have 18 games due to scheduling conflicts.
Training camp will open on September 12 at the Wells Fargo Center, with practices free and open to the public from September 12-14.
The Flyers' full schedule for the upcoming season is below. All times are Eastern, with national television information added for broadcasts that have been announced.
Sunday, September 15: vs. Toronto at London, Ont. (6:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Monday, September 15 (split squad): at Toronto (7:00 p.m, no TV/97.5)
Monday, September 15 (split squad): vs. Washington (7:00 p.m., live webcast/no radio)
Tuesday, September 17: vs. New York Rangers (7:00 p.m., The Comcast Network/97.5)
Tuesday, September 24: vs. New Jersey (7:00 p.m., The Comcast Network/97.5)
Thursday, September 26: at New Jersey (7:00 p.m., no TV/97.5)
Friday, September 27: at Washington 7:00 p.m., no TV/97.5)
Wednesday, October 2: vs. Toronto (7:30 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, October 5: at Montréal (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Sunday, October 6: at Carolina (5:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Tuesday, October 8: vs. Florida (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Friday, October 11: vs. Phoenix (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, October 12: at Detroit (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Tuesday, October 15: vs. Vancouver (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Thursday, October 17: vs. Pittsburgh (7:00 p.m., NHL Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Thursday, October 24: vs. New York Rangers (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, October 26: at New York Islanders (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Tuesday, October 29: vs. Anaheim (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Friday, November 1: vs. Washington (7:00 p.m., NHL Network/Comcast SportsNet/93.3)
Saturday, November 2: at New Jersey (7:00 p.m., The Comcast Network/93.3)
Tuesday, November 5: at Carolina (7:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Thursday, November 7: vs. New Jersey (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, November 9: vs. Edmonton (1:00 p.m., NHL Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Tuesday, November 12: at Ottawa (7:30 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Wednesday, November 13: at Pittsburgh (8:00 p.m., NBC Sports Network/93.3)
Friday November 15: at Winnipeg (8:00 p.m., The Comcast Network/93.3)
Tuesday, November 19: vs. Ottawa (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Thursday, November 21: vs. Buffalo (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, November 23: vs. New York Islanders (7:00 p.m., The Comcast Network/93.3)
Monday, November 25: at Florida (7:30 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Wednesday, November 27: at Tampa Bay (7:30 p.m., NHL Network/Comcast SportsNet/93.3)
Friday November 29: vs. Winnipeg (11:30 a.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, November 30: at Nashville (8:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Monday, December 2: at Minnesota (8:00 p.m., NBC Sports Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Wednesday, December 4: at Detroit (8:00 p.m., NBC Sports Network/97.5)
Saturday, December 7: at Dallas (8:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Monday, December 9: at Ottawa (7:30 p.m., The Comcast Network/93.3)
Wednesday, December 11: at Chicago (8:00 p.m., NBC Sports Network/93.3)
Thursday, December 12: vs. Montréal (7:00 p.m., NHL Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Sunday, December 15: at Washington (3:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Tuesday, December 17: vs. Washington (7:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network)
Thursday, December 19: vs. Columbus (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, December 21: at Columbus (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/93.3)
Monday December 23: vs. Minnesota (7:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, December 28: at Edmonton (10:00 p.m., The Comcast Network/93.3)
Monday. December 30: at Vancouver (10:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Tuesday, December 31: at Calgary (9:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Thursday, January 2: at Colorado (9:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/93.3)
Saturday, January 4: at Phoenix (8:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/93.3)
Tuesday, January 7: at New Jersey (7:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network/The Comcast Network/93.3)
Wednesday, January 8: vs Montréal (7:30 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, January 11: vs. Tampa Bay (1:00 p.m., NHL Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Sunday, January 12: at New York Rangers (7:00 p.m. NBC Sports Network/97.5)
Tuesday, January 14: at Buffalo 7:30 p.m., (NBC Sports Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Thursday, January 16: vs. Nashville (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, January 18: vs. New York Islanders (7:00 p.m., The Comcast Network/93.3)
Monday, January 20: at New York Islanders (1:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/93.3)
Tuesday, January 21: vs. Carolina (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Thursday, January 23: at Columbus (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, January 25: vs. Boston (1:00 p.m., NHL Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Tuesday, January 28: vs. Detroit (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Thursday, January 30: at Anaheim (10:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, February 1: at Los Angeles (4:00 p.m., NHL Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Monday, February 3: at San Jose (10:30 p.m., The Comcast Network/93.3)
Thursday, February 6: vs. Colorado (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, February 8: vs. Calgary (1:00 p.m., NHL NetworkComcast SportsNet/97.5)
Thursday, February 27: vs. San Jose (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, March 1: vs. New York Rangers (1:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Sunday, March 2: at Washington (12:30 p.m., NBC or NBC Sports Network/97.5)
Wednesday, March 5: vs. Washington (8:00 p.m., NBC Sports Network/97.5)
Saturday, March 8: at Toronto (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/93.3)
Tuesday, March 11: vs. New Jersey (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, March 15: vs. Pittsburgh (1:00 p.m., NHL Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Sunday, March 16: at Pittsburgh (7:30 p.m., NBC or NBC Sports Network/97.5)
Tuesday, March 18: vs. Chicago (7:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Thursday, March 20: vs. Dallas (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, March 22: vs. St. Louis (1:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Monday, March 24: vs. Los Angeles (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/93.3)
Wednesday, March 26: at New York Rangers (8:00 p.m., NBC Sports Network/97.5)
Friday March 28: vs. Toronto (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Sunday, March 30: vs. Boston (7:30 p.m., NBC or NBC Sports Network/97.5)
Tuesday, April 1: at St. Louis (8:00 p.m., NBC Sports Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Thursday, April 3: vs. Columbus (7:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, April 5: at Boston (1:00 p.m., NHL Network/Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Sunday, April 6: vs. Buffalo (7:30 p.m., NBC or NBC Sports Network/97.5)
Tuesday, April 8: at Florida (7:30 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Thursday, April 10: at Tampa Bay (7:30 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)
Saturday, April 12: at Pittsburgh (3:00 p.m., NBC/97.5)
Sunday, April 13: vs. Carolina (3:00 p.m., Comcast SportsNet/97.5)