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The National Hockey League will release the complete 2026-27 regular season schedule on Thursday. However, bits and pieces of the Flyers schedule are known now.
- As rumored for weeks, the Flyers will open their regular season schedule at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins on September 30.
- One night later, Philly plays the New Jersey Devils in the road opener at the Prudential Center.
- The Flyers are the visiting team for the Ottawa Senators’ home opener on Oct. 8.
- Although not yet official, it’s believed that the Anaheim Ducks will come to Philadelphia for an early season matinee game.
- After a one-year absence, the Black Friday home matinee game will return in 2026-27.
Flyers Daily: Kevin Kurz and Jack Berglund
Host Jason Myretetus begins a “State of the Flyers” series of episodes with different hockey dignitaries, writers, analyst and broadcasters. On Wednesday, Kevin Kurz of the Athletic joined to discuss his views on the state of the franchise and next steps.
In the next segment, Flyers center prospect Jack Berglund joined Jason to discuss his past season, performance at the World Junior Championship and IIHF World Championship tourneys.
Team Toyota Spotlight: Denver Barkey
Twenty-one year old Flyers forward Denver Barkey hit the ground running in his first professional season. He earned an NHL promotion after 26 games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Thereafter, Barkey spent the rest of the season with the Flyers.
Offensively, the diminutive but highly competitive forward chipped in five goals at 17 points in 43 regular season games for the Flyers. In the playoffs, he added a goal and an assist in 12 games. More importantly, Barkey showed some of his versatility, playing shifts at center (for the first time in several seasons) as well as at wing. He’s shown potential to become a reliable plus-and-play forward who can move around the lineup as needed.
Barring injury or something unexpected during training camp, Barkey stands a strong chance to make the opening night NHL roster. He figures to play a hybrid role as a supporting cast winger who can also be deployed at center a top-nine role.
Flyers Summer Caravan schedule
Every summer, the Flyers Caravan tour comes around to various areas to promote the upcoming season. There are always special autograph-signing appearances by Flyers Alumni. Likewise, Gritty, the Ice Team, and in-arena host Everett Jackson are regulars at these events. There are also swag giveaways, inflatables and other family-friendly attractions. Preliminary dates:
Wednesday, July 29 – Voorhees, NJ
5:30-7:30 PM | Flyers Training Center | 601 Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees, NJ 08043
Tuesday, August 4 – Cape May, NJ
2:00-4:00 PM | Congress Hall Great Lawn | 200 Congress Place, Cape May, NJ 08204
Wednesday, August 5 – Mays Landing, NJ
6:00-8:00 PM | Mays Landing Ball Hockey | 3155 Leipzig Ave, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Thursday, August 6 – Ocean City, NJ
12:00-2:00 PM | Sport and Civic Center | 6th St and the Boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ 08226
Wednesday, August 19 – Exton, PA
5:30-7:30 PM | Miller Park | 220 Miller Way, Exton, PA 19341
What can the Flyers expect from Noel Acciari
In the opening hours of free agency on July 1, the Flyers signed 34-year-old veteran center/winger Noel Acciari to a two-year ($2.8 million AAV) contract. Most likely, the player will replace the role formerly played by Garnet Hathaway. He also brings some versatility like unsigned free agent Luke Glendening.
Eariier this past week, Acciari did an introductory Zoom call with the Philadelphia media. For more, click here or watch below.
Flyers Alumni calendar
The 12th annual edition of the Flyers Alumni Fantasy Camp is right around the corner from August 14 to 17, 2026, at the Class of 1923 Arena on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Due to a recent cancellation, two spots opened up for the usually sold-out event.
This year’s Flyers Alumni coaches: Mark Recchi, Mark Howe, Patrick Sharp, Joe Watson, Tim Kerr, Keith Jones, and Robert Esche. Flyers Alumni president Brad Marsh is also scheduled to participate as a coach. Marsh, however, is currently hobbled with a knee issue.
Additionally, current active military members, veterans, and first responders are eligible to take advantage of a $1,000 discount offer on registration. The discount is offered through Flyers Alumni sponsor Camden Apothecary.
Welcome aboard new Hockey Hot Stove sponsor Joe Rivera of Coldwell Banker Realty of New Jersey. If Joe’s name sounds famiilar, it’s because he was a Phantoms equipment manager during their years in Philadelphia. Joe also served as the backup goaltender when Brian Boucher or Neil Little were unavailable to dress for a game. Meanwhile, Joe remains a Flyers Alumni Fantasy Camp regular on the equipment management crew.
Moving forward, Joe’s realty office will be the content co-sponsor for all Flyers prospect and Flyers Alumni features at Hockey Hockey Hot Stove along with Flyers Hall of Famer Brian Propp’s premium Guffaw Cigar line.
Cold War in Philly: Amazon Prime debut tonight
Joe Amodei’s Cold War in Philly documentary about the 1976 game between the Flyers and the Red Army debuts on Amazon Prime on July 12 at 9:30 p.m. PDT (12:30 a.m. EDT). Pre-orders are available now.
HHS Giveaway: Congratulations to Annie Urban
Courtesy of Carl’s Cards and Collectibles of Havertown, PA, Hockey Hot Stove gave away a limited edition autographed photo signed by Flyers legends Bernie Parent (RIP), Bobby Clarke, Rick MacLeish (RIP), Keith Primeau and Mike Knuble. There were only 50 of these photos signed by that combination of five Flyers Alumni.
As we’ve done with previous giveaways — and will continue to do — we selected a winner by random drawing. The winner: Annie Urban. She plans to surprise her daughter, Lucy, with the signed photo.
The contest drew more than 38,000 views on X and nearly 40K including Facebook. There were hundreds of valid entries submitted.
We’ll be doing two new ramdom drawing contests imminently: 1) Another autographed item supplied by Carl’s Cards, 2) our second Guffaw Cigar sampler pack giveaway personally signed by Flyers Hall of Famer Brian Propp. Best of luck to all!
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