Broad and Pattison is now Broad Street Hockey
by Travis Hughes on Feb 2, 2009 4:40 PM EST
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PrintWelcome to Broad Street Hockey. My name is Travis Hughes and after a few short months blogging at my old home, Broad and Pattison, I've made the jump here to SB Nation. I couldn't be more excited about it.
First off, let's get the getting to know you business out of the way. I was born in Philly, but I've lived my entire life in South Jersey. The Philadelphia Flyers have been one of the most important and most constant things in my life for as long as I can remember. This team and this sport are my absolute passions in life, and I someday hope to make a career out of it. Broad Street Hockey is hopefully another step in that direction.
In addition to blogging the Flyers, I co-host a weekly sports talk radio show called The Field of Play and I've done play-by-play and color commentary on NCAA Division 1 ice hockey, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, and basketball. If you want to find out more about me (why would you, really?) you can check out my bio.
The Flyers blogosphere is pretty non existent, and that's why I started B&P back in November. I got sick of reading message boards that are for the most part filled with made up rumors, immature bickering, and unintelligent discussion. Because of all that BS, I wasn't able to learn anything from reading various message boards. But besides the mainstream media, there were no other sources when it came to Flyers hockey.
That's why I started B&P, and those same reasons are the ones why I'm ecstatic about the move to SBN. Blogging on an independent site can be great, but the thing about this network is the opportunity to build a community. The tools are there for the reader to be just as involved as the writer, and that kind of interaction is how you learn. That kind of interaction is what makes this all fun.
There are FanPosts and FanShots which essentially make the reader a quasi-blogger, and if a member posts something worthy of the spotlight, I can promote it to the front page for everybody to see. Check out the welcome guide SBN has set up -- it explains everything from how to use the tools to why you should sign up.
At Broad and Pattison, I know there were a ton of you that would read the site but never comment. You're the people this move is for. Sign up and take part in the conversation! This place is now yours as much as it is mine! The same goes for those of you that have never read me before. Join up (it takes like 30 seconds... SBN does a great job of not asking for all kinds of things like your mothers middle name and all that) and let's get this place rolling.
Go Flyers.
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Welcome to SBN
I love rule #3 on your member sign up
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Feb 2, 2009 6:45 PM EST reply actions
Welcome!
- 3 on the sign up is great. Don’t show FrankD.
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Oh I’ve seen it. Chuckle worthy, and yet another example of Philadelphia fans hating on others players and teams rather than praising their own.
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Rule number one has to do with worshipping Flyer greats…?
Broad Street Hockey - SB Nation's Philadelphia Flyers Blog
Because the Broad Street Subway is orange for a reason.
by Travis Hughes on Feb 2, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
Truth be told #3 just caught my eye and I hit join. Did you at least include Schultz?
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I used “the Bullies” since naming every great player of the era would take an hour.
Broad Street Hockey - SB Nation's Philadelphia Flyers Blog
Because the Broad Street Subway is orange for a reason.
by Travis Hughes on Feb 2, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
Good point. The Hammer is the man. Met him once a long time ago at a card show. Typical example of tough guy on ice, nice guy off it.
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I own an actual hammer signed by him. In terms of creativity, the coolest memorabilia item I own.
Broad Street Hockey - SB Nation's Philadelphia Flyers Blog
Because the Broad Street Subway is orange for a reason.
by Travis Hughes on Feb 2, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
Didn’t know about B & P, but I’m really excited for a SBN Flyers blog. I spend a lot of time at The Good Phight and Bleeding Green Nation, our Eagles and Phils SBN blogs respectively. Only missing the Flyers!
(I’m not much of a Sixers fan.)
Grr… Flyers…
Welcome, Travis.
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Welcome
Great to see another addition to the hockey blogs at SBN, even if it is the Flyers. Welcome and enjoy, but go Devils!
Welcome Travis
Looking forward to reading your blog. Question for you – I keep hearing Knuble’s name mentioned in trade rumors which doesn’t make much sense given his veteran presence on a relatively young team. Do you think there’s any merit to those rumors? I’d think Metro would be much more likely to go (even though I know he makes much less money than Knuble)…
I think if any of the forwards are to go, it’s going to be Lupul. He’s got an attractive 15 goals and he’s pretty expendable as a Flyer at the same time. Metropolit perhaps is a good throw in guy, but I doubt Knuble is nearly as attractive to other teams as Lupul.
Completely agree that losing Knuble would lose a substantial amount of the vet presence… when it comes to the older guys it’s Knuble, Timonen, and I guess Briere and Biron. Those are the only four who were born in the 70s. I guess Hatcher too if he’s still around the locker room.
You never know with trade rumors though. I would hope they wouldn’t trade Knuble away because he’s one of those guys that’s probably more valuable than he shows on the ice.
Broad Street Hockey - SB Nation's Philadelphia Flyers Blog
Because the Broad Street Subway is orange for a reason.
by Travis Hughes on Feb 2, 2009 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
Welcome to the Nation
I’m a regular at Fear the Fin, but I hope to check in here from time to time. Cheers!
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Feb 2, 2009 11:04 PM EST reply actions
HAHA
Rangers get done last.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
I think that’s clearly the best part of all this.
Broad Street Hockey - SB Nation's Philadelphia Flyers Blog
Because the Broad Street Subway is orange for a reason.
by Travis Hughes on Feb 3, 2009 12:37 AM EST up reply actions
I guess I just agreed not to punch anyone in the balls
by Moonage Daydream on Feb 3, 2009 10:51 AM EST reply actions
Welcome, Travis
Sincerely glad to see you on board. You’re membership terms are inspired and have me joining under the cover of darkness.
Now, if you’ll just sign this petition to contract the Rangers, we can all be happy little Atlantic bloggers.
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Welcome to SB Nation
I was a huge Flyers fan in my teens (in the ’70’s). I actually went to my first NHL game at the Spectrum when the World Champion Flyers hosted the team they beat in the previous Stanley Cup Finals, the Buffalo Sabres. That was the Flyers team with Bobby Clarke, Ray “The Hammer” Schultz, Bernie Parent and coached by Fred Shero. I actually went to their summer hockey camp for two years and played with some of them a bit. I remember trying to punch “Cowboy” Bill Flett when he skated by and sprained my wrist! Anyway, welcome and good luck! Come visit us over at the Baltimore Ravens football blog!
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Corrections
Dave “The Hammer” Schultz (not Ray). Sorry. Actually he fought Buffalo’s Jim Schonfeld and dropped him with one punch in that game. The place went insane!
Rexx
Welcome!
Thank you for starting this blog. Finally, I can get my Flyers fix. I think I may be the only Flyers fan that lives in Michigan
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about time
it’s good to see a place other than the nhl site where i can come to get perspective on the flyguys. i can’t stand league sanctioned sites…
i do a good deal of bloggin on thegoodphight and checked in a phew times on bleedinggreennation. any phillies bloggers should check out PhilliesNation.com… the guy malcolm who does the majority of their writing is great.
either way, since i work in front of a computer all day i’m sure i’ll check in here at least a few times a day.
thanks for gettin this thing goin travis
I read philliesnation.com every day. Great site.
Broad Street Hockey - SB Nation's Philadelphia Flyers Blog
Because the Broad Street Subway is orange for a reason.
by Travis Hughes on Feb 3, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Welcome!
Was quite disappointed that were wasn’t a Flyers blog on SB [just to follow the guys, so, ha], but… ha, now the picture’s complete! :)
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