Broad Street Hockey · Mar 20, 2022
The Tippett Era Has Begun!
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty ImagesThe Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center in the Flyers’ first official game of the post-Giroux era.
Kevin Hayes stepped up, scoring Philly’s two goals, in what could be the first audition for the captaincy, which Claude Giroux had held from January 15, 2013 up until he was traded on Saturday March 19, 2022.
Hayes, along with linemates Joel Farabee and Travis Konecny (two assists each), looked strong, as did Owen Tippett, making his debut a day after his acquisition from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Giroux.