We’ve written a lot about what is likely to be subsequent for Emil Andrae and Sam Ersson.
Well, now we all know.
The Flyers on Tuesday dealt the defenseman and goaltender to the Toronto Maple Leafs for … a goaltender and a defenseman.
OK, hear us out.
Ersson and Andrae’s days in Philly have been numbered. Both restricted free brokers, they have been blocked by expertise in entrance of them or had didn’t carry out persistently. A change of surroundings is likely to be what’s finest. As for the brand new guys, goalie Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon BenoĂ®t, they characterize upgrades at a cut price. That’s simply a part of why commerce acquired excessive marks from Flyers beat writer Jackie Spiegel.
And earlier than Woll and Benoît take the ice in orange and black, get to know them a little.
— Maria McIlwain, @phillysport, [email protected].
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The commerce wasn’t the one information the Flyers made on Tuesday. The NHL draft is quick approaching, and Brière and assistant common supervisor Brent Flahr supplied some perception into their technique.
So what did we study?
The Flyers don’t have a ton of picks, however the brass is open to transport these off in change for a younger, polished participant. Those don’t fall to No. 21, the place the Flyers will choose first, Flahr mentioned. But this yr, there are many facilities — a widely known Flyers want — and a few of whom might fall into the team’s range.
Next: The Toronto Maple Leafs have the primary choose within the NHL draft, which begins June 26 (7 p.m., ESPN) and runs by means of June 27.
Sunday’s FIFA World Cup opener in Philly was electrical, however Friday’s extremely anticipated match between Brazil and Haiti may eclipse it.
How do we all know? Because we made the trek up north to MetLife Stadium final Saturday for the Group C match between the Brazilians and African giants Morocco for a match that didn’t disappoint and an environment that was laborious to overlook. Many of these followers now plan to come back down and create one other sea of yellow-clad fervor in South Philly.
Kerith Gabriel writes that if Philly will get even a fraction of what Brazil’s assist dropped at MetLife, then Philly is in for a real treat.
Over on the West Coast, the U.S. males’s nationwide group is driving excessive, too, after a historic win over Paraguay. But historical past affords a reminder: It was just one game.
Next: The USMNT’s second group-stage recreation is Friday vs. Australia in Seattle (3 p.m., Fox29, Telemundo). Closer to house, Brazil will face Haiti on Friday (7:30 p.m., Fox29, Telemundo) at (checks notes) Philadelphia Stadium.
In the leadoff spot for the primary time since 2022, Brandon Marsh homered because the Phillies crushed the Marlins, 8-2. Kyle Schwarber and Alec Bohm additionally hit homers off former Phillie Tyler Phillips.
In the newest version of Phillies Extra, The Inquirer’s baseball podcast, pitching coach Caleb Cotham sat down with our Scott Lauber to speak concerning the Phillies rotation, together with Cristopher Sánchez (and The Streak), Zack Wheeler, and Andrew Painter.
Meanwhile within the bullpen, Brad Keller was positioned on the injured listing with proper forearm tendinitis. Keller, who has a 4.15 ERA in 31 appearances, largely had been used as a setup man this season.
Next: The Phillies’ collection vs. the Marlins concludes with a matinee in the present day (1:05 p.m., NBC 10). Andrew Painter (1-7, 6.43 ERA) is the Phillies’ scheduled starter, whereas Sandy Alcantara (6-4, 4.25) is slated to go for Miami.
The NBA draft is arising quickly, too, and the Sixers’ first choose can be at No. 22 total. So who may new president of basketball operations Mike Gansey be eyeing in a couple of week?
Many specialists are predicting a giant man or ahead becoming a member of the fold, and our Sixers beat author, Gina Mizell, breaks down the possibilities.
Next: The Washington Wizards have the primary choose on this yr’s draft, which is June 23-24 (8 p.m., 6abc, ESPN).
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On this date
Fun truth: Tennis’ U.S. Open — a minimum of the ladies’s portion — has roots on the Philadelphia Cricket Club, particularly its St. Martins clubhouse. On at the present time in 1911, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beat Florence Sutton, 8-10, 6-1, 9-7, for her third straight title. The Cricket Club hosted the U.S. girls’s championships from 1887 to 1921, when it was moved to New York. The tournaments developed into the U.S. Open in 1968, however the USTA acknowledges the champions from the Cricket Club period.
🧠Trivia time reply
Question: Philadelphia hosted its first males’s World Cup match, however it’s not the primary FIFA World Cup recreation at Lincoln Financial Field, as there have been girls’s matches performed there as effectively. Today’s query: What yr was it?
Answer: Trivia reply: In 2003, Philadelphia rallied to carry matches of the ladies’s World Cup that have been scheduled to be in China following the SARS outbreak in that nation.
What you’re saying about lecturers
We requested: Pause sports activities. Want to offer a shoutout to an influential instructor?
Nice notice this morning. Sam was my coach for only a week at soccer camp once I was a child in Delco within the early ’90s(?), however I keep in mind him whereas I couldn’t let you know one other identify—workers or fellow camper—who was additionally there. He was a fantastic presence. — Dan P.
A shout out to my daughter Beth Fotch who is that this years Vista Del Mar K8 Teacher of the Year in San Clemente California. — Everett S.
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Thanks for studying alongside! I’ll be again in your inboxes tomorrow morning. — Maria