For the second consecutive season, philadelphiaflyers.com will be with the team throughout its longest road trip of the year. Flyers Manager of Communications and New Media Kevin Kurz will again be keeping a blog of the trip, but this time will have the help of goaltender Martin Biron, who will give his perspective of the events of each day.
NHL Players to begin using heated blades.
Thermablades use a rechargeable battery and a microprocessor within each skate blade to maintain a temperature of 5 C. The warm blade increases the thickness of the water layer between the blade and the ice surface, and the company says its tests have shown this reduces gliding friction and starting resistance for skaters.