Hilferty, who is in his second full year as the team's governor, is happy with the team's direction but tells The Inquirer there is more work to be done.
Hilferty, who is in his second full year as the team's governor, is happy with the team's direction but tells The Inquirer there is more work to be done.
In advance of the home opener, The Inquirer spoke with Comcast Spectacor CEO and Flyers governor Dan Hilferty, one of the leaders of the team’sI wanted to make sure we built a cohesive group where the business side and the hockey side work closely together, where Danny as GM, or] in his role as coach, that with me, we all meshed in a way that the first year was about building that.
SEATTLE — After a four-game road trip through Western Canada and Seattle, the Flyers return to the friendly confines of the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday to play the Vancouver Canucks. I’d say, the second thing is I’ve been surprised at how good these two are. They know hockey inside and out. They have Torts‘ trust. They have the fans’ trust — and that was the other thing I wanted to build. I got 100 texts today from fans, from people saying ‘Let’s go Flyers.’ I wanted to be part of building that spirit that we had back in yesteryear, so I’ve been excited about that.
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