Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Though it didn't happen by design, Philadelphia is the Finnish capital of the NHL. The Flyers have more players from Finland than any team in the league. The four Flyers Finns: goalie Antero Niittymaki and defensemen Kimmo Timonen, Ossi Vaananen and Lasse Kukkonen.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. - For now, the Flyers are going back to the past. Trying to snap their season-starting four-game losing streak, the Flyers reunited their first defensive pairing of Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn last night against San Jose. The two were apart in the first four games because injuries have thinned the defensive corps' experience, causing coach John Stevens to alter the pairings.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. - For now, the Flyers are going back to the past. Trying to snap their season-starting four-game losing streak, the Flyers reunited their first defensive pairing of Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn last night against San Jose. The two were apart in the first four games because injuries have thinned the defensive corps' experience, causing coach John Stevens to alter the pairings.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
They are the Flyers' version of the Odd Couple. Kimmo Timonen, 33, is blond, soft-spoken and, at 5-foot-10 and 194 pounds, built like a fire hydrant.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
For Ryan Parent, the chance to crack the Flyers' playoff lineup did not come without reservations. He had played in just 22 games during the regular season, but when defensemen Braydon Coburn and Kimmo Timonen succumbed to injuries, it was the 21-year-old Parent's turn to take over - right in the middle of the Eastern Conference finals.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
from Chuck Gormley of the Courier Post, A year ago, Paul Holmgren cleared enough space under the NHL salary cap to sign Danny Briere, Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell to contracts worth a combined $115 million. Because of those contracts and the ones he’ll need to give restricted free agents Jeff Carter, R.J. Umberger, Randy Jones and Riley Cote, Holmgren will find himself trying to shed salary while...
Channel 7 News (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
The Philadelphia Flyers welcomed the return of defenseman Kimmo Timonen to the lineup for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh... but defenseman Braydon Coburn remained sidelined with an eye injury.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Pittsburgh took control early, with goals by Ryan Malone and Evgeni Malkin. The Flyers’ Kimmo Timonen was back, but to no avail.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
The Flyers have at least one of their top defensemen, Kimmo Timonen, in the lineup for the first time in the series.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen returned for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh on Sunday after sitting out the first four games with a blood clot in his left ankle. The blood clot, which developed after Timonen was struck on the foot by a puck during Game 4 against Montreal in the second round, was initially expected to sideline the All-Star defenseman for at least...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Flyers Notes The potential return of Kimmo Timonen for tomorrow's fifth game of the Eastern Conference finals against the Penguins in Pittsburgh will give the Flyers a boost, but it also will mean one defenseman will have to be removed from the active roster.
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Doctors had warned Kimmo Timonen that there was no way of knowing how long his blood clot could sideline him. But a week later, he might be able to return for Game 5.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Kimmo Timonen's return from injury suddenly seems much closer than that of Philadelphia Flyers defense partner Braydon Coburn.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
from David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail, While the Philadelphia Flyers received encouraging news regarding their best defenceman, Kimmo Timonen, the situation regarding their second-best defenceman, Braydon Coburn, became a little more clouded on Friday. Timonen, who has not played in the Flyers’ NHL playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, said on Friday that he is hopeful he can play on Sunday...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
MOMENTS BEFORE the start of what could have been the Flyers' final game, injured defenseman Kimmo Timonen was led into the locker room by coach John Stevens.
