by Christopher Botta Filed under: Flyers Between his Flyers beating the Islanders on the road on Wednesday night and hosting Buffalo on Friday afternoon, rookie wing James van Riemsdyk squeezed in Thanksgiving dinner at home. Born and raised in Middletown, New Jersey, van Riemsdyk is one of the few American NHL players able to have a home-cooked meal on a day off between games....
SAN JOSE - James van Riemsdyk has been in the right place at the right time this week. The 20-year-old Middletown, N.J., native netted the difference-making goals in the Flyers' victories against New Jersey and Los Angeles this week. He now has four game-winners for the season.
Flyers Notes There's no denying the immediate impact James van Riemsdyk has had on the Flyers this season. The highly touted rookie from Middletown, N.J., was tied for second on the team with six assists entering last night's game against the San Jose Sharks.
Matt Cooke wasn't the only one-time Penguins forward with a spotty history to strike an opponent's head last night. Thrashers forward Colby Armstrong took a pot shot at the noggin of Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk: Based on the camera angles available, it's difficult to tell if Armstrong left his feet. But that shouldn't matter. Armstrong went after van Riemsdyk's head. That...
from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, ...And this year, the winner easily could be a forward again, be it John Tavares (Islanders), former University of New Hampshire standout James van Riemsdyk (Flyers), or Ryan O’Reilly (Avalanche). Overall, this is the best rookie class in recent memory, and unless one of the aforementioned forwards runs off with point production, a few...
Darroll Powe, Scott Hartnell, and James van Riemsdyk scored goals as the Philadelphia Flyers edged New Jersey 3-2 to snap the Devils' eight game winning streak on Monday night.
NOT TOO LONG ago, James van Riemsdyk was playing street hockey in his driveway in Middletown, N.J. Like any kid playing with his two younger brothers, van Riemsdyk can remember "scoring" against all of the NHL's biggest names. Frequently, the target was New Jersey Devils netminder Martin Brodeur - who could go down as the best goalie to ever play the game by the time...
Darroll Powe, Scott Hartnell, and James van Riemsdyk scored goals as the Philadelphia Flyers edged New Jersey 3-2 to snap the Devils' eight-game winning streak on Monday night.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Darroll Powe, Scott Hartnell, and James van Riemsdyk scored goals as the Philadelphia Flyers edged New Jersey 3-2 to snap the Devils' eight game winning streak on Monday night.
Darroll Powe, Scott Hartnell, and James van Riemsdyk scored goals as the Philadelphia Flyers edged New Jersey 3-2 to snap the Devils’ eight game winning streak on Monday night.
... Orr in 1970-71.Carle's best single-season rating was plus-9, and Pronger's was plus-52.Hot rookie. James van Riemsdyk entered last night with game-winning goals in the Flyers' last three victories - one shy of the recognized NHL record for rookies.Van Riemsdyk is a candidate to become the first rookie-of-the-year winner in Flyers history."A lot of times, if you get a really...
PHILADELPHIA(AP) Darroll Powe , Scott Hartnell , and James van Riemsdyk scored goals as the Philadelphia Flyers edged New Jersey 3-2 to snap the Devils' eight game winning streak on Monday night.