Ilya Bryzgalov RUMORS & NEWS

Delaware County Times "The offseason has not been kind to Ilya Bryzgalov. On the other hand, Ilya Bryzgalov has not been kind to Philadelphia. The Flyers goaltender — continuing his end-of-the-season, self-promotion tour through Russia — spoke to another media outlet. Last month, Bryzgalov cried to a Russian..." May 18

Philly.com "Was something lost in translation, or is Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov feeling lost in the woods again? Bryzgalov gave a lengthy interview to the Russian sports site Championat, and it was translated on the Deadspin website Wednesday. It should be noted that in the past, Bryzgalov has claimed..." May 16

PhillyBurbs.com "He was supposed to bring back the glory days of Flyer goaltending, perhaps a glimpse of Bernie Parent or a snapshot of Ron Hextall. At the very least, Ilya Bryzgalov was supposed to live up to a nine-year, $51 million contract he signed shortly after Flyers owner Ed Snider made it known in May..." May 04

Philly.com "Ilya Bryzgalov, the wannabe cosmonaut who enjoys critiquing journalists in his spare time, cannot be blamed for the Flyers' failure to make the playoffs this season. The quirky Russian goalie was good, not great, and his overall numbers - a pedestrian 2.79 goals-against average and career-worst..." May 02

CSN Philly "If that was the end for him in Philadelphia, it was a lot like the beginning and the middle – entertaining and strange. On Sunday, the day after the Flyers finished a lockout-shortened season that resulted in them missing the playoffs for just the second time in the last 18 years, the players..." April 29

Philly.com "WITH THE HEAD coach apparently returning for at least the start of next hockey season, and the general manager likely to survive the Flyers season that wasn't, this star-crossed team seems poised for yet another franchise-shifting decision. And wouldn't you know it, it revolves around a..." April 20

CSN Philly "Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov doesn’t often get very angry with reporters. But he let off some steam Thursday night after a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators (see game recap). His anger was directed at some media outlets who reported he had fallen asleep during a team meeting and was..." April 13

Philly.com "Despite public denials from four Flyers players, multiple sources confirmed to the Daily News that goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov did "doze off" during a team meeting on Monday. His sleep habits, however, were not the reason for Steve Mason making his first start as a Flyer on Tuesday on Long Island..." April 11

Courier-Post "Resting at his locker following a Flyers morning skate that would lead into a rare game night off, Ilya Bryzgalov turned a reporter joke tossed his way into one of his entertaining sideshows. With Steve Mason starting in goal Tuesday night for the Flyers, Bryzgalov was asked if he’d enjoy his..." April 10

Courier-Post "Even though Ilya Bryzgalov said so, the Flyers' season really wasn't victory or bust Friday night. He sure played like it, though. Bryzgalov looked like a franchise goalie, letting nothing get behind him on a first-period 5-on-3 power play that lasted almost two minutes, again in the waning..." March 16

New York Post "Ilya Bryzgalov made saves in all types of situations — and positions. Flat on his back, Bryzgalov held off one Devils push. Upright on skates, he pushed aside a short-handed surge. No matter how he stopped the puck, Bryzgalov and the Flyers showed they do indeed have some fight left in their..." March 16

Courier-Post "As usual, there was no mystery which Flyers goalie would be the first off the ice for the team’s morning skate Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. You leave first, you’re playing that night, and Ilya Bryzgalov starts just about every game for the Flyers. The orange and black hit the halfway..." March 06

CSN Philly "There were far more quality chances than Flyers coach Peter Laviolette would have liked. And far too much pressure on his penalty killers, as well. Ah, but your goalie is always your best penalty killer and Ilya Bryzgalov stood the test Saturday afternoon. Let the record show that on March..." March 03

CSN Philly "He looked good. That was a regular thing to begin the season. It has not been such a regular thing recently. The Flyers beat the Washington Capitals, 4-1, on Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Center (see story). Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds, Simon Gagne and Max Talbot accounted for the four part of..." February 28

CSN Philly "Ilya Bryzgalov has played more minutes – 9:54:24 – than any goaltender in the NHL. But, he told Michael Barkann on 94WIP Friday morning, he doesn’t need a break. Not even after Thursday’s ugly performance against the Florida Panthers, in which he allowed four goals on 15 shots and was pulled in..." February 23

CSN Philly "Ilya Bryzgalov threw his stick in anger twice during Thursday’s 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers (see game recap). He threw it first after giving up the penalty shot goal to Jonathan Huberdeau in the first period, which gave Florida an imposing 3-0 lead. The Russian goalie threw it again..." February 22

CSN Philly "Ilya Bryzgalov watched the entire game unfold from the ice. But like his teammates and undoubtedly their fans, the Flyers’ goaltender didn’t know where things went wrong Friday night against the New Jersey Devils. “I don’t know,” said an obviously frustrated Bryzgalov. “You’ve got to ask the..." February 16

Broad Street Hockey "It's not like the top hockey writers in the world are doing game recaps for wire services or anything, but come on, Canadian Press. We expect better than this. Here's a quote from the CP's recap of last night's win over the Jets: Ilya Bryzgalov bounced back against the Winnipeg Jets on..." February 13

CSN Philly "If the Flyers are going to pull out of their scoring slump, they’re going to need nights like Tuesday in which one line gets hot. Jakub Voracek had his first two-assist game, while linemates Brayden Schenn and Tye McGinn each had tip-in goals to propel the Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the Jets..." February 13

Yahoo! Sports "In a sense, the Toronto Maple Leafs did fans of the Winnipeg Jets a favour Monday night. With Ilya Bryzgalov in goal for the Philadelphia Flyers' visit to Toronto, and a stop in Winnipeg coming up the following night, it seemed likely that Brian Boucher would start versus the Jets Tuesday...." February 12

CSN Philly "Ilya Bryzgalov has been the Flyers’ best, most consistent player through each of the nine games he’s played in 2013. But if that’s got anything to do with the way he’s getting himself mentally prepared, we won’t be hearing about it. “I can’t tell you,” Bryzgalov said after Tuesday’s 2-1 win..." February 06

CSN Philly "Coach Peter Laviolette likened it to a situation Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels is all too familiar with. "Bryz has done a really nice job in net for us," Laviolette said. "It's like a pitcher that goes out on the mound and doesn't get the run support he needs to win a game. I feel like there's..." February 01

Newark Star-Ledger "Devils winger Ilya Kovalchuk and Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov have now battled on two different continents this season. During the NHL lockout, Kovalchuk skated for SKA St. Petersburg while Bryzgalov played for CSKA Moscow in the KHL. "I had a hat trick against him, actually, but he beat us..." January 23

Pro Hockey Talk "It appears relations have soured between Ilya Bryzgalov and the Russian media. The Philadelphia Inquirer passes along word of an incident between Bryzgalov — currently playing for CSKA Moscow in the KHL — and a pool of reporters, who have been (allegedly) less than genteel in their coverage of..." November 08

Broad Street Hockey "Yet again, Ilya Bryzgalov has opened up to the Russian media. In an interview with Sovetsky Sport's Pavel Lysenkov, brought to a North American audience via a translation at Puck Daddy, Bryzgalov says that he'll play in Russia in the event of an NHL lockout this fall. He didn't do that in..." July 18

CSN Philly "Ilya Bryzgalov may not wish what he went through this season on his worst enemy, but he might be able to take some solace in the fact that the Flyers are confident he'll have a much easier time next year. To say Bryzgalov struggled to adjust to Philadelphia and to the Flyers after four seasons..." May 13

CSN Philly "In a series in which so much went wrong for the Flyers, goaltending was often the exception. For the four games that preceded Tuesday's Game 5 loss to the New Jersey Devils, the Flyers could hardly break out of their own zone, let alone score a goal. All throughout this Eastern Conference..." May 09

CSN Philly "While he was taking off his pads after practice on Wednesday, Ilya Bryzgalov engaged in some random banter with reporters. It was entertaining, if bizarre, stuff. When asked what he would have done if he hadn't become a professional hockey goalie, Bryzgalov didn't hesitate. "Astronaut,"..." May 03

Courier-Post "Ilya Bryzgalov looked like a proud father the other night looking out a second-floor window at the Flyers' Skate Zone practice rink in Voorhees and peering down at his little figure-skating angel, a grade school-aged daughter who was twirling around like a ballerina on skates. When Bryzgalov..." May 02

Courier-Post "There were no one-liners, no wise cracks and no quotes at all coming from Ilya Bryzgalov leading into the Flyers' second-round playoff series with the New Jersey Devils. Asked to do an interview on Friday, Bryzgalov refused. He was low key and didn't do any talking on Saturday,..." April 29

CSN Philly "In each of the first three games of this Eastern Conference semifinal series, Ilya Bryzgalov's performance was nothing to brag about. The Flyers' netminder allowed four goals in each of those games, a fact that didn't get much attention simply because his team was winning. But Bryzgalov's play..." April 19

Courier-Post "When this pond hockey game broke out on Wednesday night at the Wells Fargo Center, Ilya Bryzgalov was nowhere to be found. However, saying the Flyers goalie was "lost in the woods" isn't even funny anymore. The only humor that possibly could've been extracted from this numbing 10-3 loss to..." April 19

Courier-Post "A Pittsburgh Penguins fan dressed as a polar bear sat in a a front-row seat in Section 110. To his left with a man wearing a brown bear costume. Another was spotted in a different area of the Consol Energy Center. Word apparently traveled across Pennsylvania pretty quickly that Flyers goalie..." April 12

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "The first period was a bear for Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, who had a few of the furry animals watching him rinkside. But he never hid. Bryzgalov allowed three early goals but shut out the Penguins for the final 43 minutes of Wednesday night`s 4-3 overtime victory at Consol..." April 12

CSN Philly "As omens go, it didn't seem foreboding. It was closer to cuddly, actually. Outside the CONSOL Energy Center, quite a few Penguins fans paused to take pictures with a guy (gal?) dressed in a white bear costume. It had a grinning cartoon head, oversized paws, the whole campy package. It..." April 12

Courier-Post "Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov made it through another interview after practice Monday that was similar to most of his recent ones. He was evasive. He seemed upset. He was boring. After this latest show about nothing, Bryzgalov offered a deal to the gathering media: Leave him alone..." April 10

CSN Philly "Ilya Bryzgalov was back on the ice Friday. That's the good news. Now here's the bad: He still has discomfort. The Flyers are hoping that Bryzgalov, who has a chip fracture in his right foot, can return next Tuesday against the Rangers. "He was on the ice for a little bit today,"..." March 31

Courier-Post "Watching Ilya Bryzgalov on and off the ice, studying his body language and movements, the way he was laughing it up with teammate Jaromir Jagr during an in-practice break ... nothing seemed wrong. Flyers management had downplayed their hot No. 1 goalie suffering a chip fracture in his right..." March 31

Courier-Post "An out-of-town reporter approached Ilya Bryzgalov after Thursday's morning skate. An out-of-town reporter approached Ilya Bryzgalov after Thursday's morning skate. Looking up while unstrapping his leg pads, the Flyers goalie said, "I talk after games." "But I'm from Montreal," the man..." March 23

CSN Philly "Ilya Bryzgalov furrowed his brow and pursed his lips. The Flyers' goaltender had just been asked by a reporter to reflect upon setting the team's new record for consecutive shutout minutes, which he did in the Flyers' 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders Thursday night (see story). But..." March 16

CSN Philly "We've heard a lot of different things lately as to why and how Ilya Bryzgalov has been able to turn his season around in recent weeks. Kimmo Timonen, who until Tuesday night had been an observer for five games while he nursed a back injury, thinks he knows why Bryzgalov's season is..." March 14

Courier-Post "This latest shutout was as if the Flyers stacked a set of Encyclopedia Britannica in front of the net. This can't be true, however, since after 244 years and more than seven million printed sets, the company announced Tuesday it will no longer publish a print edition. So, no, there weren't any..." March 14

Courier-Post "Flyers coach Peter Laviolette studied the schedule, thought it over, talked to his coaches and then decided against giving Ilya Bryzgalov a chance to make it three shutouts in a row and four in five games Sunday night. Believing his hot goalie was overdue for a rest after 11 starts in a row,..." March 12

Courier-Post "While lying in bed Saturday morning, I put my new personal assistant to work. She goes by Siri, although she's really just a female voice on my new iPhone 4S that does whatever you ask when holding down the Home button. This feature sure looks way cool on that Apple commercial that seems to..." March 11

CSN Philly "Playoff hockey returned to Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday night. Tense game. Terrific offensive skills. Great goaltending. One-on-one defensive battles. Everything you expect in April was on display as the Flyers won their third straight, gutting out 3-2 win over the Detroit Red..." March 07

CSN Philly "It might have begun with a few simple words from teammates in the dressing room after games or practice. And to make certain the message was getting across to Ilya Bryzgalov, the Flyers' leadership group met with him too. Whatever was said in recent weeks, it apparently resonated..." March 06

CSN Philly "They were chanting, "Ilya, Ilya." Back in Philly, people watching the game on Comcast SportsNet no doubt wondered if the derisive chants were actually getting into the Ilya Bryzgalov's fragile mind and messing with his head. Guess what? The Bryz had some fun with it,..." February 22

Courier-Post "The boos were loud and pointed. Watching the Flyers go on a powerplay up a goal and then having them behind by the time the Pittsburgh Penguins' penalty box was empty disgusted the Wells Fargo Center faithful. That's when Ilya Bryzgalov's latest good-grief day in the nets was over, this late..." February 19

CSN Philly ""I'm trying to find the peace in my soul to play in this city." That's what Flyers' goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov said after the Flyers' 6-4 loss to the Penguins on Saturday. Bryzgalov and Sergei Bobrovsky gave up six goals combined, but it was Bryzgalov that is feeling the heat from the fans...." February 19