According to Anthony SanFilippo, the Philadelphia Flyers are going to announce a three-year, $4.5 million contract extension with general manager Paul Holmgren on Thursday.
Holmgren, 55, replaced long-time GM Bobby Clarke after Clarke announced his resignation during the 2006-07. At the time, the Flyers were in the midst of their worst season in franchise history and head coach Ken Hitchock was fired.
It didn't take long for Holmgren to turn the ship around.
When Philadelphia promoted him from assistant general manager to interim general manager, the Flyers were in last place and had little to no promise of moving forward. It was the same story.
The core consisted of mostly veteran players with a mix of youngsters. The defense was old, and slow while the goaltending was poor. Mike Richards and Jeff Carter were in their second seasons, and weren't progressing the way they wanted under Hitchock.
Holmgren recognized that changes had to be made in order to turn the Flyers into a Stanley Cup contender, which he accomplished in each of his first full seasons as the general manager. It all started with the acquis ...
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Philadelphia Flyers To Reward GM Paul Holmgren with Contract Extension
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