The Philadelphia Flyers won\u2019t back down from a fight. No, this is not a proclamation claiming that the Broad Street Bullies are back. However, if you mess with someone in orange, this team is not afraid to step up for their guys.<\/p>\n
Hockey is a physical sport, filled with some of the toughest athletes in the world. Fighting has been a part of the game forever. It feels like every team in the league has one or two old-school guys like Nick Deslauriers, Marcus Foligno, Ryan Reaves\u2026 I could go on for a while. <\/p>\n
The Philadelphia Flyers are a mixed bag. Sure, you have your Deslauriers, your Hathaways, and Couturiers, but the Flyers are a team filled with young, new-school type players. Fighting is not something you\u2019d expect out of this team. <\/p>\n
Despite that, this 2025-26 Flyers team has shown they won\u2019t back down, especially when it comes to defending their teammates. <\/p>\n
Head coach Rick Tocchet describes it as a \u201cPack Mentality.\u201d <\/p>\n
Read More: Flyers Locker Room: Grebenkin\u2019s Fight Displays Flyers Culture<\/a><\/p>\n Hathaway: The Flyers are a \u201cTight-Knit Group\u201d<\/p>\n There have been plenty of signs of the Flyers\u2019 fight this season. None may be bigger than the rookie Nikita Grebenkin stepping in to defend Garnet Hathaway. <\/p>\n It\u2019s not every day that you see a rookie stepping up for a veteran. Usually, it\u2019s the other way around. Speaking with Philly Hockey Now, Hathaway says it\u2019s a result of the room.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re a tight-knit group,\u201d Hathaway said. \u201cBeing new to the room, we\u2019re really welcoming. It\u2019s a really welcoming room, but you want to be a part of it too. And I think last night (Grebenkin\u2019s fight) was just one of the many things that he does to be a part of this group and show that he\u2019s fully bought in.\u201d <\/p>\n It\u2019s a connected culture the Flyers are building. One where everyone knows everyone has each other\u2019s back. Hathaway said Grebenkin knew he\u2019d step in for him, which is why Grebenkin stepped up for him. <\/p>\n \u201cI would do it for him, and I think he knows that. I knew that he would do it for me. That\u2019s this whole room, you\u2019ll see it more throughout the year. We\u2019re together in this, and it\u2019s noticeable on the ice, and off the ice.\u201d <\/p>\n This Flyers team is not afraid to step up for each other. <\/p>\n Sticking Up for Your Teammates<\/p>\n The Flyers don\u2019t just say they have each other\u2019s back \u2013 they show it shift after shift. Some Flyers, like Travis Konecny, have been doing it for years. However, we are starting to see a trend of everyone mixing it up for one another, even the unlikely players. <\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s been a couple of times where guys are sticking up for each other,\u201d Konecny said. \u201cGrebenkin in the one game, I had one, Garnet (Hathaway) had a good fight there. Then Michkov did it (stepped up) for me.\u201d<\/p>\n