Flyers to be Featured in All-Access Series Behind the Glass

The National Hockey League (NHL), NHL Network and the Philadelphia Flyers will be teaming up for the second season of the all-access series Behind the Glass. 

The first season of Behind the Glass was filmed last season and featured the New Jersey Devils. The show went over great with the fans, who got to see the behind the scenes of what goes into running an NHL training camp and preseason. It was a four-week series where the cameras followed around general manager Ray Shero and head coach John Hynes as they made final roster decisions, put the players through grueling workouts and tried to find a way to put together four solid lines and three defensive pairings. Behind the Glass gave fans access to the aspects of training camp that they would not have otherwise had like how hard choosing one player over another may be in the final roster decisions and the thought process behind it.

Behind the Glass: Philadelphia Flyers Training Camp will also be a four-part series that will give the fans some insight as to what exactly happens behind-the-scenes at training camp. The cameras will follow the team through training camp, preseason and the team’s opening game in Prague as part of the NHL’s Global Series. The series will shadow Flyers president of hockey operations and general manager Chuck Fletcher and head coach Alain Vigneault as they evaluate the players who will be in a battle for roster spots. The Flyers won’t have too many roster spots available, but there is an opening on the third line for a winger and that should be the most interesting battle during training camp and preseason. 

The fans will also get a look into defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, who will be looking to bouce back from an inconsistent and disappointing season last year. There will be some attention on the Flyers biggest offseason acquisition, Kevin Hayes, who looks to build off of his successful season last year. The series will also feature Carter Hart as he looks to solidify his position as the team’s number one goalie and will want to avoid the dreaded sophomore slump. The series will also feature Jakub Voracek as he returns to his home country  of the Czech Republic in the NHL’s Global Series. The game will take place on Friday, October 4, 2019, against the Chicago Blackhawks. 

The series should be an interesting one and it will give the fans a chance to become familiar with the prospects on the roster and see more of their favorite current players. There will be exclusive content and clips each episode that will be shared on the three partner’s social media platforms using #BehindTheGlass. The episodes will also re-air on Sportsnet and the NHL’s platform on YouTube, Facebook, and IGTV.   

The first episode will premiere on Wednesday, September 25, at 8p.m. The second episode is set to be aired on Monday, September 30 at 8 p.m. The third episode will air on Monday, October 7 at 10 p.m. Fans should be aware of the start time for the third episode as it it starting two hours later. The fourth and final episode will be airing on Monday, October 14 at 8 p.m. All episodes will originally air on NHL Network. 

It will be interesting to see exactly what goes on behind the scenes during training camp and the preseason, which is something that fans don’t often get to see. 

Check out last season’s Episode 1 here: