PHILADELPHIA - Veteran NHL defenseman Bryan Berard has been invited to training camp with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Roughly a month before his team heads to training camp and fresh off a season that culminated in a trip to the NHL Eastern Conference finals, John Stevens can start planning for life behind the Flyers bench for the foreseeable future.

Chris Therien used his knowledge of hockey to turn average skills into an 11-year NHL career. Now he's bringing that understanding of the game to Flyers' SportsRadio 610 WIP broadcasts.

With Terry Murray gone to become head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, the Flyers were in need of an experienced replacement at assistant coach.

The NBC analyst and Bucks County resident will broadcast Olympics from New York - at all hours.

One more game, for old times' sake.

One more game for old time's sake. That's what will happen on Saturday, Sept. 27 (1 p.m.) when the Flyers play a preseason game at their original home, the Spectrum.

When and where the Flyers will play in the preseason.

The Flyers signed defenseman Kevin McCarthy to an entry-level contract.

Forward Joffrey Lupul and the Flyers agreed to a four-year extension on Monday, keeping him with the Eastern Conference finalists through the 2012-2013 season.

The Flyers might play a second preseason game at the Wachovia Spectrum before their longtime former home is torn down.

Bryan Berard, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1995 NHL draft, gallantly battled back from a 2000 injury that nearly blinded his right eye. On Sept. 20, he will be among the defensemen competing for a job when the Flyers open training camp, general manager Paul Holmgren said yesterday.

The Flyers invited veteran defenseman Bryan Berard to training camp on a tryout contract. "Bryan has been around a number of years now [and] he has been a good defenseman for quite some time," general manager Paul Holmgren said.