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TUESDAY’S QUICKIE QUIZ
>>> Flyers new goaltender Cam Talbot tied for the NHL lead in wins (42) two seasons ago . . . Who was the last goalie before him to join the Flyers after having led the league in victories at some point in his career?
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TUESDAY’S SINGLE DIGITS
>>> The last time Villanova’s Phil Booth played in a losing NCAA Tournament game – Chip Kelly was still the Eagles head coach!!! . . . It was March 21, 2015 . . . Booth was injured and did not play when Villanova was ousted in the second round of the 2017 Tournament. He was, of course, a huge part of both the 2016 and 2018 National Champions.
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>>> The top seed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has not won its postseason tournament since 2010 . . . The No. 1 seed this season is Iona (12-6 MAAC, 14-15 overall), which begins tournament play Friday (7 p.m.) in Albany, N.Y.
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>>> In case you were wondering how Temple’s two invitees did at the NFL Combine this past weekend as related to the Over/Unders we posted for them last week:
RYQUELL ARMSTEAD (RB)
40-Yard Dash: 4.45 seconds (Ran 4.45)
Bench Press (225 Pounds): 24.5 reps (Did 22)
Vertical Jump: 36.5 inches (Jumped 30)
ROCK YA-SIN (CB)
40-Yard Dash: 4.35 seconds (Ran 4.51)
Bench Press (225 Pounds): 18.5 reps (Did 18)
Vertical Jump: 38.5 inches (Jumped 39.5)
Villanova OL Ethan Greenidge was invited and was measured but did not participate in the drills since he is recovering from January shoulder surgery.
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>>> The Sixers (who host the Magic Tuesday) have lost consecutive home games to the Trail Blazers and Warriors . . . The last time they lost three in a row at the Wells Frago Center was when they dropped five straight in December, 2017.
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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER
>>> John Vanbiesbrouck tied for the league lead in victories with 31 in 1985-86 (with the Flyers’ Bob Froese) and signed as a free agent with the Flyers in July, 1998.