Hamel has his wish fulfilled

0 Comments | Philadelphia Daily News, March, 2007 | by ED MORAN

Denis Hamel is not exactly a kid getting a shot with a team that is getting younger.

But that doesn't mean he's not looking at his chance with the Flyers as a dream come true and his last shot at the NHL. At 29, the 6-1, 201-pound left winger has spent most of his pro career in the AHL, and after making the Ottawa Senators this season, he's been waived twice in the last month.

The Flyers picked him up from Atlanta last Tuesday at the trade deadline, and yesterday he got his first crack at playing, with nearly 7 minutes of ice time.

"It's been a lot of travel the last 3 weeks for me," he said. "But now I'm here. It's been a long time that I've wanted to play for Philly, so hopefully I get the chance and I take it.

"I'm getting older and older and this...