Flyers fined for holiday travel

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Sunday, January 4, 2015

The Philadelphia Flyers were fined an undisclosed amount for violating the collective bargaining agreement by traveling during a holiday break, the NHL announced Sunday.

Online flight records showed the Flyers took a flight from Philadelphia to Nashville the night of Dec. 26.

Players are barred from traveling or practicing from Dec. 24-26 under the latest CBA. Part of that agreement was adding the extra day off over the holidays, which meant that some teams scheduled for games on Dec. 27 would have game-day travel.

The Flyers played in Nashville on Dec. 27, losing 4-1. The puck dropped at 8 p.m. ET.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.