With the 143rd overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers selected goaltender Samuel Ersson from VIK Vasteras of the Swedish Allsvenskan league. Last season he was with Brynas IF J20 of the SuperElit league. Ersson was ranked 7th among European goalies by NHL Central Scouting Ersson stands 6’2” weighing in at 176…
At 112th overall, the Philadelphia Flyers selected right handed defenseman John “Jack” St. Ivany from the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL. St. Ivany was ranked 119th by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters) St. Ivany is another big bodied defenseman standing 6’2” and weighing in at 198 pounds. He scored 36 points in 54…
With the 127th overall selection, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected right-handed defenseman Wyatte Wylie out of the Western Hockey League. The Everett Silvertip was one of the biggest risers in Central Scouting’s draft rankings, as he jumped from 179th at the mid-term rankings to 71st in the final rankings. The 6’1”, 192-pound rearguard had six…
At 50th overall, the Philadelphia Flyers have taken left-handed defenseman Adam Ginning. He finished the season ranked as fifth on Central Scouting’s final rankings for European skaters. The 6’4”, 205-pound blue liner spent most of the season with Linkoping HC in the SHL this season, where he had one goal and one assist in 28…
With the 19th pick in the draft, the Flyers have selected Jay O’Brien from Thayer Academy (United States). With the 19th overall pick, the #Flyers select Jay O’Brien! #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/dbVeQvN8Aj — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) June 23, 2018 O’Brien, 18, was the USHS All-USA Hockey Player of the Year after averaging more than two points per…
With the 174th overall selection in this year’s draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have taken center Gavin Hain. The 5’11”, 194-pound native from Grand Rapids, Minnesota ended up 104th on Central Scouting’s final rankings after he was ranked 85th on their mid-term rankings. He is the third forward the Flyers have selected in this draft and…
With the 2018 NHL Entry Draft completed, it’s time to look at what the Philadelphia Flyers have in the eight players they selected. Although there was some conversation as to whether or not they would keep both the picks, General Manager Ron Hextall held on to the 14th overall and 19th overall selections to take…
By now you have read all of the prospect profiles and memorized all of the stats for all eight of the newest Flyers draft picks. You’ll find some of that here in this post. I wanted to provide an all-in-one resource for fans to really get to know the guys that we may be cheering…
With the draft behind us and just days remaining until the entire hockey world will be focused on which free agent their favorite team is going to sign – like how the Flyers are going to sign John Tavares thanks to this convincing letter – let’s take a moment to try and gauge how the…
With the 205th overall selection, the Philadelphia Flyers have taken forward Marcus Westfalt in this year’s draft. The Swedish skater that splits his time between center and left wing rose from being ranked 44th on Central Scouting’s mid-term rankings to 37th in the final rankings among European skaters. The 6’3”, 203-pound forward had a goal…