2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. They would improve from their record from last year and make the playoffs for the first time since the 2015–16 season.
==Off-season==
The first major event of the off-season was the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft with General Manager Ron Hextall having to submit his list of protected players for the draft. The Vegas Golden Knights selected Pierre-Edouard Bellemare at number 12 from the Flyers.
Having been awarded the second overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in the draft lottery, Hextall made several trades in the lead-up to draft day. The most significant of them being to trade Brayden Schenn to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for the 27th overall pick in the draft, a conditional first round pick in 2018, and Jori Lehtera. The Flyers selected forward Nolan Patrick with the second overall pick, and went on to add Morgan Frost with the pick acquired from St. Louis and Isaac Ratcliffe with their second round selection, to add to their forward prospects.
The Flyers remained fairly quiet players in free agency, as had been the case the previous year. The main issue for Hextall being to decide how to fill the vacancy left in net by Steve Mason. On July 1, 2017 the Flyers announced the signing of free agent Brian Elliott who would join the recently extended Michal Neuvirth to make up the goalie tandem. The Flyers also re-signed several players including Scott Laughton, Taylor Leier, Jordan Weal and Shayne Gostisbehere.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2017.
2017 preseason game log: 3–2–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–3)	2017 preseason game log: 3–2–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–3)	2017 preseason game log: 3–2–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–3)	2017 preseason game log: 3–2–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–3)	2017 preseason game log: 3–2–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–3)	2017 preseason game log: 3–2–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–3)	2017 preseason game log: 3–2–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–3)	2017 preseason game log: 3–2–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–3)	2017 preseason game log: 3–2–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–3)	2017 preseason game log: 3–2–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–3)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 17 	Philadelphia 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Lyon 	— 	0–0–1 	Recap
2 	September 20 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	Philadelphia 	OT 	Irving 	— 	1–0–1 	Recap
3 	September 20 	Philadelphia 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Lyon 	5,042 	1–1–1 	Recap
4 	September 21 	Philadelphia 	1–2 	Boston 	OT 	Lyon 	16,781 	1–1–2 	Recap
5 	September 25 	Philadelphia 	2–3 	NY Rangers 	OT 	Neuvirth 	14,037 	1–1–3 	Recap
6 	September 26 	NY Rangers 	3–4 	Philadelphia 	OT 	Elliott 	18,266 	2–1–3 	Recap
7 	September 28 	Boston 	1–5 	Philadelphia 	 	Lyon 	18,572 	3–1–3 	Recap
8 	October 1 	NY Islanders 	5–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	18,575 	3–2–3 	Recap
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad game.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad game.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad game.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad game.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad game.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad game.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad game.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad game.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad game.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad game.
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.
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October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 4 	Philadelphia 	5–3 	San Jose 	 	Elliott 	17,562 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 5 	Philadelphia 	0–2 	Los Angeles 	 	Neuvirth 	18,230 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 7 	Philadelphia 	3–2 	Anaheim 	OT 	Elliott 	16,032 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	October 10 	Philadelphia 	5–6 	Nashville 	 	Elliott 	17,194 	2–2–0 	4 	Recap
5 	October 14 	Washington 	2–8 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	19,817 	3–2–0 	6 	Recap
6 	October 17 	Florida 	1–5 	Philadelphia 	 	Neuvirth 	19,145 	4–2–0 	8 	Recap
7 	October 19 	Nashville 	1–0 	Philadelphia 	 	Neuvirth 	19,396 	4–3–0 	8 	Recap
8 	October 21 	Edmonton 	1–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	19,510 	5–3–0 	10 	Recap
9 	October 24 	Anaheim 	6–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	18,895 	5–4–0 	10 	Recap
10 	October 26 	Philadelphia 	4–5 	Ottawa 	 	Neuvirth 	14,926 	5–5–0 	10 	Recap
11 	October 28 	Philadelphia 	4–2 	Toronto 	 	Elliott 	19,317 	6–5–0 	12 	Recap
12 	October 30 	Arizona 	4–3 	Philadelphia 	OT 	Elliott 	18,731 	6–5–1 	13 	Recap
===Playoffs===
2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 11 	Philadelphia 	0–7 	Pittsburgh 	 	Elliott 	18,556 	0–1 	Recap
2 	April 13 	Philadelphia 	5–1 	Pittsburgh 	 	Elliott 	18,648 	1–1 	Recap
3 	April 15 	Pittsburgh 	5–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	19,955 	1–2 	Recap
4 	April 18 	Pittsburgh 	5–0 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	19,644 	1–3 	Recap
5 	April 20 	Philadelphia 	4–2 	Pittsburgh 	 	Neuvirth 	18,632 	2–3 	Recap
6 	April 22 	Pittsburgh 	8–5 	Philadelphia 	 	Neuvirth 	19,861 	2–4 	Recap
==Player statistics==
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	34	68	102	28 	20
 	82	20	65	85 	10 	50
 	82	31	45	76 	34 	31
 	78	13	52	65 	10 	25
 	81	24	23	47 	17 	46
 	75	24	22	46 	−16	57
 	82	17	24	41 	17 	20
 	81	11	22	33 	−7 	20
 	73	13	17	30 	1 	30
 	76	13	9 	22 	9 	28
 	69	8 	13	21 	−10	12
 	66	6 	15	21 	8 	30
 	81	10	10	20 	−10	42
 	65	7 	12	19 	0 	56
 	70	2 	14	16 	0 	83
 	49	2 	8 	10 	−6 	20
 	70	3 	6 	9 	5 	32
 	46	4 	4 	8 	−7 	21
 	62	3 	5 	8 	−8 	14
 	23	2 	4 	6 	4 	4
 	39	1 	4 	5 	−7 	6
 	19	1 	0 	1 	−2 	2
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	2
‡ 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	4
† 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 Playoffs 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	5	4	9	1 	2
 	6	1	2	3	−3 	2
 	6	1	2	3	−10	2
 	6	0	3	3	−3 	6
 	6	0	3	3	−6 	0
 	6	2	0	2	0 	6
 	6	1	1	2	1 	4
 	6	1	1	2	−5 	0
 	6	0	2	2	0 	6
 	6	0	2	2	0 	0
 	6	1	0	1	1 	6
 	6	1	0	1	−8 	4
 	6	1	0	1	−3 	10
 	4	1	0	1	−1 	2
 	6	0	1	1	−5 	2
 	6	0	0	0	−5 	14
 	6	0	0	0	−1 	9
 	4	0	0	0	0 	0
 	2	0	0	0	−3 	0
 	2	0	0	0	1 	0
 	1	0	0	0	−1 	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	43	42	2,522	23	11	7	112	2.66	1,116	.909	1	0	0	2
 	22	18	1,039	9 	7 	3	45 	2.60	530 	.915	1	0	1	0
† 	17	15	914 	6 	6 	3	49 	3.22	401 	.891	1	0	0	0
 	11	7 	480 	4 	2 	1	22 	2.75	232 	.905	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	4	178	1	3	14	4.75	97	.856	0	0	0	0
 	3	2	150	1	1	11	4.40	72	.847	0	0	0	0
† 	1	0	31 	0	0	2 	3.87	14	.857	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
‡Traded/Waived mid-season
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
Type 	Award/honor 	Recipient 	Ref
League (annual) 	NHL Second All-Star Team 	Claude Giroux (Left Wing) 	
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection 	Claude Giroux 	
League (in-season)	NHL First Star of the Week 	Claude Giroux (February 12)	
League (in-season)	NHL Second Star of the Week 	Brian Elliott (December 18)	
League (in-season)	NHL Third Star of the Week 	Wayne Simmonds (October 9) 	
League (in-season)	NHL Third Star of the Week 	Brian Elliott (December 11)	
League (in-season)	NHL Third Star of the Week 	Claude Giroux (April 9) 	
Team 	Barry Ashbee Trophy 	Shayne Gostisbehere 	
Team 	Bobby Clarke Trophy 	Claude Giroux 	
Team 	Gene Hart Memorial Award 	Sean Couturier 	
Team 	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy 	Sean Couturier 	
Team 	Toyota Cup 	Claude Giroux 	
Team 	Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Sean Couturier 	
===Records===
====Individual====
Franchise player records set during the 2017–18 season
Record 	Type 	Total	Player 	Ref
Lowest plus-minus, playoffs	Season	–10 	Claude Giroux	
====Team====
Franchise team records set during the 2017–18 season
Record 	Type 	Total	Refs
Fewest penalties in minutes	Season	679 	
===Milestones===
 Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	400th career NHL point 	October 4, 2017
 	1st career NHL game 	October 4, 2017
 	1st career NHL game 	October 5, 2017
 	1st career NHL point1st career NHL assist 	October 7, 2017
 	1st career NHL goal 	October 10, 2017
 	800th career NHL game 	October 14, 2017
 	400th career NHL assist 	October 17, 2017
 	1st career NHL point1st career NHL assist 	October 17, 2017
 	400th career NHL game 	October 19, 2017
 	500th career NHL point 	October 24, 2017
 	200th career NHL point 	October 24, 2017
 	1st career NHL point1st career NHL assist 	October 24, 2017
 	700th career NHL game 	November 1, 2017
 	700th career NHL game 	November 2, 2017
 	1st career NHL game 	November 2, 2017
 	200th career NHL assist 	November 2, 2017
 	100th career NHL point 	November 9, 2017
 	100th career NHL game 	November 14, 2017
 	1st career NHL game 	November 22, 2017
 	600th career NHL point 	November 24, 2017
 	200th career NHL win 	December 8, 2017
 	100th career NHL game 	December 12, 2017
 	100th career NHL point 	December 12, 2017
 	300th career NHL game 	December 14, 2017
 	1st career NHL goal 	December 14, 2017
 	1st career NHL goal 	December 20, 2017
 	400th career NHL game 	December 22, 2017
 	500th career NHL game 	January 7, 2018
 	300th career NHL game 	January 13, 2018
 	700th career NHL game 	January 16, 2018
 	100th career NHL win 	January 20, 2018
 	200th career NHL goal 	February 18, 2018
 	1st career NHL win 	February 18, 2018
 	1st career NHL game 	February 20, 2018
 	100th career NHL assist 	February 22, 2018
 	200th career NHL game 	February 24, 2018
 	1st career NHL point1st career NHL assist 	March 17, 2018
 	1st career NHL goal 	March 18, 2018
 	100th career NHL game 	March 20, 2018
 	100th career NHL goal 	March 20, 2018
 	200th career NHL game 	March 22, 2018
 	1st career NHL playoff goal1st career NHL playoff point	April 13, 2018
 	1st career NHL playoff goal1st career NHL playoff point	April 15, 2018
==Suspensions and fines==
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Radko Gudas	Slashing against Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault during NHL Game No. 284 in Winnipeg on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at 9:50 of the first period.	10 games	$408,536.60	November 19, 2017
==Transactions==
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 12, 2017, the day after the deciding game of the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2018, the day of the deciding game of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details 	Ref
June 16, 2017 	To Arizona CoyotesNick CousinsRights to Merrick Madsen 	To Philadelphia FlyersRights to Brendan Warren5th-round pick in 2018 	
June 23, 2017 	To St. Louis BluesBrayden Schenn 	To Philadelphia FlyersJori LehteraCapitals' 1st-round pick in 2017Conditional 1st-round pick in 2018	
June 24, 2017 	To Arizona Coyotes2nd-round pick in 20173rd-round pick in 2017Islanders' 4th-round pick in 2017	To Philadelphia Flyers2nd-round pick in 2017 	
June 24, 2017 	To Montreal Canadiens7th-round pick in 2017 	To Philadelphia Flyers7th-round pick in 2018 	
October 9, 2017 	To Anaheim DucksFuture considerations 	To Philadelphia FlyersDustin Tokarski 	
February 19, 2018	To Detroit Red WingsConditional 4th-round pick in 2018Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2019 	To Philadelphia FlyersPetr Mrazek 	
March 21, 2018 	To Edmonton OilersRights to Cooper Marody 	To Philadelphia FlyersDevils' 3rd-round pick in 2019 	
===Signings===
====Free agency====
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date 	Player 	Previous team (league) 	Term 	Ref
July 1, 2017 	Brian Elliott	Calgary Flames 	2-year 	
July 1, 2017 	Corban Knight	Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)	2-year*	
July 1, 2017 	Phil Varone 	Ottawa Senators 	2-year*	
February 26, 2018	John Muse 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)	1-year*	
====Internal====
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date 	Player 	Term 	Ref
June 27, 2017 	Mark Alt 	1-year* 	
June 29, 2017 	Jordan Weal 	2-year 	
July 1, 2017 	Mike Vecchione 	2-year 	
July 11, 2017 	Scott Laughton 	2-year 	
July 14, 2017 	Taylor Leier 	1-year* 	
July 15, 2017 	Cole Bardreau 	2-year* 	
July 15, 2017 	Alex Lyon 	1-year* 	
July 15, 2017 	Anthony Stolarz 	1-year* 	
July 17, 2017 	Nolan Patrick () 	3-year* 	
August 3, 2017	Morgan Frost () 	3-year* 	
August 3, 2017	Isaac Ratcliffe () 	3-year* 	
March 6, 2018 	T. J. Brennan 	2-year extension*	
March 11, 2018	Carsen Twarynski ()	3-year* 	
March 13, 2018	Maxim Sushko () 	3-year* 	
March 15, 2018	Matthew Strome () 	3-year* 	
March 27, 2018	Felix Sandstrom () 	3-year* 	
May 4, 2018 	David Kase () 	3-year* 	
===NHL Expansion Draft===
The 2017 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 21, 2017. It featured the expansion Vegas Golden Knights selecting players from the other NHL teams. Each NHL team was allowed to protect either 1 goaltender, 3 defensemen, and 7 forwards OR 1 goaltender and 8 skaters (defensemen and forwards together). Players with no movement clauses in effect at the time of the draft had to be protected unless the player agreed to waive it. All first and second-year players as well as any unsigned draft choices were exempt.
Philadelphia Flyers protection lists for the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft
Status 	Players
Protected 	Sean Couturier (F), Valtteri Filppula (F, no movement clause), Claude Giroux (F, no movement clause), Shayne Gostisbehere (D), Radko Gudas (D), Scott Laughton (F), Brandon Manning (D), Brayden Schenn (F), Wayne Simmonds (F), Anthony Stolarz (G), Jakub Voracek (F)
Unprotected	Mark Alt (D, unrestricted free agent), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (F), T. J. Brennan (D), Greg Carey (F), Chris Conner (F, unrestricted free agent), Michael Del Zotto (D, unrestricted free agent), Boyd Gordon (F, unrestricted free agent), Taylor Leier (F, restricted free agent), Andrew MacDonald (D), Steve Mason (G, unrestricted free agent), Colin McDonald (F), Andy Miele (F, unrestricted free agent), Michal Neuvirth (G), Will O'Neill (D), Jesper Pettersson (D, restricted free agent), Michael Raffl (F), Matt Read (F), Nick Schultz (D, unrestricted free agent), Chris VandeVelde (F, unrestricted free agent), Jordan Weal (F, unrestricted free agent), Dale Weise (F), Eric Wellwood (F, unrestricted free agent)
Selection 	Vegas Golden Knights selected Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 12th overall
===Waivers===
The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions.
Date 	Player 	Team 	Ref
February 26, 2018	Mark Alt 	to Colorado Avalanche	
February 26, 2018	Johnny Oduya	from Ottawa Senators 	
===Departures===
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date 	Player 	New team (league) 	Via 	Ref
July 1, 2017 	Michael Del Zotto	Vancouver Canucks 	Free agency	
July 1, 2017 	Steve Mason 	Winnipeg Jets 	Free agency	
July 3, 2017 	Roman Lyubimov 	CSKA Moscow (KHL) 	Free agency	
July 6, 2017 	Chris Conner 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)	Free agency	
N/A 	Boyd Gordon 	— 	Retirement 	
N/A 	Nick Schultz 	— 	Retirement 	
November 30, 2017	Chris VandeVelde 	Lukko (Liiga) 	Free agency	
June 19, 2018 	Colin McDonald 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 	Free agency	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 23–24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Round	Pick	Player 	Position 	Nationality	Team (league) 	Notes
1 	2 	Nolan Patrick 	Center 	 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 	
1 	27 	Morgan Frost 	Center 	 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	
2 	35 	Isaac Ratcliffe 	Left Wing 	 	Guelph Storm (OHL) 	
3 	80 	Kirill Ustimenko	Goaltender	 	MHK Dynamo St. Petersburg (MHL) 	
4 	106 	Matthew Strome 	Left Wing 	 	Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) 	
4 	107 	Maxim Sushko 	Right Wing	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 	
5 	137 	Noah Cates 	Left Wing 	 	Omaha Lancers (USHL) 	
6 	168 	Olle Lycksell 	Center 	 	Linkopings HC (J20 SuperElit) 	
7 	196 	Wyatt Kalynuk 	Defense 	 	Bloomington Thunder (USHL) 	
==Notes==
==References==
;General
*hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statisticsResults and Schedule
*hockey-reference.com: Roster and StatisticsSchedule and Results
*Flyers History: Season OverviewGame Scores & ResultsPlayoff Results
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