Flyers-Islanders: 2018 Prospect Game Preview

Kevin Durso

September 12 2018

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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor

It may be just an exhibition to close out rookie camp, but it is still the first game action of camp for the Flyers, and with the pool of prospects they have, there is certainly excitement.

The Flyers and New York Islanders will face off once again in a prospects game at 6 p.m. in East Meadow, NY. The game will be live-streamed on the Flyers website via the Islanders website.

Last year, these two teams faced off in front of a crowd of over 13,000 fans at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, with the Islanders claiming a 4-3 overtime win. Many of the prospects participating in the game for both sides will be back on the ice.

For the Flyers, Oskar Lindblom, Phil Myers, Carter Hart and Morgan Frost have been the headliners of rookie camp with others such as Mikhail Vorobyev, Isaac Ratcliffe and Carsen Twarynski standing out in the first couple of days of camp.

For the Islanders, top prospects Josh Ho-Sang, Kieffer Bellows and Michael Dal Colle are once again participating as well as new draft picks Noah Dobson and Bode Wilde. Ivan Kosorenkov, who played in last year's rookie game with the Flyers, is on an ATO with the Islanders and in camp.

There is no official lineup for the Flyers for the rookie game, but the roster of players has been released:

Forwards

46 Mikhail Vorobyev
54 Oskar Lindblom
63 German Rubtsov
64 Maksim Sushko
68 Morgan Frost
76 Isaac Ratcliffe
78 Matthew Strome
81 Carsen Twarynski
82 Connor Bunnaman
84 Mitchell Balmas
85 Hunter Holmes

Defensemen

59 Mark Friedman
61 Philippe Myers
70 Yegor Zamula
72 David Drake
77 James de Haas
83 Bradley Lalonde
86 Wyatte Wylie

Goalies

79 Carter Hart
67 Liam Hughes

Forward David Kase and Pascal Laberge are not participating in the game. Kase has been on the ice during rookie camp, but is coming off an offseason surgery. Laberge was banged up in Tuesday's session. Carter Hart and Liam Hughes are expected to split time in goal.

The Islanders have not announced a playing roster for Wednesday's game, but below is their rookie camp roster:

Forwards

20 Kieffer Bellows
21 Michael Dal Colle
49 Arnaud Durandeau
57 Scott Eansor
68 Matt Gaudreau
70 Ryan Hitchcock
26 Josh Ho-Sang
52 Blade Jenkins
48 Otto Koivula
64 Ivan Kosorenkov
67 Jeff Kubiak
71 Kyle MacLean
58 John Stevens
63 Pius Suter
59 Yanick Turcotte

Defensemen

28 Sebastian Aho
45 Noah Dobson
65 Ryan MacKinnon
66 Tyler Mueller
42 David Quenneville
43 Yannick Rathgeb
39 Mitchell Vande Sompel
46 Bode Wilde
41 Parker Wotherspoon

Goalies

73 Evan Buitenhuis
50 Mitch Gillam
60 Emanuel Vella

Flyers-Islanders: 2018 Prospect Game Preview

Kevin Durso

Kevin Durso

Kevin Durso

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