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Flyers select D Linus Hogberg with 139th overall pick

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Kevin have been writing for Sports Talk Philly since 2011. Currently editor and lead writer of Philadelphia Flyers coverage. He is also Flyers insider for 97.3 ESPN-FM in South Jersey, a Flyers writer for Last Word On Hockey, and the host of the Flyers Files Podcast on BFA Live Sports. Kevin graduated from Cabrini University in 2014.

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Published25 Jun 2016

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After trading their second fourth-round pick to the New York Islanders for a 2017 fourth-round pick, the Flyers were back on the clock in the fifth round with the 139th pick.

The Flyers selected defenseman Linus Hogberg with the pick.

Hogberg played for the Vaxjo Lakers Super Elite team in Sweden in 2015-16, scoring seven goals and adding 18 assists for 25 points in 39 games.

The Flyers are back on the clock in the sixth round with two picks at 169 and 172.

Kevin Durso is managing editor for Flyerdelphia. Follow him on Twitter @Kevin_Durso.