Writer: Kevin Durso
Flyers Sign Brayden Schenn to 4-Year, $20.5 Million Deal
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.
All posts by Kevin DursoPublished25 Jul 2016
The biggest question facing the Flyers offseason was not if but when would the Flyers re-sign forward Brayden Schenn. The question that usually quickly followed was what that contract would look like.
We now have answers to both questions.
The Flyers signed Schenn to a four-year, $20.5 million deal on Monday according to GM Ron Hextall. The deal has an average annual value of $5.125 million.
Schenn was scheduled to have an arbitration hearing at 9 a.m. on Monday, but the two sides have agreed to terms in the final moments before the hearing.
The 24-year-old forward had a career year in 2015-16, scoring 26 goals and posting 59 points, both career highs.
In five seasons with the Flyers, Schenn has scored 84 goals and added 107 assists for 191 points in 345 games.
Schenn was acquired as part of the deal that sent Mike Richards to Los Angeles and also brought current teammate Wayne Simmonds to Philadelphia in 2011.
Schenn was one of the last remaining restricted free agents to re-sign. The only restricted free agent remaining is defenseman Brandon Manning, who has an arbitration hearing scheduled for next Tuesday, Aug. 2.
Kevin Durso is an editor for Sports Talk Philly. Follow him on Twitter @Kevin_Durso.
