Photographer: Kate Frese
Last season, with an increased roll in the lineup, Konecny impressed, nearly doubling his point total from his rookie season. While he still made mistakes at times, he improved in his second year with the team, showing he can be a first line winger.
For the fourth straight season, the Flyers will play at the home of their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, hosting the New York Islanders on Friday, Sept. 21 from PPL Center at 7:05 p.m.
After the career year Couturier had in 2017-18 season, putting up new career highs in points, solidifying himself as the first-line center, and continuing to be a shutdown force, not to mention being a finalist for the Selke Trophy, could we see the same from him in the 2018-19 season and for the rest of his career?
The Flyers core is continuing to evolve and transition, and as the future starts to become the present, the core is no longer just the three top players any longer.
Philippe Myers and Travis Sanheim have brought their great seasons to the Calder Cup Playoffs. Despite being down two games to the Toronto Marlies in the Eastern Conference Final, their presence has been felt and is showcasing a potential future pairing for the Flyers at the NHL level.
Phil Myers is sometimes the forgotten prospect on a blue line that now has five players with NHL experience, simply because he is marinating in the AHL at the moment. But his time is coming soon, and when it does, his potential could make him one of the Flyers top defensemen.
It was a disappointing end to a stellar junior career for Hart, who was WHL Player and Goaltender of the Year and set a WHL record for shutouts in a career. But that chapter has now officially closed. With that, Hart turns pro and is one step closer to reaching the NHL.
Two Flyers prospects advanced to the Memorial Cup. Matthew Strome and the Hamilton Bulldogs are representing the OHL. German Rubtsov and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan are representing the QMJHL. For Morgan Frost, the season came to an end.
Up 3-1 in the series entering Game 5 on Saturday night, the Phantoms put the finishing touches on the Charlotte Checkers, winning the game, 5-1, and claiming the series, 4-1.
Alex Krushelnyski ended the longest game in AHL history, scoring at 6:48 of the fifth overtime to give the Lehigh Valley Phantoms a 2-1 win and a 3-1 series lead on the Charlotte Checkers. Alex Lyon made 94 saves on 95 shots, coming four saves short of an AHL record in the win.
