With the trades of Bobby Brink and Nicolas Deslauriers, the Flyers called up one of their top prospects on AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley.
Alex Bump joined the Flyers for the team’s game Saturday against the Penguins in Pittsburgh (5:30 p.m. ET/NBCSP). The 22-year-old winger will make his NHL debut.
He’ll wear No. 20, the same number president of hockey operations Keith Jones wore as a Flyer. Both are Western Michigan products as Bump won a national title with the Broncos last season.
Bump has put up 26 points (11 goals, 15 assists) in 36 games with the Phantoms. An injury had him miss extended time, including almost all of January, as outlined here by Madeline Campbell of Broad Street Hockey.
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But over his last six games, Bump has recorded four goals, two assists and 21 shots. The 2022 fifth-round pick was a high-end scorer at the collegiate and high school levels.
Ahead of Friday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, the Flyers moved two wingers, sending Brink to the Wild and Deslauriers to the Hurricanes.
They’ve also been without Travis Konecny, who will miss a third straight game Saturday because of an upper-body injury. Konecny practiced Friday in a non-contact jersey and has been considered day to day.
Needing some help down the middle, the Flyers claimed Luke Glendening off waivers Friday. The 36-year-old veteran has played 916 career NHL games and the Flyers are hoping he can give them a lift in the faceoff circle.
