OHL In The System: Philadelphia Flyers
The latest instalment of OHL In The System takes a closer look at the Philadelphia Flyers.
This 32-part series spotlights OHL players who are either signed to an NHL or AHL contract or are recently drafted, and are 25 years old or younger with 50 or fewer NHL games played.
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Jett Luchanko (C) – Guelph Storm (2022-24)
Signed: July 6, 2024
OHL Career Stats: 114 Games Played | 25 Goals | 63 Assists | 88 Points
Age: 17
The Flyers first round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, Jett Luchanko heard his name get called 22nd overall. The London, Ont. native signed an entry-level contract with the organization on July 6, 2024. Ranking first among all Storm point-getters in the 2023-24 regular season, Luchanko tallied 74 points in 68 games played. Selected 12th overall by Guelph in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection, the 17-year-old forward has totaled 88 point in 114 games played over two regular seasons. Luchanko won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2023 U18 World Junior Championship and was named the 2023-24 recipient of the William Hanley Trophy awarded as the OHL’s Most Sportsmanlike Player.
Sawyer Boulton (RW) – London Knights (2023-24)
Signed (AHL): July 3, 2024
OHL Career Stats: 40 Games Played | 3 Goals | 2 Assists | 5 Points
Age: 20
Helping the London Knights be crowned 2024 OHL Champions, Sawyer Boulton signed a two-year contract with the Flyers’ AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley Phantoms on July 3, 2024. The 19-year-old forward played 40 games for the London Knights in 2023-24 and appeared in 16 games throughout the post-season. Prior to signing as a free-agent with London in October of 2023, the Huntington, NY. native started the season as a member of the Rochester Jr. Americans in the North American Hockey League.
Denver Barkey (LW) – London Knights (2021-24)
Signed: March 3, 2024
OHL Career Stats: 178 Games Played | 64 Goals | 112 Assists | 176 Points
Age: 19
The Flyers’ third round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, Denver Barkey was the second London Knights player to hear his name called that night. The 5-foot-9 forward signed an entry-level contract with the team on March 3, 2024. Chosen 16th overall by the Knights in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection, the 19-year-old Newmarket, Ont. native has tallied 176 points over 178 regular season contests, along with 53 points in 43 playoff games. Helping London be crowned back-to-back Western Conference champions (2023-24) and 2024 OHL Champions, Barkey recorded 102 points in 64 regular season games played this past season. Barkey won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
Oliver Bonk (D) – London Knights (2021-24)
Signed: August 21, 2023
OHL Career Stats: 137 Games Played | 34 Goals | 76 Assists | 110 Points
Age: 19
Selected 22nd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 2023 NHL Draft, London Knights blueliner Oliver Bonk signed an entry-level contract with the club on August 21, 2023. Hoisting the J. Ross Robertson Cup as an OHL champion this past season, the 19-year-old Ottawa, Ont. native tallied 67 points in 60 regular season games, along with an additional 16 points in 18 playoff contests. Helping the Knights be crowned back-to-back Western Conference champions, Bonk has totaled 110 points in 137 regular season games played since being selected by London in the second round of the 2021 OHL Priority Selection. Bonk represented Team Canada at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship.
J.R. Avon (LW) – Peterborough Petes (2019-23)
Signed: September 22, 2021
OHL Career Stats: 179 Games Played | 62 Goals | 77 Assists | 139 Points
Age: 21
Signed as a free-agent by the Flyers on September 22, 2021, J.R. Avon played three seasons in the OHL with the Peterborough Petes from 2019-23, hoisting the J. Ross Robertson Cup as an OHL champion with the club during the 2022-23 season. The 21-year-old forward recorded 139 points in 179 regular season games played, along with 16 points in 27 playoff contests. Playing in his first AHL season with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Avon registered 18 points in 65 games played throughout the 2023-24 season. The Selwyn, Ont. native was selected 11th overall by the Petes in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection.
Brian Zanetti (D) – Peterborough Petes (2021-23)
Selected: 110th overall, 2021 NHL Draft
OHL Career Stats: 103 Games Played | 9 Goals | 29 Assists | 38 Points
Age: 21
Selected by the Peterborough Petes in the first round of the 2020 CHL Import Draft, Brian Zanetti played two seasons in Peterborough, registering 38 points in 103 games played. Crowned a 2023 OHL Champion, the Lugano, Switzerland native added seven points in 23 playoff contests that season. Selected 110th overall by the Flyers in the 2021 NHL Draft, the 6-foot-3 blueliner spent the 2023-24 season with the SCL Tigers of the NL, recording six points in 38 games played. Zanetti represented Team Switzerland at three consecutive IIHF World Junior Championships (2021-23).
Zayde Wisdom (RW) – Kingston Frontenacs (2018-22)
Signed: October 13, 2020
OHL Career Stats: 165 Games Played | 41 Goals | 66 Assists | 107 Points
Age: 22
Signing an entry-level contract with the club on October 13, 2020, Zayde Wisdom was selected by the Flyers in the fourth round of the 2020 NHL Draft. Selected by the Kingston Frontenacs in the fourth round of the 2018 OHL Priority Selection, the 22-year-old forward played three seasons in the OHL. Totaling 107 points in 165 games played, Wisdom also registered 15 points in 11 playoff contests. Playing the last two seasons in the AHL with the Phantoms, the Toronto, Ont. native has recorded 13 points in 94 games played. Wisdom won an OHL Cup with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens in 2018.
Tune in on Monday as we check in on the Minnesota Wild!
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