Flyers sign first round draft pick
The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they've signed their first round pick from the 2020 NHL entry draft, Tyson Foerster.
"Tyson obviously has a lot of offensive gifts. He can shoot the puck tremendously well. Goal scorer. Playmaker. Great hockey sense. Really good size. He's got a lot of attributes. I think the good thing about Tyson was very good with self-awareness, of his strengths and the areas that he needs to improve. He's worked very hard on those areas during the pause. We expect he'll continue to develop into a pretty good player." Flyers general manger Chuck Fletcher said.
.@tfoerster8 put ✍️ to 📃!
We've signed our 2020 first round #NHLDraft pick to an entry-level contract. https://t.co/1QKvUvsPuU— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) October 14, 2020
Foerster, 18, has spent the last two seasons with the Barrie Colts in the Ontario Hockey League. In 126 career OHL games, he has 103 points (46 G, 57 A), 77 penalty minutes, and is a -16.
He was named to the CHL/NHL top prospects game back in January. Foerster was named player of the game for Team White after recording 3 points (2 G, 1 A). He was ranked 21st among North American Skaters in the final NHL central scouting rankings for the 2020 draft, a jump of 20 spots after being ranked 41st in the mid-term rankings.
Foerster has a lethal shot, one of the best out of all players that were available in the 2020 NHL entry draft. With the OHL season in doubt, the next time Flyers fans may get a glimpse at the future is at the 2021 World Juniors, where Foerster has a good chance of making Canada's roster.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Tom Wilson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Alexander Ovechkin | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Brendan Gallagher | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Victor Hedman | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack McBain | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jake Guentzel | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Carcone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Christian Dvorak | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nick Paul | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brayden Point | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Cam Atkinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| John Carlson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nick Desimone | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 56 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 81 | |
Capitals | 55 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 80 | |
Oilers | 55 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 72 | |
Stars | 55 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 72 | |
Golden Knights | 56 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 72 | |
Panthers | 57 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 71 | |
Hurricanes | 56 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | |
Wild | 56 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | |
Maple Leafs | 55 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 68 | |
Avalanche | 57 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 68 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||