The Flyers are giving one of their more promising prospects his first taste of NHL action as the team announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled winger Elliot Desnoyers from Lehigh Valley of the AHL. He will make his NHL debut tonight against New Jersey.
The 21-year-old was a fifth-round pick by Philadelphia back in 2020 (135th overall) but has certainly outperformed his draft stock since then. He became an impact scorer at the major junior level after being drafted, recording 137 points in 108 games with Halifax of the QMJHL after being selected which helped him earn a spot on Canada’s entry into the World Juniors last summer.
This season, Desnoyers has made the adjustment to playing in the pros and has done quite well, leading the Phantoms in scoring with 19 goals and 17 assists in 48 games. He’ll now get a chance to see if that scoring touch can translate to the NHL level.
To make room for Desnoyers on the roster, the Flyers placed winger Travis Konecny on injured reserve. He suffered an upper-body injury on Monday against Calgary and there’s no timeline for how long he’ll be out.
Finally a reason to watch