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Get To Know The Flyers Development Camp Invites

By Ariel Melendez

BOISBRIAND, QC - APRIL 09: Jacob Gaucher #24 of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar skates against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada during the third period at Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau on April 9, 2022 in Boisbriand, Canada. The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 6-1. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
BOISBRIAND, QC - APRIL 09: Jacob Gaucher #24 of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar skates against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada during the third period at Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau on April 9, 2022 in Boisbriand, Canada. The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 6-1. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /
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Out of the final invitees to Flyers camp, two come from the NCAA while one has had a lengthy career in the QMJHL.

Keaton Pehrson

The only defenseman to earn a camp invite from the Flyers, Pehrson is coming off his third season at the University of Michigan. While hidden by some of the superstar talents on the roster, the 23-year-old has been a valuable role player during his collegiate career. Owen Power, Luke Hughes, and Nick Blankenburg are a few of the bigger names on the Michigan roster.

The offensive numbers won’t jump off the page as he has just one goal and 17 total points in 88 career games. But he has earned his spot on the team, appearing in all 26 games last season and 35 games a year prior. He skated in 27 games this past season, grabbing four assists in 27 games. Pehrson did find himself as a healthy scratch quite a bit this season, though.

Pehrson doesn’t need to be the offensive defensemen on the Wolverines roster, though. Those spots are held by the three names mentioned above, led by Hughes. Heading into his senior season, Pehrson will continue to show the Wolverines that he can provide some value to their roster. That could come in the form of blocked shots as he had 22 this past season.

Jonathan Lemieux

Lemieux comes in as one of two goaltenders invited to the Flyers prospect camp. A four-year veteran of the QMJHL, he spent the last season between the Saint John Sea Dogs and the Moncton Wildcats. Over the span of his five seasons, he also played with the Val-d’Or Foreurs during the first three seasons.

He has posted respectable numbers throughout his junior career. His best numbers came during his third season where he posted a 1.96 GAA and a .920 SV%. That was the year he led the Val-d’Or Foreurs to the President Cup finals. In 15 postseason games, he recorded a 1.95 GAA and a .910 SV%. He hasn’t been able to replicate those numbers in any other season of his junior career.

The Sea Dogs acquired him this past summer where he appeared in 23 games and posted a 3.55 GAA and a .892 SV%, the latter being the worst of his junior career. He was later traded to the Wildcats on deadline day. His numbers didn’t get much better as he posted a 3.95 GAA and a slightly better .896 SV%. He did record his first shutout of the season, though.

Things went even worse in the postseason where he had a 5.05 GAA and a .871 SV% in three games.

Yaniv Perets

It could be quite a surprise if the Flyers let Perets leave without some type of contract or even an invite back to their main camp. The 22-year-old was a star for Quinnipiac University this past season. He was named the ECAC Goaltender and Player of the Year. He will be heading back to Quinnipiac for another season.

He posted an incredible 1.17 GAA and an impressive .939 SV% in 31 games. It was his first real test at the collegiate level as he only appeared in two games the prior season. He did stop all 12 shots he faced, however. The best part for Quinnipiac was that Perets wasn’t even expected to come to the NCAA when he did.

The plan was to head back to the BCHL with the Penticton Vees where he had dominated during the 2019-20 season. But COVID restrictions ended up canceling the season and saw Perets join Quinnipiac late in the year. It was likely one of the best things that could’ve happened to him.

He took home numerous honors this past season, being named Goaltender of the Month four straight times between November and February. He was named to the ECAC First All-Star Team and the NCAA Third Team. And he was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.

If the following season is anything like this past year was, Perets will have plenty of suitors. That is if the Flyers decide to let him go without their own offer.

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