The Philadelphia Flyers added nine new prospects over the weekend via the 2025 NHL Draft. While everyone gets excited about Porter Martone, debates Jack Nesbitt, and frantically googles the players taken beyond the second round, it can be really easy to forget about the seven players the Flyers took last June.
Let's check in with them and see if any of them might be up with the Flyers through camp and if they have a chance of making the team.
Jett Luchanko (1st Round, 13th Overall)
Luchanko had a couple of games in the NHL, but quickly went to back to the Guelph Storm in the OHL. He played 46 games and had a good year. He put up 56 points via 21 goals and 35 assists, and generally looked ready for something that was a slightly higher level than major juniors.
He got his chance at the end of the season and played nine games in the AHL for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, adding three assists during that time. The young center stayed for their playoff push, playing seven games and putting up six assists. He didn't look out of place and factored into the offense.
He's ready for an extended NHL look. He'll start the season with the big club most likely. Maybe he gets sent down, but that will be an October decision.
Jack Berglund (2nd Round, 51st Overall)
Berglund was bound for the Swedish U20 World Juniors team until a pre-tournament injury derailed his tournament and pretty much the rest of his season. He played in the Swedish junior and professional leagues, but didn't do much stat-wise. He only played 21 games the whole year, and his stats are meh.
He was really good going into his draft season, and hopefully, we'll see him in camp at least.
Spencer Gill (2nd Round, 59th Overall)
A big right-handed defensive prospect, Gill had another solid season in the QMJHL. Through his 51 games, he notched 35 points distributed over six goals and 29 assists. He also added 56 penalty minutes and was an absurd plus 30 during the year.
He's 6'4" and 195 pounds, but won't turn 19 until August and still has a lot of room for growth among his raw abilities. He'll be one to watch going forward this season. The Flyers signed him to an entry-level deal a few months after drafting him. He's probably not pro bound yet, but the summer will tell.
Heikki Ruohonen (4th Round, 107th Overall)
Ruohonen was committed to Harvard University after being a standout performer for Sweden at the U-18 World Junior Championships. He needed a bit of North American seasoning and spent the last season in the USHL with the Dubuque Fighting Saints. With them, he put up 39 points (16 goals and 23 assists) in 49 games, getting acquainted nicely with the North American style. He's poised to move on to Harvard.
Depending on his season, he might decide to take his chances with the pro ranks.
Noah Powell (5th Round, 148th Overall)
Another member of the Dubuque Fighting Saints, Powell went off in his draft year, scoring 74 points (43 goals and 31 assists). The hearing-impaired player was expected to become a big part of Ohio State's program, but being a Buckeye didn't exactly fit. Instead, mid-year, Powell jumped to the OHL with the Oshawa Generals, and put up 22 points in 28 games, and then went on a long, productive playoff run with them.
He's 20, 6'2" and 205 pounds, so look for him when camp starts, because he seems to be ready.
Ilya Pautov (6th Round, 173rd overall)
Pautov played for the CSKA Red Army Jr. the last three seasons, with a small cup of coffee with the regular CSKA Red Army team. The last two years, he's put up matching 45-point seasons. The 5'10" Russian wiz kid is small, but skilled.
We're not quite sure when the Russians will show, but it'll be exciting when he does.
Austin Moline (7th Round, 205th Overall)
With their final pick, the Flyers took Moline, a defensive prospect out of the legendary hockey high school Shattuck St. Mary's. He moved up from dominating the high school ranks to playing for the Madison Capitals in the USHL, putting up 21 points (one goal, 20 assists) during the campaign. He's moving on to Colorado College, and is probably a long way away from the pros, but at 6'4" 195 pounds, will be one to keep an eye on in another year or two.