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Who did the Flyers draft? Meet Philadelphia's 2025 NHL draft class

The Philadelphia Flyers made nine selections in the 2025 NHL draft, including two in the first round. 

Philadelphia is entering the next phase of its rebuild. They kicked it off before the draft by acquiring highly-skilled forward Trevor Zegras from the Anaheim Ducks.

Flyers general manager Danny Briere had a busy weekend. On Friday, he traded some picks to move up in the first round. Then on Saturday, the Flyers traded back a few spots in the second round but flipped a third-rounder for another second-rounder.

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Meet the Flyers' 2025 NHL draft class below.

Who did the Flyers draft?

Porter Martone: With the sixth overall pick in the 2025 NHL draft, the Flyers selected winger Porter Martone, who plays for the Brampton Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League. Martone, who served as Brampton's captain, finished as the sixth-best North American skater by the NHL's Central Scouting. He scored 37 goals and 98 points for the Steelheads during the 2024-25 season.

Jack Nesbitt: The Flyers traded up to select Windsor center Jack Nesbitt with the 12th overall pick. Philadelphia sent the 22nd and 31st picks to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nesbitt is a 6-foot-5 center who scored 25 goals and played 65 games last season. He finished as the 15th-best North American skater, according to Central Scouting.

Carter Amico: The Flyers kicked off Saturday, selecting a physical D-man from New England, Carter Amico. The 6-foot-5 righty from the U.S. National Under-18 Team was the 41st-ranked skater on the NHL Central Scouting's final rankings. After spending a while on the clock with their initial draft choice, pick No. 36, the Flyers traded back in the 2nd round, giving up the 36th pick and 68th pick to Seattle for the 38th and 57th picks.

Jack Murtagh: The Flyers picked this left winger, another U.S. National Under-18 Team member, 40th overall. Murtagh notched 53 points in 56 games for the team and was the 30th-ranked skater on NHL Central Scouting's final rankings.

Shane Vansaghi: This Michigan State freshman forward went to the Flyers at 48th overall. He skated in all 37 games in his freshman year and notched six goals and 10 assists.

Matthew Gard: The Flyers traded away their third-round pick to get a late second-rounder from Seattle and used it to select Matthew Gard at 57th overall. Gard is a 6-foot-4 center for the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League and was the 37th-ranked North American skater by NHL Central Scouting. He finished the season tied for the team lead in points with 36 in 66 games.

Max Westergard: The Flyers selected forward Max Westergard, of Finland, with the 132nd pick. Westergard finished third in goals (19) and fourth in points (50) in 41 games for Frolunda's Under-20 junior team this season, according to the NHL.

Luke Vlooswyk: The Flyers selected 6-foot-5 defenseman Luke Vlooswyk with the 157th pick.  

Nathan Quinn: The Flyers selected center Nathan Quinn with the 164th pick.

Who did the Philadelphia Flyers draft last year?

The Flyers left the 2024 NHL draft with seven players, with Jett Luchanko headlining the class at 13th overall.

Luchanko made the Flyers' opening-night roster and played four games with the club before being sent back to junior. The 18-year-old will likely have another opportunity to make the NHL roster in the 2025-26 season.

The Flyers also drafted center Jack Berglund, defenseman Spencer Gill, center Heikki Ruohonen, right wing Noah Powell, right wing Ilya Pautov and defenseman Austin Moline in 2024.

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