Flyers announce active roster for 2024-25 Opening Day

The Philadelphia Flyers announced their 23-man active opening day roster today, according to general manager Daniel Brière.

The active squad consists of 14 strikers, seven defensemen and two goalkeepers.

FORWARD (14)
10 – BOBBY BRINK
11-TRAVIS KONECNY
14 – SEAN COUTURIER
17 – JETT LUCHANKO
19-GARNET HATHAWAY
21 – SCOTT LAUGHTON
25-RYAN POEHLING
27 – NOAH CATES
39 – MATVEI MICHKOV
44 – NICOLAS DESLAURIERS
48 – MORGAN FROST
71 – TYSON FOERSTER
74 – OWEN TIPPETT
86 – JOEL FARABEE

DEFENDER (7)
5 – EGOR ZAMULA
6 – TRAVIS SANHEIM
8 – CAM YORK
9-JAMIE DRYSDALE
24 – NICK SEELER
55 – RASMUS RISTOLAINEN
77 – ERIK JOHNSON

GOALKEEPER (2)
33 – SAMUEL ERSSON
82 – IVAN FEDOTOV

The Flyers also have a defenseman listed Ryan Ellis on injured reserve.

Of the 23 players on the active Opening Day roster, 14 were drafted by the club, five were signed as free agents, and four were acquired by the Flyers via trade:

Designed – Bobby Brink (2019), Noah Cates (2017), Sean Couturier (2011), Samuel Ersson (2018), Joel Farabee (2018), Ivan Fedotov (2015), Tyson Foerster (2020), Morgan Frost (2017), Travis Konecny ​​(2015), Scott Laughton (2012), Jett Luchanko (2024), Matvei Michkov (2023), Travis Sanheim (2014), Cam York (2019)

Signed – Nick Deslauriers (2022), Garnet Hathaway (2023), Ryan Poehling (2023), Nick Seeler (2021), Egor Zamula (2018)

Traded – Jamie Drysdale (2024), Erik Johnson (2024), Rasmus Ristolainen (2021), Owen Tippett (2022)

Sean Couturier begins his first full season as captain of the Flyers since being appointed on February 14, 2024. Scott Laughton will serve as alternate captain for the third consecutive season, while Travis Konecny ​​begins his first full season as alternate captain. All three players were drafted and have spent their entire careers with the Flyers.

Matvei Michkov and Jett Luchanko are in the season opener and are starting their rookie seasons. Michkov was drafted seventh overall by the Flyers in 2023, while Luchanko was selected last summer as the Flyers' 2024 first-round pick, 13th overall. Both are expected to make their National Hockey League debut, and for Luchanko, he would be the youngest player in Flyers history to make his NHL debut.

Philadelphia opens its 2024-25 regular season schedule on Friday, October 11 at 10 p.m. in Vancouver. The game will be broadcast on NBCSP and 97.5 The Fanatic.