Flyers draft 6-foot-4, righty-shot defenseman in fifth round originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — With their second of two fifth-round picks in the 2025 NHL draft Saturday afternoon, the Flyers took Luke Vlooswyk.

The 6-foot-4, 200-pound, righty-shot defenseman went 157th overall. He was the 72nd-ranked North American skater by NHL Central Scouting, climbing 37 spots from his midterm mark of 109th.

Matthew Gard, Vlooswyk’s teammate with the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels, was drafted by the Flyers in the second round.

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