Flyers sign forward Travis Konecny to an eight-year extension

The Philadelphia Flyers introduced right now they’ve prolonged ahead Travis Konecny to an eight-year contract value a median annual worth (AAV) of $8.75 million starting with the 2025-26 season, in line with Normal Supervisor Daniel Brière. 
 
“Travis Konecny is an integral a part of the material of our group and we’re thrilled to have him underneath contract for the long-term,” stated Brière. “Travis has grown into a big chief on our group and he really embodies what it means to be a Flyer. His work-ethic, mixed together with his tenacity and expertise makes him a central determine for what we’re constructing in direction of, and his willpower for our future success speaks volumes about his dedication to our group and metropolis.”
 
“I couldn’t be happier to signal once more with the Flyers,” stated Konecny. “There’s such a shiny and thrilling future with this group and I can’t wait to be part of it for the subsequent 9 years and see what we are going to accomplish. I can’t thank all my teammates and workers members sufficient as a result of this chance wouldn’t be potential with out each one among them alongside the way in which. I can’t wait to get again to Philly in entrance of the most effective followers on this planet and I stay up for one other nice season!
 
Konecny, 27 (3/11/1997), tallied 68 factors (33g-35a) in 76 video games with the Flyers in the course of the 2023-24 season. He led the group in objectives, factors, shorthanded objectives (6) and game-winning objectives (5). He additionally led the NHL in shorthanded objectives and ranked tied for second in shorthanded factors (7).
 
Amongst his accomplishments this season, Konecny skated in his five hundredth NHL sport on Nov. 2 vs. Los Angeles, tallied his two hundredth NHL help on Dec. 15 vs. Detroit and recorded his four-hundredth NHL level on April 13 vs. New Jersey. He represented the Flyers on the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend, which was his second NHL All-Star look (2020). As well as, Konecny was the recipient of the Bobby Clarke Trophy because the group’s Most Invaluable Participant and gained the Toyota Cup, accumulating probably the most factors as “Stars of the Recreation” on the conclusion of this previous season.
 
Konecny’s management extends past the ice main by instance to assist members of the group. All through his profession, Konecny has made time to host a number of Make-A-Want recipients with particular on-ice experiences in addition to function an envoy for Flyers Towards Prostate Most cancers to carry consciousness to the significance of prostate most cancers screening. Main the cost, Konecny usually makes time to offer again to the Philadelphia group by hospital visits, toy drives and supporting key Flyers Charities fundraising initiatives.  
 
Over components of eight seasons within the NHL, all with the Flyers, Konecny has recorded 174 objectives and 226 assists for 400 factors in 564 common season video games, and has added eight factors (1g-7a) in 22 profession Stanley Cup Playoff appearances.
 
The 5-foot-10, 192-pound ahead was drafted within the first-round (twenty fourth total) of the 2015 NHL Draft by Philadelphia. He made his NHL debut and tallied his first NHL level on Oct. 14, 2016 at Los Angeles, and scored his first NHL objective on Oct. 25, 2016 vs. Buffalo.
 
Internationally, the London, Ontario native has represented Canada on the 2017 Males’s World Championship, posting eight assists in 10 video games to earn a silver medal. He additionally has represented Canada on the 2016 Underneath-20 World Junior Championship and the 2014 Underneath-18 World Junior Championship, the place he scored 4 objectives and one help in seven video games on the way in which to a bronze medal.