In this edition of our Philadelphia Flyers news and rumors report, we take a look at some members of the Orange and Black who are still participating in the Memorial Cup, examine some rumors on Travis Konecny‘s next contract, and take look at the Flyers that performed in the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship. Despite Philadelphia’s offseason being nearly a month and a half old, there are still some interesting things going on with them.
Barkey & Bonk Are a Win Away from Memorial Cup Final
In the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the Memorial Cup tournament has two out of three games for each team finished in the round-robin. Both the London Knights and Saginaw Spirit have clinched a spot in at least the Semifinal with a 2-0 record, while the Moose Jaw Warriors and Drummondville Voltigeurs each need a win to have a chance, being 0-2.
There are a few Flyers prospects in this tournament that they should have some interest in. Denver Barkey and Oliver Bonk, members of London, can reach the Final if they beat Saginaw in their final contest — both are having tremendous seasons for the Knights. The Voltigeurs have Alexis Gendron on their team, who is a seventh-round prospect from the 2022 NHL Draft. He started his 2023-24 campaign in the American Hockey League (AHL), but since coming to Drummondville he has been a vital piece for them. If they win against the Warriors, they move on to face the loser of the Knights-Spirit game in the Semifinal.
As far as Ontario Hockey League (OHL) scoring is concerned, both Barkey and Bonk are among the best for their position group. The former finished with 102 points as a forward, ranking fifth overall, while the latter was fifth in scoring among defenders at 67 points in the regular season. In the playoffs, Gendron is sixth among Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) players in goals per game with 11 in 15 contests, while Barkey and Bonk are fourth and second in overall scoring among their respective OHL position groups. All three of these youngsters could be in the NHL someday.
Unfortunately for Gendron, the talent gap between his club and the other teams who made it this far is pretty severe. Hopefully, they can overcome the odds and beat the Warriors to advance to the Semifinal and potentially set up an all-Flyers Memorial Cup Final. Roster-wise, the Knights and Spirit are the two best teams in the tournament — if they’re in the Final, which seems likely, it’s anyone’s…
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