{"id":1676,"date":"2026-06-27T18:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2026-06-27T18:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:09:54","slug":"flyers-double-down-on-defense-also-add-a-goalie-early-on-day-2-of-the-nhl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1676","title":{"rendered":"Flyers double down on defense, also add a goalie early on Day 2 of the NHL draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>ATLANTIC CITY \u2014 After making a \u201cbig\u201d splash on Day 1 with the selection of 6-foot-7 London Knights defenseman Maksim Sokolovski with the 27th pick, the Flyers were back at it early Saturday with five scheduled picks.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1674\">Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ship is struck in the strait after U.S. airstrikes<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Flyers picked twice in the second round at picks No. 53 and 62, and also have one pick each in the fourth (120), fifth (136), and seventh rounds (213). <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>General manager Danny Bri\u00e8re suggested Friday that the team could double down on defense early on Day 2 and grab a more offensive-minded blueliner to go along with Sokolovskii. The Flyers were also looking to get faster after their playoff series loss to Carolina, not to mention that there\u2019s always room for more lottery tickets down the middle. Lastly, the team was expected to snap up a goaltender at some point during this draft since they hadn\u2019t drafted one since 2023.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s a running list of the Flyers\u2019 Day 2 selections:<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Second round<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><b>No. 53: Brett Liske, D, Everett (Western Hockey League)<\/b><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A teammate of Luke Vlooswyk for the Silvertips, the  defenseman was paired in the playoffs with projected 2027 No. 1 pick Landon DuPont for the Memorial Cup finalists. Before Tarin Smith got hurt, Liske was paired with Vlooswyk, the Flyers\u2019 fifth-rounder last June.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A 6-2, 190-pound right-shot defenseman from Manitoba who can play the left side, he had 24 points (seven goals, 17 points) in 52 games but broke out in the playoffs with four goals and 17 points in 18 games as Everett won the WHL.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Brek Liske is officially a member of the @NHLFlyers!@WHLsilvertips | #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com\/6NqiVb09zw<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1672\">Inside the Flyers\u2019 2026 NHL draft party: Fans come together in Atlantic City to share passion \u2014 and critique the first-round move<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) June 27, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>According to Elite Prospects, he does have to \u2014 wait for it \u2014 work on his skating. But he is a versatile, well-rounded blueliner who projects to be a third-pair guy down the road. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><b>No. 62: Martin Psohlavec, <\/b><b>G,<\/b><b> Karlovy Vary, Jr. (Czechia)<\/b><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Stop if you\u2019ve heard this before: A 6-5 goalie from Czechia donning orange and black. No, this isn\u2019t Dan Vlada\u0159; meet Martin Psohlavec.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The size and athleticism are surely what enticed the Flyers to make the pick, along with his performance at the U18s. Philly has a long-standing trend of taking players who performed well at the spring tournament, and Psohlavec is no different, posting a 3-1-0 record with a 1.68 goals-against average and .926 save percentage. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\ud83d\udd36 WELCOME TO PHILLY! \ud83d\udd36<\/p>\n<p>With the 62nd overall pick in the 2026 #NHLDraft, we are proud to select goaltender Martin Psohlavec. pic.twitter.com\/dcSZZ9QtWm<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) June 27, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>That came after he went 31-11-0 with a 1.92 GAA and .928 save percentage at the Czech junior level in the regular season and won five of eight games in the playoffs with a 1.78 GAA and .925 save percentage. But this is a U20 team, and the expectation is he will be a bit of a project \u2014 yes, he needs to work on his skating and is a little raw, according to Elite Prospects \u2014 and that makes sense for the Flyers with Aleksei Kolosov, Carson Bjarnason, and Egor Zavragin rising in the pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1670\">NHL draft: Best remaining fits for the Flyers entering Day 2<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With two second-round picks, the Flyers nabbed defenseman Brek Liske from the Everett Silvertips with the 53rd pick and 6-foot-5 Czech netminder Martin Psohlavec at No. 62.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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