{"id":1678,"date":"2026-06-27T19:41:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T19:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1678"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T19:41:50","slug":"draft-pick-brek-liske-grew-up-a-flyers-fan-thanks-to-his-dad-i-think-hes-a-little-bit-more-in-awe-than-i-am-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1678","title":{"rendered":"Draft pick Brek Liske grew up a Flyers fan thanks to his dad: \u2018I think he\u2019s a little bit more in awe than I am right now.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brek Liske was born to be a Flyer.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Meeting the media over Zoom for the first time after the Flyers called his name in the second round (No. 53), the defenseman was already decked out in a Flyers jersey, and so were at least six of his family members. He joked the total number at his draft party might even be closer to 30. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1676\">Flyers double down on defense, also add a goalie early on Day 2 of the NHL draft<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Liske\u2019s father is a die-hard Flyers fan, and raised his son the exact same, so they already had a stack of jerseys at home to celebrate.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never heard him yell so loud,\u201d Liske said. \u201cHe\u2019s wearing his Flyers jersey, he\u2019s very proud right now. I think he\u2019s a little bit more in awe than I am right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Liske is from Winnipeg, and so is his dad, but he became a Flyers fan in the 1980s watching the Broad Street Bullies, and passed that love on to his kids, even after the Jets returned to Winnipeg in 2011. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve asked him multiple times, he doesn\u2019t know,\u201d Liske joked when asked how his dad became a fan. \u201cJust when he was younger, I think with the team in the \u201980s, the Bullies, he just liked how they played, so no specific reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Liske\u2019s dad even drove an orange Flyers-themed Jeep with a Philly license plate and a Flyers logo tire cover.<\/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<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Brek Liske was born to be a Flyer. \ud83d\udfe0\u26ab\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/Km4Pb9M277<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) June 27, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Liske\u2019s father may have fallen in love with the Broad Street Bullies, but Liske said his childhood favorite player was Claude Giroux, who was the name on the back of many of the jerseys at Liske\u2019s cabin.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was a big Giroux fan, my number was 82, which I flipped around from 28,\u201d Liske said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>His dad was such a huge fan of the Flyers that he made multiple unsuccessful attempts to name Liske after his favorite players. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf he was a girl, his name would have been Brin or Brindy after Rod Brind\u2019Amour&#8230;\u201d Liske\u2019s father Lonnie said, per the Everett Silvertips. \u201c[Mom] would not agree to the likes of [Rick] Tocchet, [Chris] Pronger, [Bobby] Clarke, or [Peter] Zezel as a middle name. I fought for Brek Tocchet Liske.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Now, his son will have the opportunity to achieve his lifelong dream of playing in the NHL, and potentially do so while suiting up for their shared favorite team.<\/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<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Brek  Liske&#8230;. time flies pic.twitter.com\/jrA8gVmpXV<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) June 27, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The defenseman, who was drafted in Round 2 by the Flyers on Saturday, grew up in Winnipeg rooting for Claude Giroux and the Orange and Black. 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