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Alex Bump, yes Alex Bump. Flyers fans get used to hearing his name, as this was a great pick in the fifth round of the Draft in 2022. After being awarded the player of the year by the Minnesota Associated Press in 2022, Bump made quite the impression in the USHL with the Omaha Lancers with netting 11 goals and registering six assists in 27 games played in 2021-22.
“He came on the scene this year. He’s one, if not probably the top player in Minnesota high school this year. He started in the USHL and came back. He had a big, big year in high school and finished strong when he went back to the USHL. We’re all excited about him. Obviously, he’s going back to play another year of junior and then off to Vermont. I think he’ll have a big role right away.” – Assistant General Manager, Brent Flahr said of Bump after the draft
Bump plays for Western Michigan University where Wade Allison, Keith Jones, and Ronnie Attard used to play for. He was granted this late change given that Head Coach Todd Woodcroft was dismissed as the coach of Vermont Hockey earlier this Summer, “Ronnie Attard reached out when I wss down to my final three. Ronnie knew Western was part of it,” Bump says.
Bump continues, “As a team we had a great year, great year. We had a really solid first half, started slow in the second half. I myself started to get better and better. I have gotten clarity from Philly and the development guys there. Riley Armstrong has reached out, great guy, he knows what he’s doing.”
That’s great that Philly has reached out to Bump. This obviously has made him more confident, as he personally started off slow, but has made one heck of an impression since, playing with much tougher competition in the NCAA. He stands at 6’0 and weighs 194 pounds, and Bump plays with a physical edge to his game. Bump has continued his solid play for the Broncos while amassing 11 goals and 16 assists in 29 games played. He’s averaging nearly a point per game. Maybe all that ball hockey he played when he was younger has helped, “I played ball hockey with my brothers. We had a basement that was unfinished, and we had a net down there. I started skating at three, and put a stick in my hand at five,” Bump said.
It took a few games for him to get his bearings, but Bump has really put together a solid season. He has busted onto the scene in the NCAA. He credits his parents, as they moved from Ohio to Minnesota, and ever since they did that he has played hockey. His brother was born in Ohio for that matter, but now they live in a hockey mecca.
His favorite food, well that’s what a lot of college students eat, “Chipotle (He said laughing). It’s unreal. I love that place.”
Bump finishes the interview talking about what Flyers fans could see when he makes the Flyers or the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, “Be ready for what I can do. I’m underestimated for my age and size. I feel like I’m only going to get better. Philly is a good spot for me.”
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