Alex Bump, yes Alex Bump. Flyers fans get used to hearing his name, after he has inked a three-year ELC (Entry-Level-Contract) with the Flyers today. The contract begins at the start of the 2025-26 season , so he will report to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the rest of the year. 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. He was granted this late change given that Head Coach Todd Woodcroft was dismissed as the coach of Vermont Hockey last Summer, “Ronnie Attard reached out when I was down to my final three. Ronnie knew Western was part of it,” Bump told me this last February.
One thing that can be noted is that The Flyers top brass appears to be high on Bump, “Guy like (Alex) Bump for me. Every year he’s been here, you see it’s a dramatic improvement. He looks like an NHL player for me going forward,” Brent Flahr said of Bump at the conclusion of Developmental Camp. This obviously has to make him feel 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 continued his solid play for the Broncos this past season while amassing 23 goals and 24 assists in 42 games played. He averaged nearly a point per game.
