Photo Credit: Michael Reaves
On a beautiful Thursday afternoon on July 2, 2023, Alexander Tertyshny, like all prospects at camp, was working his tail off at Flyers Developmental Camp. He was precise with the skating, but what I noticed the most is his ability to break up the play. On one particular play it appeared he got beat, but recovered well to break up the play going the other way.
“It’s really special. It means a lot to me. And it means a lot to my family and my mom,” Tertyshny said of being a Flyers Developmental Camp.
“The thing about my dad was that his character was very strong,” Tertyshny continued. “That’s what got him through his career. During training camp, I’m pretty sure when he arrived, he was pretty much ticketed for the Phantoms. But my mom was there and supported him and he was pretty set on his goal of playing for the Flyers.”
Alexander’s late dad is Dmitri Tertyshny, a former Flyers sensation. He went on a boating trip with friends in a summer skating camp in British Columbia and never returned on July 23, 1999. There was a high wave and Tertyshny went overboard and into water with his head hitting a propeller, “So I just want to tackle adversity the way he did and I just want to be a person he can be proud of,” Tertyshny said.
Now Alexander is trying to make a name for himself in just a week at Flyers Developmental Camp. One could sense his skills on the ice on just the very first day of camp. As camp has worn on he has become a bit more confident. Me personally, I love the way he uses his stick to break up plays or recover by lifting sticks of his opponent to break up a play.
Tertyshny has good speed, so who knows what the future holds for this young 23-year-old. He will attend Stonehill College this coming season, so maybe he will earn an Entry-Level-Contract (ELC) in the near future for the orange and black, hey anything is possible.
