The Philadelphia Flyers announced their 23-man opening night active roster for the 2026-27 season on September 28, 2026.
nhl.comThey open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, September 30 (7:30 p.m. ET on TNT).Forwards (14)
- 10 – Garrett Wilson
- 11 – Travis Konecny
- 14 – Sean Couturier
- 17 – Nikita Grebenkin
- 20 – Alex Bump
- 22 – Christian Dvorak
- 27 – Noah Cates
- 39 – Matvei Michkov
- 46 – Trevor Zegras
- 52 – Noel Acciari
- 71 – Tyson Foerster
- 74 – Owen Tippett
- 91 – Carl Grundstrom
- 94 – Porter Martone
Defensemen (7)
- 5 – David Jiricek
- 6 – Travis Sanheim
- 8 – Cam York
- 9 – Jamie Drysdale
- 24 – Nick Seeler
- 44 – Simon Benoit
- 55 – Rasmus Ristolainen
Goaltenders (2)
- 53 – Joseph Woll
- 80 – Dan Vladar
Injured Reserve: Denver Barkey (forward).
Injured Non-Roster: Helge Grans (defenseman).
Three players are set to make their Flyers debuts: Noel Acciari, Simon Benoit, and Joseph Woll. Fifteen players from last season’s opening night roster return. Porter Martone is the only official rookie on the active roster.
Recent practices (which coach Rick Tocchet described as “pretty close” to the opening night look) projected lines along these lines:
- Tippett – Zegras – Martone
- Foerster – Cates – Michkov
- Bump – Dvorak – Konecny
- Grundstrom/Wilson – Couturier – Acciari
Defense pairs roughly: Sanheim–Ristolainen, York–Drysdale, Seeler–Benoit (with Jiricek also in the mix).
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