The Flyers signed five players yesterday, with most of them likely to play for their American Hockey League affiliate in Glens Falls.<\/p>\n
Forwards Lukas Kaspar, Krys Kolanos, Mika Pyorala and Jason Ward and defenseman Joey Mormina signed one-year contracts.<\/p>\n
“We feel each player solidifies our organizational depth,” general manager Paul Holmgren said in a statement from the team.<\/p>\n
A first-round pick in 2004, Kaspar, 23, recorded four points (2G,2A) in 13 games with the San Jose Sharks in 2008-09, with the rest of his season spent in the AHL.<\/p>\n
Kolanos, 27, posted six points (3G,3A) in 21 games with the Minnesota Wild in 2008-09.<\/p>\n
Ward, 30, has played 336 regular season NHL games with Montreal, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Tampa Bay. He played 79 games with Tampa Bay in 2007-08, but only one game last season.<\/p>\n
Pyorala, 28, spent the 2008-09 season with Timra of the Swedish Elite League where he posted 43 points (21G, 22A) in 55 regular season games and added three points (2G,1A) in seven postseason games.<\/p>\n
Mormina, 27, spent the 2008-09 season with the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins of the AHL, where he recorded 11 points (2G,9A) in 70 regular season games.<\/p>\n
Lets see what will happen here, Kaspar has the biggest bang affect of right now. But who knows……anything is possible!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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