Following their signing of Michal Neuvirth on Wednesday afternoon, the Flyers signed three more players to two-way contracts.
Tim Brent and Davis Drewiske have signed one-year deals, while Chris Conner inked a two-year deal with the organization. All three players are likely to spend their seasons with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
#Flyers signed Tim Brent, Davis Drewiske (1 year) and Chris Conner (2 years) to two-way contracts. #TSN
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 1, 2015
Brent, 31, last played with in the NHL Carolina in the lockout-shortened 2013 campaign, where he registered just three assists and eight penalty minutes in 30 games. The center spent the last two years in the KHL, where he started out with Nizhny Novgorod before being dealt to Magnitogorsk. Playing mainly as a depth forward, Brent has scored 21 goals and 48 points in 207 games over seven seasons.
The 30-year-old Drewiske joins the Flyers from the Montreal organization, where he spent the last two seasons with Hamilton in the American League. The defenseman scored four goals and led all Bulldogs defensemen in scoring, with 22 points. Drewiske cut his teeth with Los Angeles, but hasn't played more than 42 games in a season on an NHL roster.
Conner, a 31-year-old journeyman forward, comes to the Flyers by way of from Washington, where he scored 19 goals and 52 points (third-highest) in 62 games with their AHL-affiliate Hershey Bears. Since 2005-06, Conner has suited up in the Dallas, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Arizona and Capitals organizations. His best season came with the Penguins in 2010-11, where he scored seven goals and 16 points in 60 games.
The Phantoms are in need to fill their roster, as lost one of their leading scorers in Jason Akeson on Wednesday and lost Andrew Gordon to the Swedish League's Linköpings HC earlier in June. Leading scorer Nick Cousins will also get a lengthy look by the Flyers once training camp opens in September, after playing 11 games with the big club late in the season.
Financial terms of all three deals were not disclosed, but Flyerdelphia will provide an update when they are.
Rob Riches is a contributor to Flyerdelphia and Sports Talk Philly. Follow him on Twitter @Riches61
