Writer: Kevin Durso
Flyers sign Brayden Schenn to extension
I have been writing for Sports Talk Philly since 2011. Currently editor and lead writer of Philadelphia Flyers coverage. Co-host of the YWT Podcast. I also am Flyers insider for 97.3 ESPN-FM in South Jersey. I graduated from Cabrini University in 2014.
All posts by Kevin DursoPublished23 Jun 2014
The Flyers agreed to a multi-year extension with Brayden Schenn on Monday afternoon. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography)
A busy Monday continued for the Flyers into the evening hours. After finalizing the trade that sent Scott Hartnell to Columbus for R.J. Umberger, the Flyers locked up another forward.
Brayden Schenn was top priority for the Flyers in the offseason according to new GM Ron Hextall. That priority is now checked off the list.
Schenn and the Flyers reached agreement on a contract extension on a mulit-year deal according to sources. It is a two-year deal worth an average annual salary of $2.5 million.
The 22-year-old forward had 20 goals and 21 assists for the Flyers in the 2013-14 season for a total of 41 points, marking a career year for Schenn.
Schenn's extension comes exactly three years after he was acquired by the Flyers in a trade that sent Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings. The Flyers also acquired Wayne Simmonds in the deal.
In three seasons with the Flyers, Schenn has scored 40 goals and added 45 assists for 85 points in 183 games.
Kevin Durso is the lead beat writer for Flyerdelphia. Follow him on Twitter @KDursoPhilsNet.
