O'Brien has yet to play a professional game since being selected with the 19th overall pick in 2018 by former Flyers GM Ron Hextall.
they would not be signing O’Brien, who was drafted with the No. 19 overall pick by former general manager Ron Hextall in 2018. By not signing the 23-year-old center, the Flyers will receive a 2024 second-round pick as compensation.
After being drafted out of prep school by the Flyers, O’Brien played one season at Providence College, one season in the British Columbia Hockey League, and three seasons at Boston University. He scored eight goals and posted 32 points in 39 games last season as Boston University reached the Frozen Four.While he never developed into a star at the college ranks, O’Brien was a productive player for the Terriers, averaging 0.89 points per game over his three-year career.
O’Brien leaves the Flyers organization after five years and without ever playing a professional game. He was selected five picks after the Flyers drafted winger Joel Farabee in 2018 and three picks before the New York Rangers nabbed star defenseman K’Andre Miller. O’Brien will hope his skating and playmaking ability will help him latch on with Toronto and some day earn a shot at playing in the NHL.
The 6-foot-6, 201-pound Ratcliffe was a 50-goal scorer in junior for the Guelph Storm but has struggled to produce in the AHL in five seasons with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms . However, he didin 2021-22, scoring a goal and four points while playing big and with skill. Ratcliffe finished last season with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL after being traded by the Flyers to the Nashville Predators. In 21 games with Milwaukee, Ratcliffe scored four and 16 points compared to just two goals and four points in 26 games with the Phantoms before the trade. He will be at Blues training camp alongside former Flyers teammate Kevin Hayes, who wasTo this point, Ratcliffe, like O’Brien and 2017 No. 2 overall pick Nolan Patrick, looks like another failed Hextall draft pick.
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