The 2025 NHL Draft is now just 10 days away. It’s expected to be a pivotal point for Danny Briere and the Philadelphia Flyers, who have three first-round picks and seven selections in the top 48 overall.
The Flyers may end up using some of those assets to trade up or for a roster player, but for now, all we can do is speculate who the team could draft with those picks.
Several mock drafts have been released in recent weeks, and the experts were split on who the Flyers would take at No. 6.
Let’s now take a look at who those mock drafts have the Flyers taking with their second pick at 22 and third pick at 32.
The Athletic (Staff)
22nd: Jack Nesbitt
“Since we bypassed the Flyers’ biggest need, center, with the No. 6 pick, we’ll go here with Nesbitt, who not only gives the prospect pool some needed depth at that position but also some welcome size and physicality. Nesbitt has something in common with 2024 Flyers first-rounder Jett Luchanko, too, as a player whose stock seemed to rise as his draft-eligible season progressed. — Kurz”
As Kurz notes, he had the Flyers taking a winger in Porter Martone at sixth overall.
Nesbitt is a center with size at 6-foot-4 and put up 64 points (25 goals, 39 assists) in 65 games with the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL this season. If the Flyers plan on taking multiple centers in this year’s draft, Nesbitt is a name to keep an eye on.
2025 BSH Community Draft Board, No. 33: Jack Nesbitt has some question marks
32nd: William Horcoff
“Horcoff is a bit like our pick at No. 22, Nesbitt, in that he’s a center with good size who needs to keep working on his skating. While the Flyers don’t end up with any of the truly high-end center prospects in this mock, Nesbitt and Horcoff would immediately bolster their prospect group down the middle. If just one of them hits, that would still be a win. — Kurz“
Horcoff is an American center who came up through the USNTDP program and played at the University of Michigan last season, posting 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) as a freshman. The son of former NHLer Shawn Horcoff, William is another 6-foot-4 pivot who would fill a hole in the Flyers’ system.
2025 BSH Community Draft Board, No. 37: William Horcoff is a strong, big netfront presence
The Athletic (Pronman)
22nd: Milton Gästrin
“A responsible, hard-nosed, two-way center, Gastrin adds leadership traits and versatility to the Flyers’ forward group that is building their center depth with this draft class.“
Pronman had the Flyers taking Caleb Desnoyers at six and adding another center here in Gästrin. The Swedish center had 42 points (18 goals, 24 assists) in the J20 Swedish league while also playing eight games in the SHL.
Gästrin is another one of these centers with a strong defensive structure to his game. He would be a nice third center to have in the pipeline behind Luchanko and Desnoyers.
2025 BSH Community Draft Board, No. 31: The inconsistent but play-driving Milton Gastrin
32nd: Cullen Potter
“Potter’s great skating and puck skill give the Flyers a dynamic, high-upside forward, even if his size and perimeter play do raise questions.”
Potter is a speedy forward who may ultimately end up as a winger at the NHL level. However, his upside might be worth taking a chance on after he put up 22 points (13 goals, 9 assists) in 35 games at Arizona State in his freshman season.
The 5-foot-10 left-hand shot could turn out to be a steal if he’s available at the end of the first round.
2025 BSH Community Draft Board, No. 19: Cullen Potter has steal potential
The Athletic (Wheeler)
22nd: Jack Nesbitt
“I think it’s absolutely possible the Flyers take centers with two of their first three picks, and Nesbitt could be a potential 3C behind whoever they take at No. 6 and Jett Luchanko (though there are some who think Nesbitt may end up on the wing in the NHL). He also gives their pool some needed size.“
Wheeler also has the Flyers grabbing Nesbitt at 22 after James Hagens fell to Philadelphia at six. Flyers fans would likely be very happy if the board were to fall this way.
32nd: Shane Vansaghi
“One of the things that I heard repeatedly at the combine was that Vansaghi could sneak into the end of the first round. The Flyers, if they’d like to continue to add size to their relatively small pool, could double down with Nesbitt and Vansaghi, two of the biggest, strongest prospects in the class up front. Vansaghi projects as a heavy bottom-six player in the NHL someday.“
Vansaghi stands at 6-foot-2 with a motor that never stops. He had 16 points (6 goals, 10 assists) in 37 games at Michigan State. He’s a physical player who would fit right in with the Flyers, and it doesn’t hurt that he has some offensive upside.
The one downside is his skating, which is something the Flyers have been willing to work on with draft picks like Tyson Foerster. But if they get Hagens and Nesbitt with their first two picks, a swing on Vansaghi could make sense.
NHL.com (Kimmelman)
22nd: Cameron Reid
“After selecting a center with their first pick, the Flyers address their second-biggest need with Reid, who is an explosive skater who won’t shy away from physical play. The 18-year-old left-handed shot projects to be a top-four defender who effectively can quarterback a power play.“
Kimelman also had the Flyers taking Hagens at six, but shifts to the blue ilne with Reid here at 22. The 5-foot-11 blueliner had 54 points (14 goals, 40 assists) in 67 games for the Kitchener Rangers last season. Reid has been compared by some to Cam York, who the Flyers grabbed at 14th overall back in 2019.
While the Flyers need some defensive depth in the system, taking Reid over Potter or Gastrin could make some fans scratch their heads.
2025 BSH Community Draft Board, No. 27: Cameron Reid is dynamic skater on the blue line
32nd: Jack Ivankovic
“The Flyers use the benefit of having three first-round picks to select a player one scout called, “probably the most skilled goalie in this draft.” Ivankovic (5-11, 178) doesn’t have the typical NHL size for the position, but he’s won everywhere he’s gone, including a gold medal for Canada at the 2025 IIHF World Under-18s Championship when he was 6-0-0 with a 1.05 GAA, .961 save percentage and two shutouts in six games and was voted the tournament’s best goalie. He also was the rare 17-year old goalie (he turned 18 on May 22) to play for Canada at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship. Ivankovic will play at the University of Michigan next season.“
You can never have too many goaltenders in Philadelphia. There are a few prospects already in the system, namely Carson Bjarnason and Yegor Zavragin, but it wouldn’t hurt to add another.
NHL.com (Morreale)
22nd: Daniil Prokhorov
“With three picks in the first round, the Flyers can afford some swings, and this choice fits the bill. He offers size (6-6, 209), skill and physicality, and is strong at the net front. Compared by some to Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin, the left-shot forward had 27 points (20 goals, seven assists) in 43 games in the MHL, Russia’s junior league, and was seventh in the MHL with 187 shots on goal.“
Prokhorov at 22 would be a huge swing for the Flyers, especially if they were to take Jake O’Brien at six as Morreale mocks. He has the potential to become a force in the NHL, but he could also be out of the league and back to the KHL in a few years.
The big Russian might be someone to keep an eye on with the later pick or early in the second round, but it’d be questionable at 22.
2025 BSH Community Draft Board, No. 36: Daniil Prokhorov is the biggest swing a team can take
32nd: Joshua Ravensbergen
“Ravensbergen wasn’t among the 214 picks, including 24 goalies, chosen in the 2021 WHL bantam draft but could be the first player at his position off the board in the 2025 NHL Draft. In addition to his standout play in the WHL this season, he also had an assist and made 15 saves on 16 shots in a 6-1 win against the NTDP in Game 1 of the CHL USA Prospects Challenge in London, Ontario, on Nov. 26.“
Morreale follows his colleague’s lead with the Flyers taking a goalie at 32, but he has it being Joshua Ravensbergen (who Kimelman had going to Nashville at 26) instead of Ivankovic. The 6-foot-5 netminder has the potential to be a franchise goalie and the Flyers should look to grab him if he falls this far or even into the second round.
2025 BSH Community Draft Board, No. 29: Joshua Ravensbergen has all the tools to be a No. 1 goalie
