In 2015, Shayne Gostisbehere took the NHL by storm. The Flyers’ young defensemen showed a gifted offensive awareness from the blue line. The Flyers selected Ghost 78th overall in the 2012 NHL draft, becoming the first NHL player who was born and raised in South Florida.
During his rookie year, Ghost set a rookie record for a defenseman by scoring points in 15 consecutive games. He was selected to the NHL All-rookie team and finished second in the Calder Cup voting as Rookie of the Year. Ghost was also the only rookie defenseman to score 4 overtime goals and finished the year leading all Flyers defensemen with 46 points.