Don’t quit on Jay O’Brien

When the Flyers selected Jay O’Brien with the 19^th overall selection in the 2018 NHL Draft, the reaction from most Flyers fans was, “Who”? O’Brien was a high school player from Massachusetts. He played his high school years at Thayer Academy, a rather prestigious and well-known hockey school. Alumni who have gone on to have NHL careers include Dave Silk, Brooks Orpik, Charlie Coyle, Ryan Whitney, Jeremy Roenick and Tony Amonte. In fact it was Tony Amonte’s single season goal record (35 goals in 25 games) that Jay O’Brien would go on to shatter in his draft year (43 goals in 30 games).