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Jakob Chychrun has familial roots with the Flyers

One of the top-ranked defensemen of this year's draft knows the Flyers all too well - they drafted his dad, too.

Jeff Chychrun was a 6'4, 215 lb. defenseman who the Philadelphia Flyers selected in the second round, 37th overall, of the 1984 NHL draft. The Flyers didn't have a first round pick that year, but they had three second rounders - and Chychrun was their third selection.

He played 199 games with the Flyers, amassing three goals, 20 points, and - wait for it - 608 penalty minutes from 1986-1991. Yeah, that sounds about right.