Undrafted, Jon-Randall Avon had to find a different way to get on an NHL team’s radar. Avon had his 2020-21 OHL season cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic. That likely played a role in him not hearing his named called at the draft that summer. That’s when the Flyers came calling with an invite to development camp.
“The contract’s definitely the goal,” Avon said back in 2021. “I’ve got a lot of speed, I can make plays, so I just want to show that I can play in the NHL.”
Avon used that fuel to earn himself an entry-level contract that September.