Flyers foward Matvei Michkov and goaltender Ivan Fedotov are two of the 33 players selected for the annual NHLPA Rookie Showcase which begins on Sept. 4. The event, sponsored by Upper Deck, is held annnually and will take place in Arlington, Virginia at the MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
It’ll mark the first time Michkov will be on the ice wearing a Flyers jersey against other NHL competition. The Flyers are also one of the few teams with more than one player invited and the only team in the Metropolitan Division with two players included. Other Metropolitan Division invitees include the Rangers’ enforcer Matt Rempe, the Capitals’ Ivan Miroshnichenko and the Devils’ Seamus Casey among others.