The Flyers made a total of three trades at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Two of them can be traced back to one date, June 21, 2003. What significance does this June day from 14 years ago hold? Well, it was the day the Flyers drafted Mike Richards 24th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
The timeline that follows:
- On June 23 (Flyers D-Day, as you may know it), 2011, the Flyers traded Richards, along with Rob Bordson, to the Los Angeles Kings for Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and a 2012 2nd-round pick.