The picks just keep on rolling in here — a more enviable pace, for those who made it all the way through last night’s first round — and the Flyers closed out their first half of picks made with the 57th selection, where they grabbed sizable (at 6’5 and 194 pounds) center Matthew Gard.
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With our fourth selection in the second round of the 2025 #NHLDraft, we are proud to select Matthew Gard with the 57th overall pick. pic.twitter.com/M1czUNRn0q— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) June 28, 2025Having just wrapped up his second season with Red Deer of the WHL, Gard took a nice little step forward in his draft year — continuing to build his game, growing into his frame, and taking a little step forward on the offensive side as well, putting up 19 goals and 36 points over 66 games played, after totaling seven goals and 18 points in his rookie season.