The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that their Prospects Game will be against the New York Islanders at the Northwell Health Ice Center on September 12th. The teams will square off at 6 p.m. at the Isles’ practice rink in East Meadow, New York.
After seven straight Rookies games against the Washington Capitals from 2007 to 2014, this meeting will mark the third straight season the Orange and Black take on the Islanders’ prospects. Via the press release on the team’s website, here is the full history of the Flyers’ Rookie games:
2017: Islanders 4, Flyers, 3 OT in Philadelphia, PA
2016: Flyers 4, Islanders, 0 in East Meadow, NY
2014: Flyers 3, Capitals, 0 in Voorhees, NJ
2013: Flyers 1, Capitals 0 in Arlington, VA
2011: Flyers 3, Capitals 2 in Philadelphia, PA
2010: Capitals 4, Flyers 3 in Arlington, VA
2009: Flyers 7, Capitals 3 in Voorhees, NJ
2008: Capitals 7, Flyers 0 in Arlington, VA
2007: Flyers 5, Capitals 3 in Voorhees, NJ
As for the players in the game, it will be many fans’ first look at Joel Farabee, Jay O’Brien, and the rest of the Flyers’ 2018 draft class.