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Philadelphia Flyers 2021 Fourth Round Selection: Brian Zanetti

SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY - JULY 23: The stage is set for the first round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft at the NHL Network studios on July 23, 2021 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

With their fourth round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft the Philadelphia Flyers have selected the big puck moving defenseman from Switzerland Brian Zanetti at 110th overall.

Ranked as the 149th best skater in Europe by NHL Central Scouting, Zanetti had his plans totally disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Drafted 35th in the CHL Import Draft, Zanetti was supposed to come to North America to play for the Peterborough Petes of the OHL.