Attard, 24 (3/20/99), collected 32 points (12-20=32) and 41 penalty minutes (PIM) in 68 games with Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2022-23 season. The 6-foot-3, 208-pound native of White Lake, Mich., led team defensemen and ranked seventh among rookie AHL blueliners in scoring. He ranked T-1st among League rookie defensemen in goals and game-winning goals (2), second in shots (158) and T-10th in assists. The right-shot blueliner also appeared in two games with Philadelphia, April 4-6. He owns four points (2-2=4) and eight PIM in 17 career games with the Flyers in parts of two seasons (2021-23). He skated in three seasons with Western Michigan University of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) and tallied 70 points (27-43=70) in 91 contests (2019-22). Attard was selected by Philadelphia in the third round (72nd overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft.
Mete, 25 (6/7/98), split the 2022-23 season between the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) and Toronto Marlies (AHL). The 5-foot-9, 187-pound native of Woodbridge, Ontario, tallied two assists in 11 games with the Maple Leafs and recorded 14 PIM in six contests with the Marlies. The left-shot blueliner owns 45 points (5-40=45) and 46 PIM in 247 career NHL games in parts of six seasons (2017-23) with Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. He registered career highs in games played (51), goals (4), assists (7) and points (11) during the 2019-20 campaign with the Canadiens. Mete totaled 105 points (30-75=105) in 176 games with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in three seasons (2014-17). He was selected by Montreal in the fourth round (100th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft.
