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The Philadelphia Flyers announced today they have signed forward Isaac Ratcliffe to a one-year, two-way contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $813,750 for the 2022-23 season, according to President of Hockey Operations & General Manager, Chuck Fletcher.

Ratcliffe, 23 (2/15/1999), split time with the Flyers and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, in 2021-22. He recorded four points (1g-3a) in 10 games with the Flyers, and he made his NHL debut on Jan. 29, 2022 vs. Los Angeles and tallied his first NHL goal vs. Detroit on Feb. 9.

The 6-6, 201-pound forward spent a majority of the 2021-22 campaign in Lehigh Valley where he posted 28 points (11g-17a) in 59 games. Over parts of four seasons with the Phantoms, Ratcliffe has 20 goals and 32 assists for 52 points in 136 games.

Ratcliffe was selected by the Flyers in the second round (35th overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Prior to turning professional, Ratcliffe spent four seasons with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League where he accumulated 124 goals and 93 assists for 217 points in 254 regular season games. In his final season in 2018-19, he posted a 50-goal campaign with 32 assists for 82 points and later helped the Storm win the OHL Championship and berth in the Canadian Hockey League's Memorial Cup.

A native of London, Ontario, Ratcliffe represented Canada at the 2017 IIHF U-18 World Championships where he recorded two goals in five games to earn a bronze medal.