Flyers sign RW Hayden Hodgson to a NHL contract

The Philadelphia Flyers have signed right wing Hayden Hodgson to a National Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season with an average annual value (AAV) of $750,000. He has been assigned to the club's American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, according to President of Hockey Operations & General Manager, Chuck Fletcher.

Hodgson, 26 (3/2/1996), is in his first year with the Phantoms and has 29 points (18g-11a) in 44 games. His 18 goals are tied for the team lead, while his 29 points rank third. He spent one additional season in the AHL, the 2017-18 campaign, with the Cleveland Monsters where he posted six points (3g-3a) in 41 games.
The 6-2, 207-pound forward has spent a majority of his career in the ECHL where he recorded a total of 44 points (22g-22a) in 98 games, most recently with the Utah Grizzlies and Wheeling Nailers (2020-21), as well as the Reading Royals (2019-20), Wichita Thunder (2018-19), Florida Everblades and Manchester Monarchs (2017-18).
A native of Windsor, Ontario, Hodgson spent parts of five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Erie Otters (2012-13 to 2013-14), Sarnia Sting (2013-14 to 2015-16) and Saginaw Spirit (2015-16 to 2016-17) where he posted 87 goals and 70 assists for 157 points in 294 games.