Flyers Agree to Terms With Hunter McDonald on a Two-Year Contract

The Philadelphia Flyers have signed defenseman Hunter McDonald to a two-year contract with an AAV of $912,500, as announced by General Manager Daniel Briere. McDonald, 24, spent the 2025-26 season with the AHL's Lehigh Valley Phantoms, recording six assists and 92 penalty minutes in 65 games, before making his NHL debut on April 14, 2026, against Montreal where he earned his first NHL point and finished +3. Originally the Flyers' sixth-round pick (165th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft, McDonald has accumulated 27 points over 147 career AHL games.