Philadelphia Flyers Recall Emil Andrae & Aleksei Kolosov, Place Cam York On IR

Andrae & Kolosov both started the season with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms

The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled defenseman Emil Andrae and goaltender Aleksei Kolosov, the team announced Saturday. 

In a corresponding move, defenseman Cam York was placed on injured reserve and will miss a minimum of two weeks with an upper-body injury. 

Drafted by the Flyers in the second round of the 2020 NHL Draft, Andrae has seen one game with the Phantoms this season, collecting an assist. 

In his first full season in North America last year, Andrae got into four games with the Flyers and 61 games with the Phantoms. Although he went pointless with the Flyers, Andrae scored five goals and added 27 assists for 32 points with Lehigh Valley. 

A 2021 third round pick of the Flyers, Kolosov is in his first full year in North America after spending last season in the KHL with Dinamo Minsk. Kolosov did see two games with the Phantoms at the end of last season, posting a 3.03 GAA and a .885 SV%. 

With Lehigh Valley this year, Kolosov has collected a 1-2-1 record to go along with a 3.29 GAA and a .875 SV% in four appearances. Although Andrae has seen time in the NHL, this is Kolosov's first NHL recall of his career. 

With York going down for the next little while, Andrae is likely to draw into the Flyers lineup at some point. He makes smart decisions with the puck and has the ability to create for himself and others. While Kolosov may not draw in, he will get the opportunity to learn from Samuel Ersson and Ilya Fedotov. Both prospects have been popular with fans since being drafted and are on paths to play solid roles for the Flyers in the future. 

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