Breaking down the details of Alex Bump and Devin Kaplan’s entry-level contracts, and what comes next for both

April 15, 2025

Apr 10, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, UNITED STATES; Denver Pioneers goaltender Matt Davis (35) defends the net against Western Michigan Broncos forward Alex Bump (20) in overtime during the Frozen Four college ice hockey national semifinals at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Connor Hamilton-Imagn Images

The present for the Philadelphia Flyers may be more about playing out the string in a lost season. The future, however, got a two-player boost on Tuesday.
Or, perhaps more accurately, a bump.
Both Alex Bump and Devin Kaplan signed NHL entry-level contracts with the club on Tuesday in the lead-up to Game 81 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Their second and third picks in the 2022 draft -- their first selection, was, of course, Cutter Gauthier -- Bump and Kaplan did not go the way of their former organization mate, and instead chose to officially join the Flyers for their respective professional careers.
The 21-year old Bump, despite being drafted two rounds after Kaplan as a fifth rounder, ...