The Philadelphia Flyers have traded up to get the 12th overall from the Pittsburgh Penguins, giving Pittsburgh their 22nd and 31st picks.
🔶 WELCOME TO PHILLY! 🔶
With the 12th pick in the 2025 #NHLDraft, we are proud to select Jack Nesbitt. pic.twitter.com/xZu0kLmX78
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) June 28, 2025
Nesbitt, who plays for the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL, is a 6'5" center that brings high hockey IQ, incredible positional awareness, and skillful puck-handling to the table. For his size, he's also considered to have some pretty impressive skating ability.
The center position has been one where the Flyers have needed more depth, and after taking right winger Porter Martone with their No. 6 pick, it's clear that GM Danny Briere was high enough on Nesbitt to hand over their other two first-round picks to their Keystone State rivals.
Nesbitt has shown significant improvement over this past season, and his ceiling is believed to be a high one. Although it might take him a little while to be NHL ready, there is plenty of room to grow and develop into a solid anchor for the Flyers' offense.
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