Sandström Recalled to Flyers

December 18, 2021

Lehigh Valley, PA – The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that goalie Felix Sandström has been recalled from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, according to Flyers Director of Hockey Operations and General Manager Chuck Fletcher. This is Sandström’s first NHL recall.

Sandström, 24, has gone 3-7-3 with a 3.08 goals-againt average and .896 save percentage in the 2021-22 season. The Flyers’ third-round selection in 2015 is in his third professional season in North America.

On November  3, 2021, he posted his first career AHL shutout in a 25-save blank sheet of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins as part of a 4-0 win.

The Gavle, Sweden native has played in 28 career games with the Phantoms compiling a 9-10-6 mark with a 3.09 goals-against average and .902 save percentage.

He also played in 25 games with the ECHL Reading Royals in 2019-20 going 13-11-1, 3.27, .885.

The Philadelphia Flyers are in action tonight against the Ottawa Senators.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms return to PPL Center for a Saturday night tilt against the Rochester Americans. Tickets for tonight’s game are avilable HERE