Kolosov Re-Signs with Flyers
Petruzzelli Extension with Phantoms
May 15, 2026
Allentown, PA – The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed goaltender Aleksei Kolosov to a one-year contract extension, according to General Manager Daniel Briere. Additionally, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms have re-signed goaltender Keith Petruzzelli to a one-year contract extension for the 2026-27 season.
Kolosov, 24, played in 38 games with the Phantoms in the 2025-26 season going 15-21-2, 2.98, .895 with two shutouts. He has also played in four games with the Flyers going 0-2-0, 4.00, .830. The Flyers’ third-round selection in 2021 out of Minsk, Belarus has played in 52 career games with the Phantoms going 21-28-3, 2.98, .895 and 21 career games with the Flyers going 5-11-1, 3.64, .863.
Prior to coming to North America, Kolosov spent parts of four seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with his hometown team, Dinamo Minsk. The 6’0″, 185-pound netminder appeared in 120 regular-season games, posting a 49-56-10 record, while also making another 14 playoff appearances. Kolosov was recognized as one of the league’s top goaltenders, earning KHL All-Star Game selections in both 2022-23 and 2023-24.
Petruzzelli, 27, spent the 2026-27 season with the Reading Royals of the ECHL where he went 17-16-6, 2.59, .912. The Wilbraham, Mass. native originally joined the Phantoms in the 2025-26 season appearing in six games with the Orange and Black going 3-3-0, 3.31, .877 while spending the bulk of the season with Reading where he was 14-16-4, 3.12, .901.
Petruzzelli has played in 53 career AHL games over parts of four seasons with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Toronto Marlies going a combined 25-20-4, 3.17, .893. In parts of four seasons in the ECHL with the Reading Royals and Newfoundland Growlers, he has appeared in 103 games with a record of 51-41-11 along with a 2.71 GAA and .909 save percentage. Prior to turning pro, the 6’5″, 185-pound goaltender played four seasons at Quinnipiac University, where he appeared in 94 career games going 51-27-8, 2.17, .915 with 10 shutouts. He won the Ken Dryden Award as ECAC Goaltender of the Year in the 2020-21 season going 17-8-4, 1.89, .926.
