Transactions: Oliver Bonk Recalled to Flyers
Cooper Wylie Joins Phantoms from Reading
October 11, 2026
Allentown, PA – The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled defenseman Oliver Bonk from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Additionally, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms have recalled defenseman Cooper Wylie from the Reading Royals of the ECHL.
Bonk, 21, has two assists in two games with the Phantoms this season and scored six goals with 13 assists for 19 points in 46 games with the Phantoms last year after making his belated pro debut on December 6, 2025.
He made his NHL debut a successful one on April 14, 2026 against Montreal scoring a goal in Philadelphia’s regular-season finale. The right-handed rookie blueliner won a Memorial Cup with the London Knights of the OHL but was then sidelined at the beginning of the season due to injury. Bonk was the #22 overall selection in the NHL draft in 2022. He is the son of NHL veteran Radek Bonk who played in 969 NHL games with Ottawa, Montreal and Nashville scoring 194-303-497.
Wylie, 24, enters his first professional season following four years at St. Cloud State University where he recorded 10-25-35 in 130 career games. Last season, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound blueliner appeared in all 36 games with the Huskies as a senior while serving as team captain. He established collegiate career highs with 11 assists and 14 points while scoring three goals. Prior to his collegiate career, Wylie played two seasons of junior hockey with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL, totaling 8-37-45 in 99 games.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms embark on a three-game road trip this week beginning Wednesday night at the Hartford Wolf Pack. The Phantoms return to PPL Center on Saturday, October 24 against the Syracuse Crunch and Sunday, October 25 against the Belleville Senators on PhanCon and also featuring a Postgame Skate with the Players presented by NJM Insurance.
Hartford Wolf Pack
Springfield Thunderbirds
Springfield Thunderbirds
