Transactions: Studnicka to Flyers, Grundstrom to Phantoms
Grans on Waivers and Bantle Signs PTO
October 12, 2026
Allentown, PA – The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled forward Jack Studnicka from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and have assigned forward Carl Grundstrom to Lehigh Valley, according to General Manager Daniel Briere.
Additionally, the Flyers have placed defenseman Helge Grans on waivers. He will be eligible to be assigned to the Phantoms tomorrow afternoon upon clearing.
And the Lehigh Valley Phantoms have signed forward Carson Bantle to a PTO (professional tryout).
Studnicka, 27, has played in three games with the Phantoms this season scoring one goal with one assist. He has played in 126 career NHL games with Boston, Vancouver, San Jose and Florida recording 6-10-16 as well as 269 AHL games with Providence, Abbotsford, San Jose, Ontario, Charlotte and Lehigh Valley, producing 70-124-194. The righty-shooting center from Windsor, ON was a Round 2 selection of the Boston Bruins in 2017.
Grundstrom, 28, is a lefty-shooting winger from Umea, Sweden who has played in five games with the Flyers this season recording zero points as well as 47 games with Philadelphia last year scoring 9-4-13. Last season, he played in 19 games with the Phantoms scoring 6-9-15 before his recall to the big club in November.
In his career, Grundstrom has played in 344 NHL games with Los Angeles, San Jose and Philadelphia, scoring 52-37-89 as well as 118 games in the AHL with Toronto, Ontario and Lehigh Valley scoring 36-51-87. The Round 2 selection of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2016 was originally acquired by the Flyers last season in a trade for Ryan Ellis on October 5, 2025.
Grans, 24, has played in one game with the Flyers this season. He played in 61 games with the Phantoms last year scoring 3-11-14. Grans has playhed in seven career NHL games with the Flyers with one assist and 298 career AHL games with Ontario and Lehigh Valley with 21 career goals and 57 assists for 78 points. Grans has played in 183 games with Lehigh Valley producing 12-33-45 across three seasons with the team. The Round 2 selection of the Los Angeles Kings in 2020 is entering his sixth season of professional hockey and was originally acquired by the Flyers on June 6, 2023 in a three-team trade involving Los Angeles and Columbus.
Bantle, 24, was injured with the Phantoms in the preseason as a camp invitee. The 6’5″ lefty-shooting winger from Onalaska, WI is entering his third season of professional hockey. The University of Wisconsin product played in 52 games with Grand Rapids last year scoring 3-4-7 while also playing in five games in the ECHL with Toledo wher he scored 2-1-3. In his career, Bantle has played in 75 AHL games with the Grand Rapids Griffins scoring 4-4-8 as well as 44 ECHL games with the Toledo Walleye with 23-9-32.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms open a three-game road swing with a Wednesday night clash 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 which features our award-winning PhanCon promotion as well as a postgame skate with the Phantoms players presented by NJM Insurance.
Hartford Wolf Pack
Springfield Thunderbirds
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