Transactions: Bump and Knuble Recalled
Knuble Can Make NHL Debut
October 19, 2026
Allentown, PA – The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled forwards Alex Bump and Cole Knuble from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Bump, 22, is coming off a massive eight-day stretch with the Phantoms in which he racked up a five-game goal streak to take the AHL lead with seven goals. Bump had back-to-back two-goal games in Springfield on Friday and Saturday, culminating the torrid run with the overtime winner in Lehigh Valley’s third straight win.
Bump has played in three games with the Flyers this season and also played in 17 games with Philadelphia last year scoring 5-4-9 while also registering two goals in six postseason games. He made his NHL debut on March 7, 2026 and scored his first goal in that same game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Bump thrived in his rookie season with Lehigh Valley scoring 11-15-26 in 36 games. He had joined the Phantoms at the end of the 2024-25 season immediately after winning the National Championship at the Frozen Four with Western Michigan. The Prior Lake, Minnesota native was a fifth-round selection of the Flyers in 2022.
Knuble, 22, scored his first goal of the season on Friday at Springfield and has scored one goal with three assists for four points in six games. He played in seven games for the Phantoms last year producing 1-2-3 and in his professional career has played in 13 games with the Phantoms scoring 2-5-7.
The Grand Rapids, MI native with a right-handed shot was a Round 4 selection of the Flyers in 2023 out of Notre Dame where he played in 106 games scoring 30-60-90.
Knuble can become the 53rd Lehigh Valley Phantoms player all-time to make his NHL debut with the Flyers and the first this season. Five Phantoms made their Flyers debuts last season including Ty Murchison, Denver Barkey, Alex Bump, Oliver Bonk and Hunter McDonald.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms carry a three-game winning streak into their upcoming home games this weekend when they host the Syracuse Crunch on Saturday, October 24 and the Belleville Senators on Sunday, October 25 at 3:05 p.m. featuring our third annual PhanCon and also a Postgame Skate with the Phantoms Players presented by NJM Insurance.
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