Philadelphia Flyers winger Tyson Foerster should be good to go when it comes to the Flyers starting their regular season against Florida in October. In short, there seems to be no complications from his surgery earlier in the year.
“Everything looks good now,” Flyers general manager Danny Briere said in reply to another media outlet’s inquiry. “Should be ready for the season.”
Foerster, who scored 25 goals last season, finished his hockey year by competing in the World Hockey Championships as a member of Team Canada’s roster alongside Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim. Unfortunately Foerster sustained an injury and missed a small portion of the tournament. Following the tournament Foerster’s injury didn’t improve. Specialists ran tests and scans and determined Foerster had an infection in the elbow. The forward underwent surgery to resolve the problem.
There was speculation that the injury could have been much worse, leading to Foerster missing at least the start of the season and possibly a few months. Foerster reportedly visited a specialist in Vancouver to get an expert opinion on the elbow. Thankfully for both him and the team, it appears for now those worst-case scenarios are in the rearview mirror. Of course we’ll know more when the Flyers get ready for their training camp which follows Rookie Camp in September. But as it stands now it appears the line of Noah Cates, Bobby Brink, and Foerster will be healthy entering 2025-26. Or until new head coach Rick Tocchet decides to juggle the line combinations.
It’s been a busy 2025 for Foerster. In late April both he and the Flyers agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $7.5 million ($3.75 million Average Annual Value). While the Flyers might have wanted to lock up Foerster for a longer time at a reduced cap hit, the forward is betting on himself to prove he can produce the next two years and earn a hefty pay raise with a rising cap ceiling.
If Foerster makes a huge impression to start the season he might even garner the attention of Team Canada for their Winter Olympic roster. Team Canada announced an orientation camp to take place later this month with the invitees featuring both Konecny and Sanheim but not Foerster. It would be a long shot to see him representing Canada, but a great first half of the season would make things interesting.
At the very least, the good news today from Briere indicates one of the better Flyer forwards and goal-scorers will be available when the real games begin.