Jiricek is one of six players heading back to the AHL on Wedneday after the Flyers' regular season wrapped up on Tuesday night. Jiricek made his Flyers debut last night, but returns to the Phantoms, where he has 13 points (2G / 11A) in 13 games since being acquired from the Wild.
Jiricek was acquired by the Flyers at the trade deadline and will make his Philadelphia debut on Tuesday vs. Montreal. The 22-year-old former sixth overall pick will now appear for his third NHL organization since being drafted by Columbus in 2022. He has appeared in 25 games this season (all with MIN) but has failed to pick up a point while collecting 14 PIMs and averaging 11:43 TOI.
Jiricek was drafted sixth-overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, but has had trouble being a permanent fixture at the NHL level. The 22-year-old defenseman has been traded twice in the last two years, with stints in Columbus, Minnesota, and now Philadelphia. He has yet to play a game with the Flyers, but has been effective at the AHL level, scoring 10 points (2G / 8A) in 10 games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Minnesota acquired David Jiricek for a hefty price tag last season, but he did not materialize as they hoped and pivoted this season, trading him to Philadelphia for Bobby Brink. The 22-year-old Jiricek has had trouble establishing himself at the NHL level, as evidenced by his zero points in 25 games with Minnesota this season.
Jiricek will slot right back into the lineup after sitting out Tuesday's game in Montreal. David Spacek will sit in his place.
David Spacek will draw back into Minnesota's lineup on Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens, sending Jiricek to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Jiricek is averaging 12:01 time-on-ice and is still searching for his first point through 20 games this season.
Jiricek has split time this season between Iowa (AHL) and Minnesota, and was recalled earlier this week because of a Zach Bogosian (lower body) injury. That said, he has been reassigned to Iowa to correspond with Daemon Hunt being activated from IR. The 22-year-old Jiricek has zero points in 18 games with Minnesota this season.
Jiricek has split time this season between Iowa (AHL) and Minnesota, and has been recalled because of a Zach Bogosian (lower body) injury. The 22-year-old Jiricek has zero points in 18 games with Minnesota this season.
Zach Bogosian (lower body) will return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators, resulting in Jiricek being a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Jiricek has seen limited playing time this season, averaging just 12:08 time-on-ice and scoring zero points through 18 games.
Jiricek exited Sunday's 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins in the third period due to a lower-body injury, but will not miss any time, drawing into the lineup on Tuesday against the Washington Capitals. The 22-year-old Czech defenseman has zero points through 14 games this season.
Jiricek exited Sunday's 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins in the third period due to a lower-body injury. Head Coach John Hynes did not have an update on Jiricek's status following the game. The 22-year-old Czech defenseman has zero points through 14 games this season.
With Jonas Brodin battling an undisclosed injury, Minnesota has recalled Jiricek from the Iowa Wild (AHL). The 22-year-old Jiricek has three points (1G / 2A) in 10 games with Iowa this season.
With Zach Bogosian activated from Injured Reserve, Minnesota has reassigned Jiricek to the Iowa Wild (AHL). The 21-year-old Jiricek scored zero points and recorded a -3 plus/minus in 12 games with Minnesota.
Daemon Hunt will make his season debut on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes, sending Jiricek to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 21-year-old Jiricek has yet to score a point in 10 games this season, but has seen sheltered minutes, averaging only 12:40 time-on-ice while playing on Minnesota's bottom defensive pair.
Jiricek had one assist in his season debut in Iowa, and returns to the NHL following an injury to Zach Bogosian on Friday. Jiricek could draw into the lineup on Saturday.
Jiricek was traded from Columbus last season due to growing frustration with a lack of NHL play, a commonality early in his tenure with the Minnesota Wild. The talented 21-year-old defenseman has been limited to only six games with Minnesota since being acquired in January last season, tallying two points (1G / 1A) in the process.
Since being acquired in a trade by Minnesota, Jiricek has spent most of his time in the AHL, and will now be sidelined for the remainder of the season. The highly skilled 21-year-old defenseman played six games with Minnesota, scoring two points (1G / 1A). He scored seven points (0G / 7A) in 27 games with the Iowa Wild (AHL) this season.
