The Philadelphia Flyers received some positive injury news regarding winger Owen Tippett ahead of the offseason.
Speaking at the 2026 NHL Draft Combine, Flyers GM Danny Briere confirmed that Tippett has fully recovered from the internal bleeding issue that forced him to miss Philadelphia’s second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes.
“Everything’s cleared on that front,” Briere said. “Everything is going well there. Nobody was worried about it affecting his training or affecting next season. It’s an internal injury that just needed a little bit of time to heal.”
Briere also revealed just how close Tippett was to returning during the Carolina series.
“He was really close to coming back in the Carolina series. There’s a good chance if there had been a Game 5, most likely in Game 6, he would have been back for that.”
The 27-year-old once again played a major role in the Flyers offense this season, leading the team with 28 goals while surpassing the 20-goal mark for the fourth consecutive year.
With Tippett now fully cleared, the Flyers are expected to have one of their top offensive weapons ready for a full offseason program heading into the 2026-27 campaign.
