Flyers and Kraken pull off the first trade of the NHL offseason since July

This just in, the Philadelphia Flyers and Seattle Kraken have hooked up on a minor trade with the Flyers acquiring forward Tucker Robertson in exchange for Jon-Randall Avon.

From the Flyers' press release announcement:

The Philadelphia Flyers today announced that the club has acquired forward Tucker Robertson from Seattle in exchange for forward Jon-Randall Avon, according to General Manager Daniel Briere.

Robertson, 22 (06/22/03), has played for the Seattle Kraken’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds for parts of the last two seasons (2023-25). During the 2024-25 season, Robertson registered four goals, and five assists for nine points across 38 games. While he has accumulated 10 goals, nine assists, and 19 points in 77 career AHL games with the Firebirds.

Robertson was drafted by Seattle in the fourth round, 123rd overall in the 2022 NHL Draft. Prior to being drafted the 5-foot-10, 190-pound native of Toronto, ON played for the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario League (OHL) for three seasons (2019-20, 2020-23) and served as assistant captain in his final year with the club (2022-23). Robertson tallied 189 career-OHL points (85g-104) over 191 games.

Avon, 22 (07/04/03), was signed to entry-level contract by the Flyers as an undrafted prospect in September of 2021. The forward went on to play two seasons for the Flyers’ AHL affiliate the Lehigh Valley Phantoms from 2023-25. Avon recorded 16 goals, 19 assists, and 35 points throughout 125 games all with the Phantoms.

Read below for our earlier report on the Kraken and their new third jersey.

The Seattle Kraken have unveiled a new jersey for the upcoming campaign and for the first time ever an NHL team will be able to play in the dark.

The NHL's newest franchise will be rocking an all-new black third jersey with glow-in-the-dark accents and stealth crest.

Check it out:

I've got to say... I absolutely LOVE this. It might sound childish, but I'm a sucker for glow in the dark stuff!

I'm stoked to see these in action, specifically for the pre-game show where the lights and typically dimmed and the in-arena staff does their thing.

More from the Kraken on these new unis: