Team: Alex Lyon
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Blessed with a calm demeanor and fluid mobility, Lyon carries the potential to one day become a starting goaltender in the NHL.


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March 2018 – Alex Lyon has been summoned from Lehigh Valley to backup the newly-acquired Petr Mrazek. Even with Elliot and Neuvirth sidelined, Lyon’s workload is expected to be rather modest given that the Flyers are still very much in the hunt for a playoff berth. You would still remember to check his availability when there is a back-to-back or a soft start that could warrant giving Mrazek a night off. – Edric Joseph

December 2017 – Despite being with the big club for more than a week, Flyers goalie Alex Lyon remains idle while Michal Neuvirth tends to a leg injury. He is unlikely to see much (if any) playing time as he has struggled to perform up to the standard of the AHL level. He would not start as much for Lehigh Valley it weren’t for Anthony Stolarz being sidelined indefinitely. Edric Joseph

 

September 2017 – The clock is ticking on Alex Lyon, especially when the Philadelphia crease is starting to fill up with prospects of interest. Also, by prospect standards he is also getting on in years making it more important to get some giddy up to his development. Playing behind Elliot and Neuvirth going into a contract year probably doesn’t help in the way of keeping the pressure off of him to deliver in short order. He can make a compelling audition for other clubs out of this season if nothing else, should the Flyers elect to go another way in the coming summer. Edric Joseph

 

June 2016 – Lyon had spent three seasons patrolling the crease for the Yale Bulldogs. Leading the team to second place finish in the ECAC conference in 2015-16. The 6-1 netminder posted a 19-8-4 record with a tidy .936 save percentage and 1.64 GAA. One of the most heavily recruited free agents coming out of college hockey, the Hobey Baker Finalist signed with the Philadelphia Flyers back in April. At 23 years of age, Lyon will be called upon to produce strong numbers immediately and will battle Anthony Stolarz for the top spot in Lehigh Valley this fall.

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 6.0
NHL Certainty 4.0
Country USA
Position G
Roster Type Minors
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth December 9, 1992
Height 6‘1”
Weight 201 lbs
Drafted No

Stats

 Season Team League GP GAA SVS%      Playoffs GP GAA SVS%
 2007-2008 Lake of the Woods HighUSHS-MN4 6.86 .847|      
 2008-2009 Lake of the Woods HighUSHS-MN17 3.44 .909|      
 2009-2010 Lake of the Woods HighUSHS-MN25 2.80 .919|Playoffs1 4.00 .875
 2010-2011 Team The Base UMHSEHL14 2.76 .930|Playoffs2 3.43 .891
  Lake of the Woods HighUSHS-MN25 1.48 .948|Playoffs2 3.03 .923
  Cedar Rapids RoughRidersUSHL1 5.00 .848|      
 2011-2012 Omaha LancersUSHL48 2.76 .910|Playoffs4 3.30 .910
 2012-2013 Omaha LancersUSHL50 2.65 .916|      
 2013-2014 Yale Univ.NCAA30 2.41 .918|      
 2014-2015 Yale Univ.NCAA32 1.62 .939|      
  USAWC0 - -|      
 2015-2016 Yale Univ.NCAA31 1.64 .936|      
 2016-2017 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL47 2.74 .912|Playoffs2 2.07 .882
 2017-2018 Philadelphia FlyersNHL11 2.75 .905|      
  Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL27 2.75 .913|Playoffs11 1.98 .944
 2018-2019 Philadelphia FlyersNHL2 5.07 .806|      
  Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL39 2.74 .916|      
 2019-2020 Philadelphia FlyersNHL3 3.55 .890|      
  Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL32 2.69 .913|      
 2020-2021 Philadelphia FlyersNHL6 3.33 .893|      
  Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL4 3.40 .874|      
 2021-2022 Carolina HurricanesNHL2 2.93 .908|      
  Chicago WolvesAHL30 2.16 .912|Playoffs12 2.03 .923
 2022-2023 Florida PanthersNHL15 2.89 .914|Playoffs4 3.63 .888
  Charlotte CheckersAHL23 2.43 .910|      
 2023-2024 Detroit Red WingsNHL35 3.10 .903|      

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