LAS VEGAS — Day 2 of the NHL draft is always a roll of the dice.

Would the Philadelphia Flyers hit or miss with their draft picks? Entering the day, the Flyers were poised to select once each in the second, third, and seventh rounds. They had two picks in the fifth round and two in the sixth.

In the end, after a few trades, they made six picks on Day 2. The Philadelphia Inquirer breaks down each new member of the Flyers organization.

Second round, No. 51: Jack Berglund, C

With the No. 51 pick in the draft, the Flyers selected the two-way center from Sweden. He spent the majority of the past season playing for Färjestad BK’s under-20 team, totaling 34 points (15 goals, 19 assists) in 41 games. He skated in two playoff games, registering a goal, before joining the club’s under-18 team for one regular-season game. In that game, he scored a pair before adding 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) in nine playoff games.

“I’m a big forward and I can use my size both physically and to protect the puck,” the 6-foot-3, 209-pounder who compares his game to those of Joel Eriksson Ek and Mikko Rantanen. “I’m a smart player on the ice, and always compete, and always trying to help the team.”

The son of former NHLer Christian Berglund, the center played well at the U18 World Championship, like the Flyers’ first-round pick Jett Luchanko. He had two goals and five points in seven games for the bronze medal-winning Swedes and is projected by the Flyers to be a third-line center.

“When I saw him play this year, the thing that stood out to me the most was just his two-way game. I know that can kind of be almost a little cliché at some points, but the thing about him is he’s so committed to both ends of the ice,” Daily Faceoff’s prospect analyst Steven Ellis told The Inquirer. “Very good on the faceoff dot and very tough to take the puck off of. I saw him up close a lot this year where he would just run through guys — he’s not the biggest guy, but he’s strong and he knows how to use that size and he likes to have the puck on his stick.”

Second round, No. 59: Spencer Gill, D

Flyers general manager Danny Brière continued to wheel and deal. He sent the No. 77 pick along with the 2025 third-rounder acquired from the Wild on Friday to the Nashville Predators for the No. 59 pick.

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