- Foerster signs an eight-year, $56.8 million extension with a $7.1 million cap hit
- The deal begins in 2027-28 once his current contract runs out
- Read below for what the 24-year-old meant to Philadelphia’s playoff push
The Flyers aren’t letting Tyson Foerster get anywhere near free agency.
Philadelphia signed the 24-year-old forward to an eight-year, $56.8 million extension on Wednesday. The deal carries a $7.1 million average annual value and kicks in for the 2027-28 season.
Foerster is heading into the last year of a two-year, $7.5 million deal he signed in May 2025. Now he’s locked up well into his prime.
Flyers general manager Daniel Briere explained why the team moved to keep him long term.
“We’re excited to have Tyson be a key part of our long-term future,” Briere said. “He has established himself as an important piece of the foundation we’re building here. Since coming up through our system, he’s continued to improve and develop every step of the way.”
Foerster was leading the Flyers with 10 goals through 21 games when he hurt his right arm on December 1. Surgery two weeks later shut him down until April 2.
He made it back for the games that mattered most. Foerster buried the shootout winner against Carolina on April 13 that clinched Philadelphia’s first playoff berth since 2020.
The Flyers grabbed him 23rd overall in the 2020 draft. He’s put up 100 points (61 goals, 39 assists) across 195 regular-season games.
Briere had a busy morning. Earlier Wednesday, Philadelphia also locked up goalie Dan Vladar on a five-year, $27.5 million extension.
The rebuild in Philadelphia keeps taking shape, and Foerster is now signed through 2035.
