Apple for one year extends an agreement with Flyers / day
Until the Flyers have not yet officially announced an extension of the agreement with apple, the portal says the Latvian hockey player will receive $ 800,000 in the season as part of the new agreement.
Apple last summer concluded an agreement with the Flyers for one season and made their debut in the NHL this season, scoring five (2+3) points in 22 games.
The Latvian striker spent most of the season in the American Hockey League (AHL) Alentauna « Lehigh Valley Phantoms » team and in the regular season he scored 32 (15+17) points in 47 games, while in seven Kalder Cup.
Apple spent the previous four seasons in Sweden, playing in the first three ranks of Orebro, and representing Engelholm’s Rogle in the 2023/2024 season. He scored 14 goals in Rogle last season and gave up 12 assists. Apple also played in the Orebro team before returning to North America.
Apple in the 2016 NHL Draft was selected by the Vancouver Canucks with number 184. He was also under the auspices of the Florida Panthers in the NHL, but played only in the American Hockey League (AHL), scoring 7+16 in 36 battles.
In North America, Apple has also played in the ECHL tournament and the Canadian junior leagues. During his career, he also represented Riga « Dinamo » and the Russian Youth Hockey League team « Riga ».
Apple has represented the Latvian national team at eight World Championships, winning bronze in 2023, and the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
The Flyers took the last place in the Eastern Conference this season and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup.
