In the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the Boston Bruins drafted a young center, Jack Studnicka, from the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was once seen as a center in waiting for the Black and Gold for when Patrice Bergeron retired one day.
As it turns out, that was far from what happened. Studnicka joined the Bruins organization, and he played in just 38 regular-season games for the Bruins under former coaches Bruce Cassidy and Jim Montgomery. He played in one game in the 2022-23 season before general manager Don Sweeney made the surprising decision to trade him.
Sweeney decided to trade his top prospect in October of 2022 to the Vancouver Canucks for goalie Michael DiPietro and defenseman Jonathan Myrenberg. Since he was traded, he has bounced around the NHL, and on Monday, he was called up from the American Hockey League (AHL) to join the struggling Philadelphia Flyers.
Flyers call up former Bruins prospect Jack Studnicka
It has been a rough start to the 2026-27 season for the Philadelphia Flyers, one year after making the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. They are 0-5-2 and are coming off back-to-back losses over the weekend to the Bruins and the Carolina Hurricanes. Injuries and frustration are building, and on Monday, Studnicka was called up from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Since being traded from the Bruins, Studnicka has bounced around with a couple of different organizations. After two seasons with the Canucks, he played for the San Jose Sharks in 2023-24 after 52 games with Vancouver. Last season, he signed as a free agent with the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers and played in 19 games in South Florida, averaging just 7:06 a night with a plus/minus of minus-6.
In his career, Studnicka has played 126 games with six goals and 10 assists, with a disappointing -36 rating while averaging under 11 minutes a night. He has a goal and three points this season in three games for the Phantoms.
The 27-year-old Windsor, Ontario, native is likely getting his last shot in the NHL. Once seen as a can't-miss prospect, he has been primarily an AHL player.
As far as the Bruins trade goes, they clearly won that trade with DiPietro backing up Jeremy Swayman this season after a very good season with the Providence Bruins in the AHL. Studnicka will get his shot on Tuesday night when Philadelphia plays the Seattle Kraken at home, looking for their first win of the season.
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