Coming into Philadelphia Flyers training camp there was an underlying excitement beyond the typical feeling of finally having hockey back. One of the reasons for that feeling might not be with the Flyers right now, but he\u2019s making a loud enough noise down in the AHL that is starting to draw some attention.<\/p>\n
Alex Bump was projected as one of the few young players that could end up making the Flyers out of camp. He had an impressive showing with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms after his collegiate career wrapped up with a national championship last season and all he needed to do was show that he can take that jump after his first summer as a professional.<\/p>\n
It unfortunately did not play out that way, as the more grind-ready Nikita Grebenkin and NHL-or-OHL center Jett Luchanko got the job over Bump, but it was more out of a need for further development and perfecting his craft than not being ready. Grebenkin can easily play in his fourth-line role and the Flyers kept Luchanko around, delaying the inevitable departure back to the OHL\u2019s Guelph Storm<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bump should only be playing top-nine minutes regardless and there is just no vacancy that he could fill when it comes to being a scoring winger for the Flyers. <\/p>\n Bump showed off this weekend in the AHL<\/p>\n So far, the production has come in spurts for Bump \u2014 first two games with zero earned, his third featuring a goal and an assist, the next two games going without any points once more. But it was Friday night\u2019s matchup against the Hartford Wolf Pack where it truly felt that Bump was able to take over that game offensively.<\/p>\n Bump finished the game with a goal and an assist and it was during that goal where it felt like he made the game bend to his will with a rocket of a shot the moment he was given just a second of extra space.<\/p>\n That was a beauty#LVvsHFD<\/a>| #LVPhantoms<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/srHuGWbbpi<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Lehigh Valley Phantoms (@LVPhantoms) November 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Bump took the puck where the point and the slot meet, was hounded by a Wolf Pack defender and perfectly evaded any attempted stick check, and in doing so went right into uncovered enemy territory. With that perfect creation of his own space, right up by the faceoff dot, Bump unleashed his shot and scored his second goal of the season.<\/p>\n It\u2019s nothing mind-boggling or something that will force the Phantoms to go viral, but it was just a very solid display of creating your own scoring chances given what you have. He could have looked to create more of a solid possession, cycling the puck or handing it off to one of the multiple teammates he had closer to the net when he had some extra time to think; but no, Bump\u2019s confidence is high enough to take that chance and he found success.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t just when he actually managed to get his name on the score sheet, where Bump was impressive. There is something in the air around Bump that just makes him the most sure-of-himself player on the ice and he will attempt thing that most first-year professionals won\u2019t even think of, especially in the first month of the season.<\/p>\n In the middle of the first period, before he managed to score his goal, Bump was able to show more of his confidence and overall skill level in what ended up as a very solid scoring chance but nothing came of it.<\/p>\n Bump with a nice move herepic.twitter.com\/gga2OChMj3<\/a><\/p>\n