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Flyers ink Knuble to two-year ELC

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EAST LANSING, MI - FEBRUARY 20: Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Cole Knuble (22) looks toward the puck during a men's college hockey game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Michigan State Spartans on February 20, 2026 at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing MI. (Photo by Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Philadelphia Flyers announced the signing of Cole Knuble to a two-year entry-level contract on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old forward will report to the team’s American Hockey League affiliate Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the remainder of the season.

A native of Grand Rapids, MI, Knuble was selected with the 103rd overall selection of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

Knuble is the son of former NHLer Mike Knuble, who skated in 1,068 games across 16 seasons, including 338 games in five seasons with the Flyers.

The younger Knuble spent the past three seasons at Notre Dame. He appeared in 36 games for the Fighting Irish in his junior year, scoring nine goals and adding 22 assists. He finishes his South Bend career with 30 goals and 60 assists in 106 games.

Internationally, Knuble was a member of U.S. Collegiate Selects team that competed at the 2025-2026 Spengler Cup where he registered an assist in three games.