Five of their eight selections in the NHL draft stand 6-foot-3 or taller, including first-rounders Porter Martone and Jack Nesbitt. They overlooked smaller talent to get a hulking winger in Martone at No. 6 and traded up for Nesbitt, a 6-5 center, with the 12th pick.

The Philadelphia Flyers completed day one of the 2025 NHL Draft making two picks in the first round which included forward Porter Martone sixth overall from the Brampton Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League and center Jack Nesbitt 12th overall from the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League.

What you need to know about the 6-foot-5 center, who was the OHL's most improved player and a member of Team Canada