The Philadelphia Flyers have agreed to terms with the forward Gareth Wilson with a one-year, bilateral contract.
Wilson, who played two preseason games with the Flyers, has served as captain of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms since 2023 and enters his 16th professional season in 2026-27. He played in 754 AHL regular season games with Lehigh Valley, Toronto, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Portland and San Antonio, totaling 156 goals and 197 assists for 353 points.
Ont. A native of Barrie, Ill., Wilson played 87 NHL games with Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Florida, scoring 2 goals and 6 assists. He skated in three games with the Flyers in 2025-26, his first NHL action since 2019, and was nominated by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which recognizes the player who best exemplifies the qualities of endurance and dedication to the sport.
Wilson was originally a fourth-round pick by Florida in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.