Kieffer Bellows News

Bellows was claimed off waivers from the New York Islanders earlier this week. He will make his Flyers debut Saturday.

Bellows was the No.19 overall pick in the 2016 NHL draft but had a hard time finding a permanent spot in the Islanders lineup. He appeared in 45 NHL games with them last season, scoring six goals and 13 assists (19 points). The 24-year-old will help replace James van Riemsdyk, who is out long-term with a hand injury.

Bellows has been a healthy scratch for five games and missed Tuesday's game due to illness but will replace Oliver Wahlstrom in the lineup on Thursday. Bellows has scored four goals with nine assists (13 points) in 35 games this season.

A few players cleared COVID-19 protocol yesterday and are expected to play but Bellows cleared today and isn't expected to play.

The Islanders will shuffle some players around after losing four straight games. Bellows, Leo Komarov and Oliver Wahlstrom will go to the taxi squad with Austin Czarnik, Dmytro Timashov and Ilya Sorokin coming up.

Following the acquisition of J.G. Pageau from the Senators, the Islanders announced that Bellows is going back to the AHL and Andrew Ladd is coming back up for good. Bellows has been solid in his brief time with the Isles, scoring two goals with one assist while playing 10:39 ATOI in eight games. He leads Bridgeport with 16 goals and is second with 24 points in 45 games.

Bellows had two goals and one assist in seven games with the Islanders earlier in the season. The former first-round pick has picked up 24 points (16G / 8A) in 45 AHL games.

Bellows took Tom Kuhnhakl's spot in the lineup at Monday's practice, skating on the third line with Derick Brassard and Michael Dal Colle. The 21-year-old winger has 16 goals with eight assists (24 points) in 45 AHL games this season and should provide an offensive spark for the Islanders bottom-6.

Bellows was the No.19 overall pick in 2016 and has scored 16 goals with eight assists (24 points) in 45 AHL games this season. The 21-year-old could make his NHL debut Tuesday vs. the Stars.

Bellows was the No.19 overall pick in 2016 and enjoyed a solid preseason, but will start the season with Bridgeport. Bellows enjoyed a great year in Portland (WHL) last year, collecting 74 points (41G / 33A) in 56 games. Bellows and/or Josh Ho-Sang will likely be the first forwards called-up from the AHL.