Flyers sign Eager to two-year deal

By Tim McManus
The Phanatic Magazine

The Philadelphia Flyers signed left wing Ben Eager to a new two-year contract on Monday.

The 23-year-old forward recorded six goals and five assists for 11 points and a league-high 233 penalty minutes for the Flyers this past season.

"Ben is another one of our younger players that continued to develop last season," said general manager Paul Holmgren in making the announcement. "He is a big, physical presence on the ice and adds a key dimension to our lineup. We expect Ben to be an important part of our core of young players that we're going to continue to build upon."

A first-round pick by Phoenix in the 2002 NHL Draft, Eager was acquired by the Flyers, along with Sean Burke and Branko Radivojevic, from the Coyotes in exchange for Mike Comrie in February of 2004.

"I'm really excited," said Eager. "The team is looking ahead and I'm happy to be a part of things, especially with the core group that we have here. There's going to be a lot of excitement over these next few years and I'm happy that I'll get to be a part of it."