The Philadelphia Flyers have added one other member of their 2024 draft class to the organization, signing forward Ilya Pautov to a three-year entry-level contract, general manager Daniel Briere announced Monday.
Pautov becomes the fifth player from Philadelphia’s 2024 draft group to sign an NHL contract, joining Jett Luchanko, Jack Berglund, Spencer Gill, and Noah Powell. Chosen within the sixth round with the 173rd overall pick, the Russian winger turned 20 years old on May 3 and spent the 2025-26 season playing at each the junior and skilled levels in Russia.
The Novosibirsk native divided his season between Krasnaya Armiya Moskva of the MHL and Zvezda Moskva of the VHL, Russia’s second-highest skilled league. In 30 MHL games, he recorded 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points, rating third on his team in points per game amongst players who played not less than 20 games with a 0.77 rate. He also produced 10 points (4 goals, six assists) in nine playoff contests, the second-highest postseason total on the club.
On the VHL level, Pautov appeared in 25 games and registered five points, including one goal and 4 assists, during his first full season in Russia’s skilled ranks.
The 2025-26 campaign was his third full yr with Krasnaya Armiya Moskva. Across 136 regular-season MHL games, Pautov amassed 44 goals and 72 assists for 116 points. He also tallied 4 points in eight playoff games before this season’s postseason run. His most efficient regular season got here in 2023-24, when he garnered 45 points on 15 goals and 30 assists in 46 games, leading the team in assists and ending second in scoring. He followed that by matching 45 points the following season, ending with 17 goals in 52 games.
Before reaching the MHL, Pautov developed through the CSKA Moskva system on the under-16, under-17, and under-18 levels. Standing 5-foot-11 and weighing 167 kilos, he is predicted to proceed his development in North America after signing, giving the Flyers one other offensive prospect from a draft class that now has five of its seven selections under contract.
The Philadelphia Flyers have added one other member of their 2024 draft class to the organization, signing forward Ilya Pautov to a three-year entry-level contract, general manager Daniel Briere announced Monday. Pautov becomes the fifth player from Philadelphia’s 2024 draft group to sign an NHL contract, joining Jett Luchanko, Jack Berglund, Spencer Gill, and Noah Powell.