fˈɑːloʊɪŋ flˈaɪɚz tɹˈeɪnɪŋ kˈæmp, hiː wʌz sˈɛnt dˌaʊn tə ðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə fˈæntəmz, ðɪ ˌeɪˌeɪtʃˈɛl ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪt ʌvðə flˈaɪɚz, wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd hɪz fˈɜːst sˈiːzən ʌv pɹəfˈɛʃənəl ˈaɪs hˈɑːki.
Following Flyers training camp, he was sent down to the Philadelphia Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Flyers, where he played his first season of professional ice hockey.