Western Michigan sophomore forward Alex Bump has agreed to an entry-level contract with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers.
Bump played a critical role in the Broncos winning the 2025 national championship along with the Penrose Cup and NCHC Frozen Faceoff title. He led the team in points (47) and goals (23) throughout the season.
The Prior Lake, Minn., native finishes his college career with 83 points on 37 goals and 46 assists. He played in 80 total games and averaged 1.04 points per game, including 10 goals on the man advantage and six game-winning goals.
He had a career season in 2024-25, producing 47 points on 23 goals and 24 assists. All of those marks were career bests. He was plus-11 and scored seven times on the power play.
Bump earned numerous awards throughout his career, tops being first All-American honors from last week. Along with that, he was the NCHC’s forward of the year and a finalist for the league’s player of the year award.
He was also a unanimous first team all-NCHC selection this season and began his career with NCHC all-rookie honors a season ago.
In the classroom, Bump earned NCHC all-academic honors both years in Kalamazoo.
The Flyers drafted Bump in the fifth round (133rd overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft.
