Men's Ice Hockey | 3/7/2026 6:22:38 PM

After two seasons in the USHL, two in the NCAA, and 36 games in the AHL, Alex Bump made his NHL debut on Saturday, March 7, with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Following his high school season in 2021-22, Bump joined the Omaha Lancers, where he played 59 games and served as an alternate captain in his second year. He capped his junior career with the Tri-City Storm, finishing with 25 goals and 31 assists through 75 USHL games.  The forward from Prior Lake, Minn. helped lead the Western Michigan Broncos to a conference championship and national title as a sophomore alternate captain in 2025 and played 36 games for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms this season before earning a call-up. He had 37 goals and 46 assists in 80 NCAA games and was nearly a point-per-game player in the AHL with Lehigh Valley since signing a contract and making the jump to pro at the end of the 2024-25 season.

About the USHL

The United States Hockey League (USHL) and its 16 teams are committed to being the world's leading junior hockey league. This season, more than 50% of NCAA Division I men's hockey players and nearly 25% of NHL players have USHL experience. The USHL has developed more than 285 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and eight of the last 10 Hobey Baker Award winners, including Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel).

Elevated through the recently announced Declaration of Excellence with the NHL and USA Hockey, the league's player-first approach, including a 2:1 practice-to-game ratio and a schedule with 92% of games played on weekends, provides its players with the optimal environment for athletic and personal growth, creating pathways for the next generation of stars like Auston Matthews (NTDP), Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms), Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede), and Johnny Gaudreau (Dubuque Fighting Saints).