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Dec 30, 2025; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Philadelphia Flyers forward Christian Dvorak (22) handles the puck against the Vancouver Canucks in the second period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nThe Philadelphia Flyers have signed Christian Dvorak to a five-year contract extension.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The average annual value is worth $5.15 million for a total of $25.75 over the length of the deal, which runs through the 2030-31 season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “We’re very happy to have Christian be a part of the Philadelphia Flyers for the foreseeable future,” said general manager Daniel Briere in a press release. “He has played a pivotal role in our team’s success this season and proven to be a reliable, two-way center that can be trusted in all situations. More importantly, he plays a big role in our locker room and has fit in seamlessly to our group and what we are building.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Dvorak has recorded nine goals and 16 assists midway through this season after joining the Flyers in free agency. The forward is on pace to easily clear his previous career-high point total of 38, which he set in 2019-2020.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Dvorak, 29, is also three multi-point contests away from tying his previous career high of eight, established during the 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Illinois native has totaled 114 goals and 160 assists across 573 games during his career, which has included stints with the then-Arizona Coyotes (2016-21) and the Montreal Canadiens (2021-25). He was drafted in the second round of the 2014 NHL Draft by Arizona.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Dvorak’s presence has been a boon for the Flyers (21-12-7), who sit in a wild-card spot one point back in the Eastern Conference with two-plus games in hand on all three teams ahead of them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n