Philadelphia Flyers top prospect Bobby Brink won't be able to play until next December.

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This was announced by general manager Chuck Fletcher on Tuesday, after the skater underwent surgery to repair his left hip. The 21-year-old skater had also missed his organization's development camp because of this injury.

Brink began his professional career at the end of last campaign, having played three campaigns with the University of Denver. The American had amassed four assists in 10 games in a Flyers uniform in 2021-2022.

The Minnesota native was a second-round pick (34th overall) in the 2019 draft.