It seems as if Porter Martone has made his decision.
According to Elliote Friedman, the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2025 6th overall draft selection is off to East Lansing to play for the Michigan State Spartans.
Martone was connected to a Big Ten rival, Penn State, which recently landed the big fish in Gavin McKenna. A source informed me that landing McKenna made it much more difficult for PSU to bring in the Flyers prospect as well.
The young forward will have until August 1st to enroll in the school and officially confirm his decision.
Martone will now join his fellow Flyers 2025 draftee, Shane Vansaghi, who is entering his sophomore season at Michigan State.
After working with Karsen Dorwart at development camp, another fellow Spartan, he likely heard nothing but good things about head coach Adam Nightengale and the University.
The Spartans were in big need of star power after missing on McKenna and losing Isaac Howard to the NHL. Martone is no consolation prize, and will certainly fill that need for star power.
With his decision, Martone takes himself out of the running for one of the final roster spots. However, he can join the Flyers at the end of the Spartans’ season.
Was this the right or wrong choice for Martone?
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