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Flyers’ Porter Martone makes most of hockey’s unique pipeline timing<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This doesn’t happen in any other sport.<\/p>\n

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But in hockey, a player can appear in an NCAA game and then an NHL playoff game less than\u00a0 a month apart. And the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> sure are glad it works that way, because Porter Martone is already shining under the bright lights.<\/p>\n

Martone was a star at Michigan State, which wrapped up its season not long ago.<\/p>\n

Now, he’s already a star for the Flyers, scoring a goal during their win over the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> to open the playoffs on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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“College hockey is wild because Martone was playing at Michigan State three weeks ago, now he’s scoring in the Stanley Cup Playoffs,” wrote The Athletic’s Chris Vannini<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n

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The Flyers had made Martone a first-round pick, No. 6 overall, in the 2025 NHL Draft. But players don’t have to sign right away.<\/p>\n

That allowed Martone to play a final season with the Spartans before coming to the professional ranks.<\/p>\n

His stock only grew with how impressive he was in the 2025-26 college hockey season, and the Flyers knew they wanted him when he was done.<\/p>\n

So as soon as MSU concluded its campaign, the Flyers gave Martone his contract and he came to the NHL.<\/p>\n

He scored four goals with six assists in nine games to close out the regular season, and now he’s already on the playoff scoresheet.<\/p>\n

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It has to feel like a bit of a whirlwind for Martone, but what a start to his NHL career — he hasn’t wasted any time showing what he can do.<\/p>\n

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