Little Flyers 18U defenseman McKay signs NAHL Tender

The NAPHL’s T1ER League is pleased to announce that the Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U defenseman Ethan McKay has signed a NAHL tender agreement for the 2024-25 season with the Maryland Black Bears of the NAHL’s East Division.

McKay,17, played 16 regular season games with the Little Flyers, the team’s third overall leading scorer with 11 points (3 goals, 8 assists). With his success, the Newton Square, PA native was selected to participate in the 2024 Top Prospects Tournament.

During the postseason, McKay and the Little Flyers skated in 4 Dixon Cup Playoff games where the ‘06 was able to tally an additional goal and assist. 

McKay is one of four skaters from the Little Flyers 18U team who has signed a NAHL tender agreement for the upcoming season. 

Click here to see a list of T1ER tenders for the 2023-24 season

A tender is a contract, of sorts, a player signs announcing his intentions to play for that particular NAHL team and that NAHL team only. Once a player signs a tender with an NAHL team, his playing rights belong to that team within the NAHL and he may not be recruited by any other NAHL team. Each team is granted ten (10) tenders, which include two (2) tenders exclusively used on players from the T1ER - plus or minus any trades - which became active on November 1st. Tendered players are not eligible for the 2024 NAHL Draft.