The minor trade saw the Flyers and Oilers swap American Hockey League defensemen, with Ronnie Attard going to Edmonton and Ben Gleason coming to Philly. The deal closes the curtain on a frustrating few years for Attard in the Flyers organization.

Monday night brought us a surprise Philadelphia Flyers trade, where defenseman Ronnie Attard, one of the most promising assets in the team’s prospect pool, was interchanged with Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ben Gleason in a straight swap. Although many ...

Ronnie Attard, a defenseman on the Flyers' roster bubble for the last several years, was traded to the Edmonton Oilers, the team announced Monday night. In return, the Flyers are getting defenseman Ben Gleason, essentially in a one-for-one swap of AHL blueliners.