PHILADELPHIA - The Flyers sneaked two new offseason hires under the radar: their new chief fight officers, UFC middleweight Andre Petroski and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship welterweight Johnny Garbarino.

Petroski and Garbarino have spent the offseason working with Nick Deslauriers and a group of the Flyers' young players, including Oliver Bonk and Tyson Foerster, teaching them the basics of how to hold their own in a fight on the ice.

Petroski, who is from Springfield, Delaware County, said the Flyers reached out to him about hosting a few lessons. He looped in South Philly native Garbarino, who grew up playing hockey before becoming a professional fighter and a professional chef.

"The fighting part, to me, is if you can gain an advantage with intimidation, and intimidation is spee

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