Overview
- SC Bern announced on Monday that the 30-year-old Latvian has signed a three-year contract to play in Switzerland, and reports say he declined an offer to return to Örebro HK in Sweden.
- The Flyers will not have Abols back next season after an injury-limited 2025–26 campaign that ended when he fractured his right ankle and did not play after Jan. 17.
- Abols totaled three goals and seven assists in 42 games for Philadelphia in 2025–26 while recording 24 blocked shots and 49 hits, figures that underline his role as a physical depth forward.
- SC Bern sporting director Martin Plüss described Abols as a big, strong two-way center who brings size and leadership, signaling the club expects him to fill a defensive, checking role.
- Abols’s move closes a chapter that began when he was a 2016 seventh-round pick, progressed through an entry-level deal with Florida and strong World Championship play for Latvia that helped earn him NHL chances, and his transfer will leave the Flyers short on one depth forward as they weigh roster decisions this summer.