Kyle Flanagan (born December 30, 1988) is an American former professional

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player. He appeared in the

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(AHL) with the

Adirondack Phantoms The Adirondack Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), who began play in the 2009–10 AHL season. The Phantoms were based in Glens Falls, New York, playing home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center and w ...

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and the

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Playing career

Flanagan played college hockey with the St. Lawrence Saints in the NCAA Men's Division I

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conference. In his

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year, Flanagan's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 ECAC All-Conference First Team. He signed a one-year entry level contract with the

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on March 21, 2013. On August 1, 2014, Flanagan signed his first European contract as a free agent in agreeing to a one-year deal with

Modo Hockey Modo Hockey (or MoDo with uppercase letters) is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The team plays in Sweden's second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan. The club was founded in 1987 and has won one SHL championships; in 2007. ...

of the

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. In his tenure abroad, Flanagan featured in 38 games with Modo, registering 4 goals and 15 points as the club missed the post-season and narrowly avoided relegation in the 2014–15 season. On September 22, 2015, Flanagan accepted an invitation to the

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training camp, and was later signed by ECHL affiliate, making a professional return to Adirondack with the Thunder. After appearing in 44 games with the

, Flanagan signed a two-year AHL contract on July 26, 2016. After completing his contract with the

following the 2017–18 season, Flanagan opted to end his 6-year professional playing career, announcing his retirement on August 22, 2018.

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* 1988 births Adirondack Phantoms players Adirondack Thunder players Belleville Senators players Binghamton Senators players Cedar Rapids RoughRiders players Ice hockey players from New York (state) Living people Modo Hockey players People from Canton, New York St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey players American men's ice hockey centers AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans {{US-icehockey-player-stub