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Flyers sign 1st-round pick Ivan Provorov to entry-level contract

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The Philadelphia Flyers signed their 2015 first-round pick Friday.

The team announced the signing of defenseman Ivan Provorov to a three-year, entry-level contract.

The Flyers picked the Russian - who some considered the top defenseman available - with the seventh overall pick in this year's draft.

Provorov had 15 goals and 61 points in 60 games for the WHL's Brandon Wheat Kings last season.

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