At the Noah Juulsen School for Aspiring Defensemen, there’s only one real requirement.

Candidates must want to learn to get better.

This year, at least three young Flyers “pupils” have picked up enough knowledge to either advance their careers or at least stay in the picture for a roster spot.

At the head of the class is Emil Andrae, who’s been a Flyer regular since a recent promotion from Lehigh Valley.

Also working on getting better are Egor Zamula and Adam Ginning.

All three have been partnered with the veteran Juulsen, who was brought here to share his experience and act as sort of an on-ice coach.

“It makes it easier for me, he knows the system if I have any questions,” Andrae said in recent interview. “He plays a simple, hard game. So it makes it easier to know what we’re going

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