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Derek Settlemyre Head Equipment Manager
Derek Settlemyre enters his seventh season as head equipment manager for the Flyers and
his 18th year with the organization. He was promoted to his current position in 2006 after
serving as the head equipment manager for the Philadelphia Phantoms for 10 seasons. He
spent two years as an assistant equipment manager with the Flyers and a year in the same
role with the Florida Panthers before taking the head job with the Phantoms when the team
was founded in 1996.
Settlemyre has an impressive international resume with Team USA, most recently serving
as the co-head equipment manager at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He was
also head equipment manager for Team USA at the 2007 World Championships, held in
Moscow, Russia, and served as co-head equipment manager for Team USA at the 2006
World Championships in Riga, Latvia.
A native of High Point, North Carolina, Settlemyre graduated from Coker College in 1993 with
a degree in fitness programming and played for the school’s basketball and soccer teams.
He resides in Pine Hill, New Jersey with his daughters, Peyton and Bryce.
Harry Bricker Equipment Manager
Harry Bricker begins his 13th consecutive season with the Flyers and his 16th overall,
having served the same position from 1991-95. He began his career with the AHL’s Hershey
Bears, where he was assistant equipment manager from 1989 through 1991. In 1996, Bricker
became the head equipment manager of the AHL’s Kentucky Thoroughblades, a position
that he held for three seasons. During the 1999-2000 season, Bricker was the assistant
equipment manager for the Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils.
Harry is single and resides in Voorhees, New Jersey with his daughter Hayley.
ANTHONY ORATORIO Equipment Manager
Anthony “Rock” Oratorio is in his 28th season of service with the Flyers training staff and
his 16th full-time.
Prior to joining the Flyers on a full-time basis, Rock served in a variety of capacities for
the Flyers training staff. He began his career in hockey as a stickboy with the Philadelphia
Firebirds of the North American Hockey League. Rock served as an assistant equipment
manager for the 1996 World Cup in Philadelphia, the 1997 NHL All-Star Game in San Jose
and the 2000 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto.
He is single and resides in South Philadelphia.
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