The ECHL champion Alaska Aces today announced they have signed two more defensemen, veteran Brad Cole and rookie Cameron Harvey.
Cole, 27, last season earned 5-15--20 totals and a +11 rating in 67 games with the ECHL's Greenville Road Warriors, and he added six assists and a +4 rating in 18 playoff games. The 6-foot-4, 205-pounder, who is entering his eighth pro season, has 161 games of AHL experience and counts as a veteran. ECHL rules permit each team a maximum of four veterans (260 games in qualifying leagues, goalies are exempt) and the Aces now have signed three -- wingers Brendan Connolly and Justin Johnson, and Cole.
Alaska also said it has signed Harvey, 24, a rookie who last spring finished his four-year career at Division III UMass-Boston. The 6-1, 190-pounder had one goal in 22 games last season and 6-14--20 totals in 98 career games. The Aces last season took on defenseman Brad Richard, who came from D-III, and he developed into an offensive threat and made the ECHL's All-Rookie team.
The Aces have announced the signings of 15 players so far, and also previously announced acquiring the rights to promising rookie forward Greg Wolfe.
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