Rochester Americans General Manager Jason Karmanos announced Tuesday night that the team has signed defenseman Wyatt Ege to a Professional Tryout (PTO).
Ege, 26, joins the Amerks after starting the 2021-22 season with three goals and six assists for nine points in 15 games with the Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL). The 5-foot-11, 185-pound defenseman currently leads all Cyclones blueliners in all offensive categories and is tied for 14th amongst all ECHL defensemen with 35 shots.
As a rookie during the 2020-21 campaign, Ege totaled seven points (3+4) in 22 games with Nitra MHC (Slovak), where he finished tied for second with three goals and ninth in both assists and points.
Anthony Volpe delivers grand slam, career-high five RBI in return as Yankees sweep Rockies Prior to turning pro, the Elk River, Minn., native played three seasons at Ohio State University (Big-10) following a year at the University of Alaska-Anchorage (WCHA). In 34 games with the Seawolves, Ege recorded 13 points (4+9) in 2015-16 before transferring to OSU. While with the Buckeyes, he registered for 41 points (6+35) in 111 games from 2017-2020 and was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection as well as an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honoree.
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