Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Iowa Wild Sign Ex Viper Maser:

The American Hockey League Iowa Wild have signed former Vernon Vipers forward Josh Maser.

Maser was in his fourth season with the Western Hockey League Prince George Cougars before the season was cancelled in March due to COVID-19. In 62 games last season Maser collected (29-goals-19-assists-48-points).

Maser attended the Vernon Vipers training camp in August 2016 before leaving camp for the Western Hockey League's Prince Albert Raiders training camp. The Raiders traded Maser to Prince George October 18th 2016.

Josh Maser's Player Profile:

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=299135

This was posted on the Wild website:

IOWA SIGNS FOUR PLAYERS FOR 2020-21 SEASON

JUL 22, 2020

Iowa Wild General Manager Tom Kurvers announced today the organization has signed defenseman Phil Beaulieu, forward Kameron Kielly, and forward Jesse Mychan to one-year, two-way AHL / ECHL contracts for the 2020-21 season. In addition, the club has signed forward Josh Maser to a one-year, AHL contract.

Beaulieu, 24 (9/2/95), turns pro after four seasons at Northern Michigan University where he compiled 121 points in 158 career games. Listed at 5-foot-11, 187 pounds, Beaulieu led the Wildcats with 19 assists in 2019-20, and finished fifth overall in points (25), while serving as team captain. As a sophomore in 2017-18, the Duluth, Minn. native was named a CCM / ACHA Second Team All-American, the 17th All-American in Wildcats history, and the first since 2010.

A 6-foot, 181 pound forward, Kielly joins the organization after three years at the University Of Prince Edward Island. A Charlottetown, P.E.I. native, he posted 42 points in 2019-20, including a career-high 17 goals. The 23-year-old (12/13/96) finished fourth in USports scoring this past season, and was selected to the USports Second All-Star Team in each of the last two years. From 2013-2017, Kielly racked up 196 points (75g, 121a) in 246 contests with the Charlottetown Islanders of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

Maser served as team captain for the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL) last season, recording 48 points (29g, 19a) in 62 games.  Maser, 21 (1/18/99), hails from Houston, British Columbia.  His 29 goals last season were 16 more than the next closest Prince George skater, and his 19 assists placed him fourth on the team. A 6-foot-2, 207 pound left winger, Maser totaled 143 points (90g, 53a) in 218 career WHL games.

Mychan, 28 (7/02/92), spent the majority of the last two seasons in Denmark with the Esbjerg Energy. In 2019-20, Mychan scored 11 goals and added eight assists to go along with 58 PIM in 46 games. A 6-foot-2, 203 pound winger, Mychan has logged 10 AHL games in his career, spending time with Portland, San Jose and San Antonio. A native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Mychan has also played in overseas in Wales, Germany and Austria. A seven-year-pro, Mychan has also compiled 135 points (80g, 55a) in 195 career ECHL games, all with Colorado from 2013-2018.

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