GROWLERS SIGN ANOTHER PLAYER FOR UPCOMING SEASON

The Newfoundland Growlers, say that the club has signed defenceman Miles Gendron to a Standard  Player Contract (SPC) for the upcoming 2020-21 ECHL season. 

Gendron, a 24-year-old left-shooting defenseman, will be playing in his second professional season. 

In 2019-20, his first full season in the professional ranks, he appeared in 32 ECHL contests with Brampton, Reading and Newfoundland and scored four goals and added 11 assists for 15 total points. He also played in one game for the AHL’s Belleville Senators.

The 70th overall selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Gendron played one year of junior in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) before attending college and went all the way with the Penticton Vees in 2014-15, winning the league championship following a 17-point season (54GP, 5G, 12A).