10th year center Brodie Dupont(7) returns to North American hockey after 2 and a half seasons with Iserlohn Roosters of DEL.
He was always able to put up decent numbers with the team, especially in 2014/2015 when he connected for 11 goals and 21 assists then added another 4 points in 6 playoff match-ups.
Limited to only 28 games last season, he signed a one-year minor league deal with Norfolk Admirals a month into the new campaign for 2016/2017.
In 11 ECHL games, the first he’s ever played, he already has a pair of goals and 5 assists.
The 29-year old would be well-suited to find a squad that has some postseason potential and would probably be amongst the top scorers in the league.
Brodie Dupont(91) Iserlohn Roosters
7th year center/left wing Brodie Dupont(91) circled back to rejoin the AHL team he spent the first four years of his pro career with.
He signed a pto with minor league affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack at the beginning of the season to return to North American hockey after winning the 2013 Italian Cup Championship with Valpellice Bulldogs.
That followed a less than fruitful stint traded to Nashville Predators organization and reassigned to Milwaukee Admirals.
The fairly large-looking 6’2″ 210 lbs. power forward was averaging 40 points per season in his first three years.
Appearing in only 26 games on a veteran heavy roster, he managed a goal and 5 assists with a -9 rating, when he decided to accept an offer from Iserlohn Roosters of DEL to head back across the pond to skate the remainder of 2014.
The move seemed to work as he got some of his mojo back, putting up 2 goals and 6 assists in 13 contests and another pair of tallies and helpers in the playoffs.
Impressed enough with his performance, the 27-year old re-signed to return for a full season.
Brodie Dupont(9) HC Valpellice Bulldogs
Facing unrestricted free agency status, 6th year left wing Brodie Dupont(9) jumps ship after one dismal season with Milwaukee Admirals to skate with HC Valpellice Bulldogs of Italy pro hockey for 2012/2013.
The 6’2″ 210 lbs. forward was originally a New York Rangers 3rd round pick in the 2005 draft (#66 overall) but skated only one NHL contest with the team. He appeared in 297 AHL games with their affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale scoring 58 goals and 90 assists before being traded as an rfa to Nashville Predators at the start of 2011 free agency.
The 25-year old is a big man on ice but seems to lack the aggressive follow through punch that would make him a more effective power forward. Maybe the time overseas will help his overall game.
Brodie Dupont(9) Connecticut Whale
4th year pro, all with Hartford/Connecticut, Brodie Dupont(9) received his first NHL call-up this season. He’s having a career year in the AHL.