Blades add defensemen
Defensemen Mike Cornell and Kevin Montgomery agreed to contract terms with the Florida Everblades earlier this week for the 2015-16 ECHL?season.
- Cornell, 27, has totaled 21 points in 55 career games with the Everblades since 2013. He returns to Southwest Florida after registering six points in 17 games with the Everblades last season and contributed four points in 12 playoff games last spring.
Cornell also registered 11 points in 44 American Hockey League (AHL) appearances split between the Springfield Falcons, St. John’s IceCaps, and Charlotte Checkers last season.?
“Mike continues to improve as a player each season,” said Everblades coach Greg Poss. “He has a team-first mentality. He has great play-making ability and is a very difficult player to play against.” ?
Montgomery, 27 joins the Everblades after logging eight points in 22 European games split between Valpellice (Italy), Caldaro SG (Italy), Banska Bystrica HC (Slovakia). He brings a wealth of American Hockey League experience to the Blades, having totaled 43 points in 190 career AHL games split between the Lake Erie Monsters and Oklahoma City Barons. ??
“Kevin is a very experienced two-way defenseman who has played his entire career in the AHL and most recently in Europe,” said Poss. “He was initially in our training camp in 2011, but was called up to the AHL just before the start of the season. We foresee him becoming one of our top defensemen.” ??
The Everblades now have 11 players on the roster for the upcoming season, which begins at Germain Arena Oct. 16-17 with the Gwinnett Gladiators.