The IceHogs signed forward David Gilbert to an amateur try-out agreement Thursday. Gilbert was selected in the seventh round (206th overall) of the 2009 entry draft by the Blackhawks, and spent the season in the QJMHL between the Quebec Remparts and Acadie-Bathurst Titan. In sixty-two games Gilbert scored twenty-four goals and twenty-four assists (forty-eight points). He should be ready to dress for Friday’s game against the Lake Erie Monsters. Gilbert has one year of eligibility left in the junior ranks, and should return to the QJMHL next season.
On Friday the IceHogs added three more players to their roster. The most notable being top prospect Kyle Beach (Red Rising’s #1) whose WHL career ended just a couple days ago when the Spokane Chiefs were ousted form the playoffs by the Portland Winterhawks in seven games. In those seven matches Beach scored seven goals and added two assists (nine points). On the season he played in sixty-eight games scoring fifty-two goals, thirty-four assists (eighty-six points) and 186 penalty minutes to boot. Beach ranked first in the WHL in goals and fifth in penalty minutes. He is under contract with the Chicago Blackhawks – currently in the first year of a three-year deal.
The IceHogs also signed defenseman Ryan Stanton and forward Brandon Bollig to amateur try-out agreements. Stanton already has a three-year entry-level deal in place that will begin at the start of next season. He scored ten goals and added thirty assists (forty points) in fifty games with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL. Bollig finished his sophomore season at St. Lawrence University where scored seven goals with eighteen assists (twenty-five points) in forty-two games. His rights don’t belong to any club in the NHL. Update – He was signed by the Blackhawks to a two-year deal on April 4.
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