Harpur Becomes Third Former IceMen Player to Reach NHL
March 31, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
EVANSVILLE, IN - The Ottawa Senators, NHL affiliate of the Evansville IceMen, announced Thursday that the club recalled defenseman Ben Harpur from the AHL's Binghamton Senators. The 21-year-old from Hamilton, Ontario becomes the third former IceMen player in franchise history to reach the NHL.
Binghamton loaned Harpur to Evansville for four games in late January and recorded two assists with a plus-2 rating. The rookie defenseman has spent the majority of the 2015-16 campaign in the AHL with the B-Sens, where he scored one goal and added 4 assists in 43 games. Ottawa drafted Harpur in the 4th Round (108th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft.
Before turning pro, he spent four seasons of juniors in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where he totaled 55 points (11 goals, 44 assists) in 196 games with the Guelph Storm, and 11 points (1 goal, 10 assists) in 29 games with the Barrie Colts.
Harpur becomes the third former IceMen player to reach the NHL, following goaltender Chris Driedger and defenseman Brent Regner. Driedger appeared in 40 games for the IceMen in 2014-15 and was called up to Ottawa directly from Evansville in February and again in March of last season. The 21-year-old goalie has been in Binghamton most of this season, but has earned three stints with Ottawa and has appeared in two NHL games in his young career.
Regner played in two games with the IceMen during the 2012-13 season, but has spent most of his pro career in the AHL. The 26-year-old defenseman made his NHL debut in February with the Florida Panthers, where he played in seven games.
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