Comets Sign Michael Pereira to PTO
March 9, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Utica Comets News Release
Utica Comets Director of Hockey Operations Pat Conacher has announced that the club has signed forward Michael Pereira from his professional tryout contract (PTO). This is the second PTO the forward has signed with the club.
Pereira, 24, scored once in six games and picked up four penalty minutes for the Comets earlier this season. With the Reading Royals of the ECHL this season he has recorded 41 points (17-24-41) in 46 games. Last season, his first as a pro, he collected 7 points (4-3-7) in 22 games for the Stockton Thunder.
The New Haven, CT native played four years at UMass-Amherst, where he collected 107 points (53-54-107) in 135 career games. After he completed his four years at UMass-Amherst in 2014, he signed an ATO with the American Hockey League's Worcester Sharks and scored once in three games.
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