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ECHL Jacksonville Icemen

Pair of Rookies Join IceMen Roster

August 7, 2018 - ECHL (ECHL)
Jacksonville Icemen News Release


Jacksonville, FL - The Jacksonville Icemen, proud affiliate of the NHL Winnipeg Jets and AHL Manitoba Moose, today announced the signing of rookie forwards Colton Veloso and Jake Randolph to ECHL contracts for the 2018-2019 season.

Veloso joined the Icemen late last season, skating in the final 4 games for the first-year club, following the culmination of his juniors career. "I'm very excited to be a part of the Icemen organization. [It's a] great city, great fans, awesome organization, so I couldn't be happier," said Veloso. Prior to turning pro, the 6-foot, 187-pound forward from Winnipeg, Manitoba, spent several years in the WHL (Western Hockey League--a major junior league) where he most recently played for the Kootenay Ice, notching 47 points (25G, 22A) in 71 games.

"Colton's a young kid that came in at that end of the year and showed a lot of promise," said coach Jason Christie. "He's a good team guy that works hard every night. We're excited to have him."

Jake Randolph also joins the Icemen as a rookie, having played in 11 games with the Worcester Railers last season, following a collegiate career at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. The 5-foot-9, 191-pound forward from Duluth, Minnesota, tallied 26 points (7G, 19A) in his final season at Nebraska-Omaha, and 3 points with Worcester (3A).

A rookie in the ECHL is defined as any player who has played less than 25 regular season games of professional hockey.

The Icemen open their second season on Saturday, October 13th at Veterans Memorial Arena against the South Carolina Stingrays. The puck drop has been moved up to 7:00 p.m. ET for all games, except Fridays and Sundays, when the start time will remain at 7:30 p.m. ET and 3:00 p.m. ET, respectively.

COLTON VELOSO GP G A TP PIM + / -

2013-14 Portland Winterhawks WHL 6 0 1 1 0 -2

2013-14 Steinbach Pistons MJHL 2 0 1 1 0

2014-15 Portland Winterhawks WHL 8 1 0 1 0 0

2014-15 Steinbach Pistons MJHL 40 12 3 15 38

2015-16 Portland Winterhawks WHL 71 11 7 18 22 -3

2016-17 Portland Winterhawks WHL 71 18 14 32 49 -11

2017-18 Kootenay Ice WHL 71 25 22 47 48 -30

JAKE RANDOLPH GP G A TP PIM + / -

2012-13 Omaha Lancers USHL 64 13 31 44 12 -15

2013-14 Omaha Lancers USHL 60 26 60 86 35 37

2014-15 U. of Nebraska-Omaha NCHC 39 5 21 26 4 8

2015-16 U. of Nebraska-Omaha NCHC 35 9 13 22 2 4

2016-17 U. of Nebraska-Omaha NCHC 32 6 17 23 6 -4

2017-18 U. of Nebraska-Omaha NCHC 34 7 19 26 16 -15

2017-18 Worcester Railers ECHL 11 0 3 3 2 2

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