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Thunderbolts Re-Sign Logan vande Meerakker

August 30, 2024 - SPHL (SPHL)
Evansville Thunderbolts News Release


Evansville, In.: The Evansville Thunderbolts and Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Jeff Bes are pleased to announce the re-signing of forward Logan vande Meerakker for the 2024-25 season. The Thunderbolts begin the 2024-25 season at Ford Center on Friday, October 18th as they host the Knoxville Ice Bears.

Following a 4 game stint in Fayetteville to begin his professional career, vande Meerakker was claimed off waivers by the Thunderbolts late in the 2023-24 season. Although he went pointless in 3 regular season games with Evansville, vande Meerakker's play spiked in the postseason, scoring two goals and adding an assist in Evansville's 5 playoff games. The native of Dieppe, New Brunswick played three seasons of junior hockey in Nova Scotia with the Pictou County Scotians and Crushers between 2017-2020 before beginning his collegiate career with Norwich University between 2020-2022 and Alvernia University between 2022-2024, scoring 24 goals and 69 points in 69 total games of collegiate play, and was named to the NCAA UCHC First All-Conference Team in his final college season.

Reflecting on his tenure with the Thunderbolts to this point, vande Meerakker commented: "I've loved my time in Evansville so far, the boys were awesome and made the experience better than I could have imagined. Obviously, last season did not end as we wanted it to, but we got a taste of what it takes to win in the playoffs, and that experience will be great for us as a team going into this season." Vande Meerakker was clear in his response to what his goal is for the coming season: "I have one goal in mind for this season, and that is helping to bring a championship to Evansville."

Vande Meerakker joins previously announced forwards Matthew Hobbs and Derek Contessa, along with defensemen Benjamin Lindberg and Gehrig Lindberg on the roster heading into training camp.

Season tickets for the 2024-25 season are on sale now. Call 812-422-BOLT or visit our website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details. About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area's only professional hockey team. The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the SPHL. The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com.

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