Utah Grizzlies Sign Defenseman Christian Felton
Published on September 16, 2025 under ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release
Salt Lake City, Utah - The Utah Grizzlies have signed defenseman Christian Felton for the 2025-26 season.
Felton was on an NHL contract with the Vancouver Canucks for the 2024-25 season. He appeared in 13 games with the AHL's Abbotsford Canucks as well as 7 games with the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings, where he scored 1 assist.
Felton led Merrimack College with 55 blocked shots during the 2023-24 season. In three years at Merrimack he scored 7 goals, 10 assists and had a combined +15 rating. Felton was a teammate at Merrimack with current Grizzlies forward Mick Messner for two seasons and former Grizzlies defenseman Liam Dennison for three years. Felton was part of the 2022-23 Hockey East All-Tournament team.
He started his college career at Bentley University, where he appeared in 13 games during the 2020-21 season.
The home opener for the 2025-26 Utah Grizzlies season is on Saturday, October 25 vs Idaho. Face-off is at 7:10 pm. Single game tickets as well as a variety of ticket packages are available at utahgrizzlies.com or by calling (801) 988-8000.
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