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Veteran duo are first to ink with River Drivers

August 14, 2015 - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
Berlin River Drivers News Release


BERLIN - The Berlin River Drivers Hockey Club are proud to announce the signatures of veterans Neil Posillico and Andre Niec to contracts for the 2015-16 season.

Posillico, 32, will enter his 10th professional tour of duty after spending the past three seasons in the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey (LNAH) in Quebec with Trois-Rivieres Caron et Guay, St-Georges COOL-FM and Laval Predateurs where he amassed 474 penalty minutes in 65 games between the three clubs. Neil also had the distinction of playing in the 2002 Memorial Cup with the Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) where he won a league title as well as hoisting the Futura Cup with Trois-Rivieres in 2008.

"Neil is a consummate example of a true warrior and a champion." General Manager/Head Coach Gabe Yeung said. "He has great size and toughness that will keep opposing teams honest every night. I'm very happy to have him here in Berlin and looking forward to seeing him contribute on the coaching staff working with the boys this season."

Before signing with the River Drivers, Niec, 32, played most of his professional career in his native Austria where in the past six seasons he scored 285 points (104 goals, 181 assists) in 228 games from 2010-2015. In 332 regular season games, The 13-year veteran Niec scored 367 points (150 goals, 217 assists) and 257 penalty minutes with EC Zirl, EC Kitzbuhel, EHC Wattens and most recently with the Kapfenberg Steelers.

The 5'10", 190-pound blueliner is no stranger to North American hockey as he has played in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) during the 2006-2007 season for both the Fayetteville FireAntz and Jacksonville Barracudas where he scored two goals and added five assists with 10 penalty minutes in 10 games before finishing the season with the Bloomington Prairie Thunder in the United Hockey League (UHL) scoring five points (2g, 3a) and 27 penalty minutes in ten games. Niec also tasted silverware twice with the Vienna Capitals (2005) and EHC Kitzbuhel (2014)

In addition, Niec will provide veteran leadership and experience for the River Drivers as well assisting the coaching staff this season.

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