3rd year undrafted Hershey Bears‘ center Andrew Carroll(13) might consider changing his number next season.
He’s yet to blossom into a goal scorer in a couple of AHL seasons (3 goals in 52 games) but it took him until the final game of the 2011/2012 season to net his first, which may get him to think about a switch.
He did establish career highs this year with 68 games played, 5 assists, 6 points, 138 pims, and an ouch -5.
In 79 games in the ECHL he has 40 goals and 22 assists.
We think he’ll re-sign with the Bears for next season.
Original story: 4/17-12
Late, almost at the start of 2012/2013 he signed with Idaho Steelheads.
Halfway through the season he was loaned to Hartford Wolf Pack and even signed a deal before being returned for the 2013 Kelly Cup Playoffs, where he connected for 3 goals and 5 assists in 15 games.
He had basically similar totals from the previous season in half the games in the AHL but was almost a point-per-game producer in the ECHL with 12-19-31 in 36 totals.
Heading into 2013/2014 he didn’t have to wait long for a contract signing an extension to stay in Connecticut.
Almost ironically he would be a late cut from training camp reassigned to affiliate Greenville Road Warriors but after a couple months of unproductive skating with a horrid -20 rating he was moved along to Bakersfield Condors.
In 50 games, he didn’t completely restore himself but he got at least 8 goals and 8 assist before taking it up a notch in the postseason.
Post that performance, he fully disappeared. There’s very little as to why or where he went last season.
For his 6th pro season though, the just turned 30-year old is back and signed on to rejoin Idaho Steelheads for 2015/2016. He had his best offensive campaign with them and the chemistry may still be there.