3rd year right wing Caleb Herbert(40) signs a one-year contract with Texas Stars for 2016/2017.
With his two-year entry level deal expiring, he was left unqualified by draft team Washington Capitals after being largely unproductive with affiliate Hershey Bears.
He scored three points on an ato fresh out of college, where he posted three straight seasons of 19 assist totals but has only been able to produce 4 assists through 38 AHL games over the last pair of campaigns.
The big power forward has done much better on reassignment to South Carolina Stingrays.
Through 57 ECHL regular season contests he’s connected for 29 goals and 13 assists for 42 points with a +15 rating, then was able to keep up that pace with 13 goals and 17 assists in 40 Kelly Cup Playoffs games.
He was tied for team first in 2016 postseason goal scoring.
The 24-year old will need to continue to put up numbers in the higher league or will once again find himself sent down.
It’s probably already crossed his mind to head overseas to see if his fortunes can improve.