Undrafted 6th year defenseman Alex Gudbranson(24) renewed his contract for a third season with Toronto Marlies but had his season sidelined for a bit with an injury suffered in Toronto Maple Leafs‘ training camp.
Originally signed by Minnesota Wild to a three year entry level deal, he spent his rookie season with affiliate Iowa Wild but was sent further down for his next two seasons to Quad City Mallards before being loaned north at the end of 2016/2017.
The very big 6’2″ 229 lbs. blue liner played most of his first season with his new club reassigned to Orlando Solar Bears and in the next frame to Newfoundland Growlers, where he was an integral part of their 2019 Kelly Cup Championship as a 1st year team.
At 25-years old he will likely seek out some better hockey overseas for his next adventure.