Heading into his 6th year, defenseman Ben Youds(2) has decided to take his game overseas signing a one-year deal with Leksands IF of the SHL.
The good puck-moving blue liner should excel nicely in this league after putting up career high scoring two seasons ago with Providence Bruins and Lake Erie Monsters.
He had 8 goals and 24 assists for 32 points in 65 AHL games.
Re-upping with Providence last year for his third campaign with the team, he still recorded 5 goals and 17 assists in 50 contests with a +9 rating.
The 28-year old averaged 14 assists in each of his four years at Minnesota State University-Mankato, so has always been effective at head-manning the puck for scoring chances.
Ben Youds(2) Providence Bruins
3rd year undrafted defenseman Ben Youds(2) is looking to best his AHL rookie season career highs in a big way, as long as he can stick with a tough Providence Bruins‘ roster to crack.
Signed to a minor league contract with Rockford IceHogs, he had 4 goals and 13 assists for 17 points as a rookie in the 2011/2012 season.
He was re-signed but ended up splitting time with ECHL affiliate Toledo Walleye for most of his sophomore campaign. His numbers in the lower league were pretty stellar at 17 goals and 27 assists with a +11 rating in 43 games.
The 5’11” 180 lbs. d-man was an invite to Boston Bruins‘ training camp but reassigned to the farm club, where he signed a one-year deal in the off-season.
In 15 games with the P-Bruins he has a goal and 8 assists with a +5 plus/minus, already matching his point totals from last season in just 23 games.