5th year center Cody Sylvester(16) heads back to Germany signing a one-year deal with EC Bad Nauheim of DEL2 for 2017/2018.
He played a full campaign and before it 8 games with playoffs for Iserlohn Roosers of the higher DEL after coming over mid-season from South Carolina Stingrays in 2014/2015 but left for Austria’s Erste Bank Eishockey Liga last season recording an overseas high mark of 9 goals and 20 assists for 29 points with EC Dornbirner Bulldogs.
It’s likely the 25-year old will excel nicely with his new team and is likely to further bounce around the leagues far away from his home in Kelowna, BC.
Cody Sylvester(12) Wheeling Nailers
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins‘ undrafted rookie center Cody Sylvester(12) netted ECHL Player Of The Week for March 10-16, his second time being selected this season.
In 43 games with Wheeling Nailers he has a solid 22 tallies and 16 assists with a +14 rating. He’s also unloaded a team third high total of 134 shots on goal.
The 5’11” 191 lbs. forward played 5 campaigns of junior hockey with Calgary Hitmen. He won the 2010 WHL Championship with them and took his scoring touch up a notch in the playoffs, which set up 2 years of more than point-per-game production in his final pair of seasons before turning pro. He also served as team captain as an over-age player.
He’s mostly been on reassignment since attending the first part of Pittsburgh Penguins training camp on an invite, then with the WBS.
He was recalled for almost a couple months of action in the higher league and played 17 AHL games, getting a pair of goals before being sent back down.
The 21-year old will likely be a key contributor to any potential Kelly Cup Playoff quest or rejoin the Baby Pens in their postseason run, but however his first year ends up, should return for another look next season or will find a new home to continue strengthen his overall game.