Undrafted right wing Shane Berschbach(10) returns for a third season with Toledo Walleye.
Last year he posted an ECHL career high 24 goals and 67 points with 142 shots on net, while also helping with a team leading 43 assists. He had a career high 48 helpers in his first year for the squad.
In the almost weirdo stats category, he served a crazy little 6 penalty minutes through 61 games.
He was accessed only 10 minutes in the box as a rookie with a two-year +27 rating total, so he’s very accountable with his ice time.
After four years at Western Michigan University, where he helped them win the 2012 NCAA/CCHA Championship, he skated 3 games with Kalamazoo Wings (1 goal, 1 assist) then signed an AHL contract with Grand Rapid Griffins but only skated 5 games (0 points) before being reassigned.
He definitely excels in the lower league and even put together one heck of a Kelly Cup Playoff run in 2014/2015 with 8 goals and 17 assists in 21 games heading all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals before bowing out.
As a juniors player, he played two seasons for Indiana Ice winning the 2009 USHL Clark Cup Championship with his first great postseason performance.
It will be interesting to see how much longer the 25-year old will continue in North America pro hockey before taking his game overseas for better opportunities.
For now, he seems to be content playing close to his Clawson, Michigan hometown.