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Stingrays add three rookies

Wednesday, July 31st

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - The South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals and American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears, have agreed to terms with three rookie skaters for the 2019-20 season including forward Mitch Vanderlaan and defensemen Spencer Trapp and Meirs Moore.

Vanderlaan served as a two-year captain at Cornell University, helping lead the Big Red to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. The Hanwell, New Brunswick native posted a career-high 30 points in 36 games last season as a senior on 11 goals and 19 assists. After his team’s season came to an end Vanderlaan appeared in his first two professional games after signing a professional try-out contract with the AHL’s Utica Comets.Vanderlaan, 24, finished his collegiate career with 97 points (41g-56a) in 132 contests. His highest goal total (15) came during his sophomore season in 2016-17. While at Cornell, he earned All-Ivy League honors three times.

Trapp comes to South Carolina after spending his last four seasons at the College of the Holy Cross, posting 68 points in 139 games with the Crusaders. Most recently, the 23-year-old totaled 19 points (6g-13a) while appearing in all of his team’s 36 games as a senior. His point total ranked third among all Holy Cross skaters and at the conclusion of the 2018-19 year, Trapp signed an ECHL contract with the Worcester Railers and notched an assist in his pro debut on March 17.

Trapp also led Holy Cross in defensive scoring as a junior in 2017-18 and tied for first on the team with 16 assists as a sophomore in 2016-17. He was honored with the team’s Defensive Player of the Year award in each of the last three seasons.

Moore is slated to make his professional debut this fall after completing a four-year career at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he had 17 points (5g-12a) in 105 games. Before enrolling at RPI, he played 60 games in the United States Hockey League with the Sioux City Musketeers and Fargo Force.