Witala agrees to terms with Icemen

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Icemen, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Winnipeg Jets and American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose, announced that the team has agreed to terms with forward Chase Witala for the 2019-20 season

Witala joins the Icemen after a productive 2018-19 campaign with Germany’s Rosenheim Star Bulls where he posted 51 points (21g-30a) in 44 games played. The 24-year-old logged 17 points (6g-11a) in 12 appearances with Rosenheim during the 2017-18 season.

Witala has registered 29 points (10g-19a) in 62 career ECHL games split between the Orlando Solar Bears, Atlanta Gladiators and Norfolk Admirals from 2016-18. The Prince George, British Columbia native totaled 239 points (120g-119a) in 302 career Western Hockey League games with the Prince George Cougars from 2011-16. Following his major-junior career, Witala made two appearances with the AHL's Toronto Marlies, securing two assists in three games.