ESTERO, Fla. — Florida Everblades General Manager Craig Brush, along with head coach Brad Ralph, announced that the team has agreed to terms with forward Kyle Neuber for the 2019-20 season.
The Everblades are the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators and the American Hockey League's Milwaukee Admirals.
A native of Sarnia, Ontario, Neuber was a member of the Everblades squad that won the 2017-18 Brabham Cup and advanced to the Kelly Cup Finals for the fourth time in team history.
Neuberwill make his return to the ECHL after finishing up the 2019 season with the Adelaide Adrenaline of the Australian Ice Hockey League. In 23 games with the Adrenaline this season, Neuber has registered 10 points (4g-6) and 146 penalty minutes.
A seventh-round selection (197th overall) by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Neuber suited up in 34 games for Florida in the 2017-18 season recording 11 points (5g-6a) and 123 penalty minutes. In addition to his time with Florida, Neuber has also played for the Allen Americans and Reading Royals, totaling 17 points (9g-8a) in 62 career ECHL games.
Prior to his time in Florida, Neuber played for the University of Guelph from 2013-16 and recorded 46 points (20g-26a) in 75 career games. He also spent three years in the Ontario Hockey League from 2007-10, seeing ice time in 199 career games while posting 31 points (18g-13a) and 526 penalty minutes.
Neuber made his professional debut with the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch at the end of the 2009-10 season. He has 50 games of AHL experience split between Syracuse, the Springfield Falcons and Toronto Marlies.