INDIANAPOLIS – The Indy Fuel, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Chicago Blackhawks and the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs, announced that they have signed forward Alex Krushelnyski for the 2019-20 season.
Krushelnyski signs with Indy after he spent the majority of the 2019-20 season in the Philadelphia Flyers organization. The 28-year-old appeared in 19 games with the Reading Royals, tallying 20 points (7g-13a) as well as combining to earn eight points in 32 AHL games with Lehigh Valley and Binghamton.
The sixth-year pro brings a wealth of experience to Indy. Krushelnyski has over 300 professional games under his belt including 118 AHL games and 188 ECHL games. The native of Los Angeles, California has scored 181 points (69g-112a) in 188 ECHL games with the Utah Grizzlies, Wichita Thunder, Allen Americans and Reading Royals as well as earning a spot in the 2015 ECHL All-Star Game.
Krushelnyski is the son of former NHLer Mike Krushelnyski who is a four-time Stanley Cup champion winning three as a player with the Edmonton Oilers (1985, 1987, 1988) and one as Assistant Coach of the Detroit Red Wings (1998).