TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Oilers, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s St. Louis Blues, announced the team has signed rookie forwards Craig Puffer and Canon Pieper.
Puffer joins the Oilers after playing five games with the Indy Fuel at the end of the 2018-19 season. The Greenwich, Connecticut native played his college hockey at the University of Vermont, compiling 54 points (22g-32a) in 142 career games with the Catamounts. The 24-year-old played one season of junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League, posting 58 points (29g-29a) in 58 games with the Chilliwack Chiefs.
Pieper joins the Oilers straight from the collegiate ranks. The Roseville, Minnesota native began his college career at Quinnipiac University in 2014-15 before transferring to the University of Maine for his final two seasons of eligibility. Between the two schools, Pieper posted 16 points (4g-12a) in 67 games. Like Puffer, Pieper spent one season in the BCHL, tallying 66 points (33g-33a) in 57 games with the Coquitlam Express. Prior to playing in the BCHL, the 25-year-old spent two seasons in the United States Hockey League with the Chicago Steel and Indiana Ice.
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