Downing back with Everblades

ESTERO, Fla. - Florida Everblades General Manager Craig Brush, along with Director of Hockey Operations and Head Coach Brad Ralph, announced that defensemen Michael Downing has agreed to terms for the 2020-21 season. Downing is entering his third season with the Everblades. In the 2019-20 campaign with Florida, he accumulated 10 points (3g-7a) in 24 games. Downing also suited up in six American Hockey League games last season with the San Jose Barracuda. Selected by the Florida Panthers in the fourth round (97th overall) in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Downing began his professional hockey career with the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds in 2016-17. The Canton, Michigan native spent the majority of his career playing at the AHL level, where he also skated for the Portland Pirates in addition to the Thunderbirds and Barracuda.