Railers add pair of rookies

Worcester, Mass. – The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced that the club has signed rookie forwards Brent Beaudoin and Neil Robinson to contracts for the 2020-21 season.

Beaudoin is entering his rookie season after spending the last four seasons at Brown University, accumulating 60 points (24g-36a) in 127 career games. He finished second in scoring for the Bears during his senior year, notching 14 points (7g-7a) in 31 games while serving as an assistant captain. The Londonderry, New Hampshire native signed with the Railers this past March and made his professional debut on March 10, helping lift the Railers to a 5-4 win over the Adirondack Thunder by scoring a goal and an assist en route to being named the number one star of the game.

Prior to his time at Brown University, Beaudoin played for the Islanders Hockey Club in the USPHL Premier and spent five seasons with the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs. He spent the 2014-15 season with the Monarchs in the Eastern Hockey League where he was named an EHL First Team-All Star, finishing third in the league in scoring with 56 points (21g-35a) in 43 games.

Robinson is entering his rookie season after spending the last four seasons at the College of the Holy Cross, tallying 45 points (18g-27a) in 93 career games. He is coming off his most productive season in college, leading the Crusaders in scoring with 23 points (10g-13a) in 36 games.

Prior to college hockey, the 24-year-old played two years in the Central Canada Hockey League, totaling 101 points (54g-47a) in 105 games. During the 2015-16 season while playing for the Brockville Braves, he ranked second in the league with 39 goals. The Pointe-Claire, Quebec native also won back-to-back New England Championships with the Salisbury School in 2013 and 2014.