Thrower back with Icemen

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Icemen, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Winnipeg Jets and American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose, announced that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Dalton Thrower for the 2020-2021 season.

Thrower, 26, returns for his second season in Jacksonville where he logged eight points (3g-5a) with 73 penalty minutes in 35 games played last season.

Thrower was acquired by the Icemen in July of 2019 from the Allen Americans. He totaled 26 points (3g-23a) with 190 penalty minutes in two seasons with Allen from 2017-19. Thrower also played three additional ECHL seasons with the Brampton Beast (2014-17), collecting 12 points (4g-8a) and 212 penalty minutes.

Thrower made nine AHL appearances with the St. John’s IceCaps during the 2015-16 season. The North Vancouver, British Columbia native was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the second-round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.