NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - The South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals and American Hockey League's Hershey Bears, have agreed to terms with forward Patrick Harper for the 2023-24 season. Harper, 24, returns to the United States after having played 70 games in Europe over the past two seasons.
Before his professional career, Harper spent four years at Boston University, amassing 115 points (41g-74a) in 128 career games. In Harper's senior season at BU, he led the team in plus-minus (+11) and registered 37 points (14g-23a) in 32 games.
The New York City native most recently played for Kristianstads IK in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-highest league in the Swedish ice hockey system. This will be Harper's second stint in the ECHL. In 2020-21, Harper tallied nine points (5g-4a) in 5 games with the Florida Everblades. Harper has also played 24 games in the AHL for the Chicago Wolves and Milwaukee Admirals.
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