WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced that the club has signed forward Cole Donhauser to a contract for the 2024-25 season.
Donhauser, 24, signs in Worcester for his first full professional season in North America. The Kenmore, New York native started the 2023-24 season in the Elite Ice Hockey League with the Coventry Blaze, playing in seven games and notching two assists. Donhauser joined the Idaho Steelheads midway through the season for two games before being traded to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. With Greenville, he scored seven points (2g-5a) in 12 games.
Prior to professional hockey, Donhauser spent four years at Yale University, recording 30 points (12g-18a) in 80 games. He played with the Chilliwack Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey League during the 2018-19 season where he scored 42 points (17g-25a) in 56 games.