Klee returns to Railers

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced that the club has signed defenseman Mason Klee to a contract for the 2024-25 season.

Klee re-signs with Worcester after joining the Railers at the end of the 2023-24 season. Klee signed with the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League on an amateur tryout after five games and one assist with the Railers. During his time with San Jose, he had one goal in six games. Klee originally joined Worcester from Ohio State University, where he spent his final season of college hockey after spending four seasons at RPI. Across his NCAA career, the 24-year-old totaled 21 points (5g-16a) along with 84 penalty minutes in 126 games played.

Prior to playing collegiate hockey, Klee spent two seasons in the United States Hockey League with the Lincoln Stars and Sioux Falls Stampede. Klee won a Clark Cup during the 2018-19 season with Sioux Falls. In 118 USHL games, the Morrison, Colorado native recorded 17 points (4g-13a) along with 133 penalty minutes and a +16 rating. Klee is the son of Ken Klee, who played over 900 games at the NHL level, and was the head coach of the inaugural Professional Women's Hockey League champions, PWHL Minnesota.