Mariners add Bean

PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Mariners added to their blue line for the 2024-25 season, announcing the signing of defenseman Justin Bean. A former member of three ECHL teams, Bean spent last season playing in Hungary.

Bean, 28, is from Pickering, Ontario and made his ECHL debut in January of 2022, when he joined the Cincinnati Cyclones. After being traded, he finished the season with the Wichita Thunder. In the following offseason, Bean signed with the Tulsa Oilers, where he spent the entire 2022-23 campaign. It was a productive season for Bean on the Oilers blue line, as recorded 24 points (4g-20a), playing in 71 of Tulsa’s 72 regular season games.

This past season, Bean played for DVTK Jegesmedvek in Hungary. There, he posted 13 points (4g-9a) in 31 games, in addition to five points in six playoff contests.

Prior to turning pro, Bean played for York University, where he was captain in 2021-22. He’s also a former captain of the Wellington Dukes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Bean also played in the Ontario Hockey League with the Belleville Bulls and Mississauga Steelheads.