Saigeon inks deal with Fuel

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indy Fuel announced that they have signed forward Brandon Saigeon to a contract for the 2024-25 season.

Saigeon joins the Fuel from the Wichita Thunder where he played 11 games last season after being acquired in a trade from Kalamazoo. In Kalamazoo, he played 87 games over two seasons and tallied 43 points.

He played 49 games for the Wheeling Nailers during the 2021-22 season, picking up 21 points (7g-14a). Prior to that, Saigeon made his professional debut in 2019 with the Utah Grizzlies, tallying 18 points in 51 games.

The Grimsby, Ontario native played five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League for the Oshawa Generals and Hamilton Bulldogs. He helped his team to the playoffs in three of those seasons including the 2017-18 campaign where he had 25 points in 21 playoff games for the Bulldogs, capturing the OHL championship.

Saigeon was drafted in the fifth round (140th overall) of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche.