Admirals add Isley

NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk Admirals, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose, announced they have signed forward Jace Isley to a contract for the 2025-26 season.

The Sherwood Park, Alberta native joins the Admirals after spending the previous two seasons under contract in the AHL with the Utica Comets and Hershey Bears.

Isley burst onto the scene in the Western Hockey League with the Red Deer Rebels, where he totaled 30 goals in the 2022-23 season. He finished the year with 56 points and a +26 rating. He signed his first professional contract with Utica in September 2023 and was later assigned to its ECHL affiliate, Adirondack. Throughout the season, Isley was called up to the Comets three times and played in seven games with Utica. In 55 games played with Adirondack, he picked up 23 points (6g-17a).

Last season, Isley had 13 points (4 goals, 9 assists) in 41 games with the South Carolina Stingrays.