Fuel sign four players

FISHERS, Ind. - The Indy Fuel have announced that forwards Jadon Joseph, Michael Marchesan, Brett Moravec, and defenseman Spencer Cox have signed contracts with the team for the 2025-26 season.

Joseph, 26, joins the Fuel from the University of Calgary, where he had 45 points over three seasons. He helped the Dinos to the playoffs all three seasons, and in 2023, the team won its first Canada West championship since 1996. Joseph broke the Canada West record for the fastest hat trick in conference history in a 5-2 win against his former team, Trinity Western, scoring at 13:29, 14:13, and 15:05 for three goals in just 1:36 in 2022.

Marchesan, 24, joined the Fuel in April of 2024 after being claimed off waivers from the Atlanta Gladiators. He played two seasons in Atlanta, totaling 111 games, where he recorded 34 points and 114 penalty minutes. During the 2022-23 season, the Burlington, Ontario native played 46 games for the Danbury Hat Tricks of the Federal Prospects Hockey League, where he recorded 58 points. He led the team in playoff points with 13 in ten games that season as well.

Prior to turning pro, he played 32 games for the St. George Ravens of the Greater Metro Jr. A Hockey League during the 2021-22 season, where he led the team with 101 points (54g-47a) and 101 penalty minutes.

Moravec, 22, played in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League during which he was on the Airdrie Xtreme U15 AAA team when they became the AMBHL Champions. He played for the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, where they made the playoffs in both years. After both of those seasons, the Vees were the BCHL champions.

In 2023, the Airdrie, Alberta native enrolled at Minnesota State University. During the 2024-25 season, he played in 37 games, recording seven points (5g-2a).

Cox, 24, started off in the United States Hockey League, being drafted in the second round by the Fargo Force. He spent the 2021-22 season in the North American Hockey League, starting with the Omaha Lancers and ending up with the Chippewa Steel where he played in 43 games, had 20 points (4g-16a). After that, the Powell, Ohio native went to the NCAA, going to Long Island University for two seasons before transferring to Miami University. During his Junior year, he played in 30 games, recording eight points (!g-7a).