WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced today that the club has signed defenseman Cole Fraser to a contract for the 2025-26 season.
Fraser, 25, signs with the Railers following a 2024-25 campaign which saw him skate in 35 games and collect four points (2g-2a) with 88 penalty minutes for the Allen Americans. The 2025-26 season will be his seventh season of professional hockey, having already skated in 282 games at the ECHL level. Over his career, Fraser has accumulated 62 points (20g-42a) to go along with 676 penalty minutes. Fraser has additionally made stops with the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League, and the Dundee Stars of the Elite Ice Hockey League.
Prior to professional hockey, the Ottawa, Ontario native was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the fifth round (131th overall) in the fifth round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Fraser played in four seasons for the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League from 2015-19 before joining the Americans for the first time. With Peterborough, Fraser had 54 points (14g-40a) to go with 277 penalty minutes.
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