Railers re-sign Donhauser

Action photo of Cole Donhauser of the Worcester Railers

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced that the club has re-signed forward Cole Donhauser to a contract for the 2025-26 season.

Donhauser, 25, returns to Worcester following his rookie season with the Railers in the 2024-25 campaign. In his first full professional season, the Buffalo, New York native played in 71 games, which was tied for third-most on the team, while recording 29 points (10g-19a) and 92 penalty minutes. Donhauser led all rookies in the ECHL in shorthanded points with five (2g-3a).

Donhauser started the 2023-24 season in the Elite Ice Hockey League with the Coventry Blaze, playing in seven games and notching two assists. Donhauser joined the Idaho Steelheads midway through the season for two games before being traded to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. With Greenville, he scored seven points (2g-5a) in 12 games.

Prior to professional hockey, he spent four years with Yale University, totaling 30 points (12g-18a) in 80 games. He played with the Chilliwack Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey League during the 2018-19 season where he scored 42 points (17g-25a) in 56 games.