Railers agree to terms with Kielb

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

Kielb joins the Railers for his fifth professional season. The 26-year-old spent the 2024-25 season with the Glasgow Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League, where he had 12 points (2g-10a) in 46 games played. Kielb brings a range of American Hockey League and ECHL experience to Worcester. He played in 38 games between the Bakersfield Condors and Laval Rocket of the AHL, amassing 13 points (4g-9a) with 32 penalty minutes. He split time in the ECHL between the Fort Wayne Komets and Maine Mariners before going overseas to Slovakia to end the 2023-24 season. In 63 ECHL games, he has 34 points (9g-25a).

Prior to professional hockey, the Hamilton, Ontario native played half of a season at Dalhousie University, recording 11 points (4g-7a) before leaving for Fort Wayne and beginning his professional career. Prior to collegiate hockey, Kielb spent four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League between the Québec Remparts and the Gatineau Olympiques. In 249 QMJHL games, Kielb had 104 points (26g-78a) along with 214 penalty minutes.