Young returns to Admirals

Action photo of Justin Young of the Norfolk Admirals

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 Justin Young to a contract for the 2025-26 season.

The 27-year-old is coming off a season where he posted career highs in goals (12), assists (16), points (28), penalty minutes (35), and plus-minus (+11).

The Admirals originally acquired him at the Future Considerations Deadline on June 20, 2023r. Young started the 2023-24 season with the Admirals and posted a point in his first six games, including two multi-point performances. All told, Young played in 23 games and totaled 11 points before he signed in Germany for the remainder of the season. Young scored 17 points in 14 games with Herner EV 2007 (Germany3) to finish his 2023-24 campaign. He also added two points in five games during the playoffs.

Young played his first full season as a professional in 2022-23 with the Allen Americans, recording seven points (1g-6) in 51 regular-season games before adding three points in 10 postseason contests. He signed his first professional contract with Allen in 2021-22 after completing his collegiate career at American International College.

In his senior season at AIC, Young was second on the team in points (31), assists (19) and plus/minus (+18). He also finished third on the team in goals (12). In his four years, Young was a member of two conference championship teams.