Bean joins Stingrays

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals and the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears, have announced they have agreed to terms with defenseman Justin Bean for the 2026-27 season.

Bean returns to the ECHL following a season in the Elite Ice Hockey League with the Dundee Stars where he had 21 points (4g-17a) in 43 games. The season prior in 2024-25, he was an ironman for the Maine Mariners playing in all 72 games with 35 points (7g-28a). In 2023-24, Bean spent the season with DVTK Jegesmedvek of Erste Liga, logging 13 points (4g-9a) in 31 games.

Before joining DVTK Jegesmedvek, Bean spent his first two professional seasons in the ECHL. In 2022-23, the Pickering, Ontario native skated in 71 games with the Tulsa Oilers, posting 24 points (4g-20a). The 30-year-old made his professional debut with the Cincinnati Cyclones during the 2021-22 season adding 9 assists in 30 games before tallying another assist in eight games with the Wichita Thunder. In his ECHL career, Bean has 69 points (11g-58a) in 181 games.