Funk returns to Walleye

TOLEDO, Ohio – Forward Reilly Funk returns to the Toledo Walleye for his first full professional season after agreeing to terms for the 2026-27 season.

A native of Portage, Manitoba, Funk returns after posting seven points (3g-4a) and 10 penalty minutes in 18 regular-season games last year. He also skated in each of the Walleye's 12 postseason games, adding four goals. The 25-year-old collected 20 points (12g-8a) and 26 penalty minutes in 36 games as a fifth year-senior at Bemidji State University last season.

Funk played five collegiate seasons, beginning with three campaigns at Northern Michigan University, followed by transferring to Bemidji St. for his final two seasons. He netted 54 points (22g-32a) and 78 penalty minutes in 113 collegiate games. Prior to his collegiate career, he played two seasons in the United States Hockey League with the Youngstown Phantoms, serving as team captain in his second season (2020-21) and accumulating 40 points (18g-22a) and 96 penalty minutes in 80 games.