COVENTRY Blaze have confirmed the signing of American forward Chase Gresock for the 2024/25 Elite League season.
The 25-year-old joins Blaze following a productive season in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) with Toledo Walleye.
He scored 35 points (16 goals, 19 assists) in 69 regular season games and also egistered an assist in six play-off appearances.
Blaze head coach, Kevin Moore, said: “Chase is a proven goalscorer whose hockey IQ will help make his linemates better.
“He knows how to use time and space off the rush to get his shot off and his release will be an asset on the powerplay. We are thrilled to be adding Chase to the club.”
The Powell, Ohio native also has two American Hockey League (AHL) games to his name with San Jose Barracuda.
Standing at 6ft 1in, Gresock’s AHL call-up came on the back of a standout season at Bowling Green State University where in his senior NCAA year he amassed 31 points (11 goals, 20 assists) in 36 games.
The year prior he had 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in 21 games representing Miami University.
Gresock began his college career playing three seasons with Merrimack College that included two seasons as team captain (2019 to 2021).
In total, Gresock collected 104 points (46 goals, 58 assists) in 135 games over five NCAA seasons.
