AHL: Utica Comets Acquire Defenseman from Grand Rapids

The Utica Comets are in last place in the North Division currently sitting at 52 points, ten points back of a playoff spot. They traded for defenseman Tory Dello from Grand Rapids today. It’s a move the Griffins needed in order to make room for Anton Johansson who signed an entry-level contract yesterday. Johansson is expected to join Grand Rapids this weekend so moving Dello opens a roster spot. Dello also wasn’t seeing much ice time with the Griffins, so now it opens more playing time for the 28-year-old. The Comets are sending future consideration to Grand Rapids.

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Tory Dello

Dello played his college hockey at Notre Dame where in four seasons he played in 154 games recording 40 points on seven goals and 33 assists. He was a career +19 in college. He started playing with Grand Rapids in the 2019-20 season appearing in one game, but he didn’t record a point. The next season he would play in 19 games recording two assists and was a plus-four. He would then go to the Laval Rocket where he spent two seasons playing in 103 games recording 33 points on nine goals and 24 assists; he was a +41. Last season he played for the Chicago Wolves appearing in 65 games recording 13 points on three goals and ten assists; he was a minus-three with the Wolves. This season with Grand Rapids he played in 27 games recording four points on a goal and three assists. He was a minus-four.

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