ECHL: Another New Face Joins the Worcester Blueline

The Worcester Railers have added another new addition to their blueline with the addition of defenseman Jake Stevens. The Naperville, Illinois native would bounce around during the 2024-25 season, spending time with three different teams while playing in both the ECHL and SPHL. Steven didn’t make his season debut until January, as he played nine games with the Maine Mariners before being dealt to the Tahoe Knight Monsters. The 28-year-old would pick up three assists in 16 games with Tahoe. Stevens finished his year in the SPHL with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, where he had five assists in six games.

Jake Stevens will be entering his fourth season in the ECHL. He began his career at the end of the 2021-22 season, where he put up a goal and seven assists for eight points in 11 games with the Iowa Heartlanders. Stevens would take the 2022-23 season off before heading back to the E for the 2023-24 season. In 36 games during the 2023-24 season with the Orlando Solar Bears and Greenville Swamp Rabbits, he put up three goals and six assists.

“I think this team has every piece needed to win a lot of hockey games,” Stevens said. “I think we’re going to bring a lot of energy to the building every game… I think it’s going to be really special.”
-Stevens on joining the Railers (Via Worcester Railers Press Release)

Stevens Junior and College Career

Prior to playing professionally, Stevens played his junior hockey in the BCHL with the Victoria Grizzlies. During his two years with the Grizzlies, he would put up 14 goals and 58 assists for 72 points in 112 games. He finished second in points in his final year with the Grizzlies. Steven would also be named the BCHL’s Top Defenseman in 2017.

Stevens would then spend five seasons in the NCAA. He spent four years at St. Lawrence University, where he had seven goals and 33 assists for 40 points in 115 games. The Saints would win the ECAC Championship in 2021, Stevens’s final year with the team. He spent his final year of eligibility at LIU, where he had a career year with four goals and 13 assists for 17 points in 34 games.