The Indy Fuel have announced that they’ve re-signed center Jesse Tucker for the 2025-26 season. Tucker, 25, made his pro debut last season with the Indy Fuel. In 19 games, he scored two goals, both of which came in back-to-back games on March 8th and 9th. He would play in all four games during the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs for the Fuel. Tucker becomes the seventh player and fifth forward to join the Fuel for the 2025-26 season.
Jesse Tucker spent his junior days in the USHL with the Green Bay Gamblers. In his three years with the Gamblers, he would put up 41 goals and 88 assists for 129 points in 158 games. The Longlac, Ontario native would take the NCAA route, which saw him play for three different schools in four years. He would spend his first two years at Michigan State University, where he put up eight goals and 26 assists for 34 points in 67 games. Tucker would then spend a year at Clarkson University, where he had four goals and 10 assists for 14 points in 34 games. He would head back to Michigan for his final season of NCAA hockey, this time joining Northern Michigan University. In 34 games with the Wildcats, he put up three goals and five assists for eight points.
Twin Brother In The NHL
Jesse isn’t the only member of the Tucker family who plays hockey, as his twin brother, Tyler Tucker, has spent the last five years in the St. Louis Blues organization. In 90 games with the Blues, he’s put up five goals and eight assists for 13 points. He’s added 11 goals and 45 assists for 56 points in 167 games at the AHL level.
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