ECHL: Spencer Meier Announces His Retirement

Photo Credit: Spencer Meier via Instagram

Former South Carolina Stingrays defenseman Spencer Meier has announced his retirement from professional hockey.

Junior and Collegiate Career

The 6’4″ defenseman from Sartell, Minnesota, spent a season playing juniors with the Fargo Force in the USHL. In 59 games, Meier had five goals and 24 assists for 34 points. He had six penalty minutes and a plus/minus of +18. Meier played in 14 playoff games with the Force, where he had one goal and five assists with six penalty minutes and a plus/minus of +4. Meier and the Force went on to win the USHL Clark Cup Championship.

Photo Credit: Spencer Meier via Instagram

Meier then went on to play collegiately at St. Cloud State. In his five seasons as a Husky, Meier played in 171 games where he had 17 goals and 45 assists for 62 points. He had 54 penalty minutes and a plus/minus of +13. Meier finished his career at St. Cloud State with eight multipoint games and 12 powerplay goals. He also had 186 shots and 152 blocks.

Photo Credit: Spencer Meier via Instagram

Meier and the Huskies were the NCHC Regular Season Champions in the 2018-19 season and they were the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Champions in the 2022-23 season. Meier also received the NCHC Sportsmanship Award in the 2022-23 season. He was the captain of the Huskies from 2020-2023, joining Jimmy Schuldt as only the second player at St. Cloud State to captain the team for three seasons.

Photo Credit: Spencer Meier via Instagram

Professional Career

After completing his collegiate career, Spencer Meier went on to start his professional career in the 2023-24 season, playing in the ECHL with the South Carolina Stingrays. In 32 games, Meier had one goal and five assists for six points with two penalty minutes and a plus/minus of +7.

Photo Credit: Spencer Meier via Instagram

Spencer Meier might be hanging up his skates after only one season of professional hockey, but there is no doubt that his short career was filled with a lot of success.


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