A large Jersey boy joins the pipeline.
The New York Islanders have signed another NCAA free agent, inking forward Gleb Veremyev of Colorado College to a two-year entry level contract that takes effect nexxt season.
A New Jersey native and son of immigrants from Russia, Veremeyev just completed his junior season after taking the USHL route to college hockey, though his freshman season was interrupted by an ACL injury.
The tall (6’4”), apparently high hockey IQ center was approached by NHL teams last year but decided on one more season of NCAA hockey. “Thought I had the best fit with the Islanders, obviously and here we are today,” he told the Colorado Springs Gazette.
The Daily Faceoff said Veremeyev “reminds scouts of David Steckel,” which…I mean that does not scream “exciting prospect!” but we’re talking about an undrafted college free agent, so any level of dependable NHLer would be a good outcome here.
But the first destination is AHL Bridgeport, and hopefully that’s a better experience than whatever the hell they’re doing there thi sseason.