The Toledo Walleye announced the signings of four players today, per the team…
The Toledo Walleye have agreed to terms for the 2023-2024 season with forwards Patrick McGrath and Sam Sternschein (STERN-shine), along with defenseman Will Cullen and goaltender Rylan Parenteau.
And the Toledo Blade’s Mark Monroe explains what that means for the Red Wings’ ECHL affiliate:
Cullen is the fifth former [Bowling Green State University] player who has signed with the Walleye this offseason, joining forwards Brandon Hawkins, Brandon Kruse, Sam Craggs, and Chase Gresock.
The Walleye have now signed 18 players: defensemen Cullen, Adrien Beraldo, Riley McCourt, Grant Gabriele, Thomas Farrell, and Jake Willets, and forwards McGrath, Sternschein, Gresock, Orrin Centazzo, Kirill Tyutyayev, Carson Denomie, Kruse, Hawkins, Conlan Keenan, Craggs, and Mitchell Lewandowski along with Parenteau.
The team will hold its first practice on Monday at 6 p.m. It will be free and open to the public.
The Walleye will then have their first preseason game against Kalamazoo at home next Friday. Toledo then plays at Kalamazoo on Saturday, Oct. 14.
The two ECHL Central Division opponents then meet in the season opener for both teams on Saturday, Oct. 21. Toledo’s home opener is on Friday, Nov. 3 against Reading.
You can assume that the Griffins will probably assign a player or two to Toledo, filling out their roster. Griffins-contracted goaltender Jan Bednar will be among them.
