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Solar Bears Acquire Jack Adams From Bloomington

Thursday, October 17th
Solar Bears Acquire Jack Adams From Bloomington

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Solar Bears, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Tampa Bay Lightning, announced Thursday (Oct. 17) a trade acquiring forward Jack Adams from the Bloomington Bison in exchange for future considerations.

Adams, 27, finished fifth in ECHL rookie scoring last season putting up 62 points (27g-35a) in 71 games with the South Carolina Stingrays. The Boxford, Massachusetts native also enjoyed off-ice success last season, winning the ECHL's Community Service Award for his impact left on the North Charleston community.

Prior to his professional career, the 6-foot-6, 209-pound forward played in five seasons of college hockey at Union College (2017-20), Providence College (2020-21), University of Notre Dame (2021-23), scoring 64 points (27g-37a) in 142 games. While at Union, Adams was an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Academic Student Athlete during the 2017-18 season. While playing junior hockey in the United States Hockey League (USHL), Adams led the league goal scoring (38) while earning USHL Second Team All-Star honors.

Adams was selected in the sixth round, 162 overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2017 NHL Draft.

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