Canadian defenseman Brady Keeper, 29, has signed a one-year contract
with the Glasgow Clan, the Scottish-based EIHL club announced on
Tuesday.
“Happy to be getting the opportunity to play and I can’t wait
to get the games going,” Keeper
is quoted in the club’s announcement.
“Super excited to see the rink packed and loud.”
A
one-time NHLer, injuries have forced Keeper to miss two of the last
four seasons completely, limiting him to just 59 competitive games in
that time frame.
“Brady is a rugged
defensive defenseman
who skates well and is highly competitive,” said
Glasgow coach Corey Neilson. “He
enjoys confrontation, blocking shots and winning. He’s had some
unlucky seasons of late with injuries and is excited to get back to
playing at a high level.”
Born in
Cross Lake, Man., Keeper played junior hockey for the OCN Blizzard of
the MJHL and played two years of college
hockey for the University of Maine Black Bears.
Undrafted,
Keeper signed as a free agent with the Florida
Panthers in the spring of 2019 and played one of his three NHL
games right away. He spent the following two seasons in the Florida
organization, playing in a playoff game in the 2020 Eastern
Conference bubble in Toronto and another regular-season game in 2021.
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regional league in the third tier of Swedish hockey. This season, at
age 23, he made his SHL debut with Timrå IK, where he scored five
goals, had four assists and zero (!) penalty minutes in 53
regular-season and playoff games.
Keeper signed as a free agent with the Vancouver
Canucks but broke two bones in his leg during the pre-season and
missed the entire 2021-22 season. He spent the following two seasons
with the AHL affiliates of the Canucks and Montreal
Canadiens but did not play another NHL game.
Last summer, Keeper signed with HK Poprad of
the Slovak Extraliga but he did not appear in any games for the club.
In November, the
club reportedly stated,
“He has a
valid contract in Europe with HK Poprad for this season, although he
is currently not receiving a salary due to non-fulfillment of the
contract. If family reasons finally allow him to come, he is welcome
in the team.”
Last
season, Glasgow finished seventh in the 10-team EIHL. The
club seems determined to improve its standing this season, having
already signed Finnish goaltender Sami Aittokallio, a former Colorado
Avalanche prospect. The team also has British national team
players Robert Lachowicz and Cade Neilson.
Photo © David Kirouac-Imagn Images: Brady Keeper playing for the Montreal Canadiens in the 2023 pre-season.
Finnish goaltender Sami Aittokallio, 32, has signed a one-year
contract with the Glasgow Clan, the
Scottish-based EIHL club announced on Thursday.
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