The Nottingham Panthers have confirmed the signing of 27-year-old American forward Matt Lane ready for the 2021\/22 Elite League campaign.<\/p>\n
Matt joins Nottingham from East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) side Tulsa Oilers where he suited up alongside Kevin Domingue and fellow new Panthers recruit J.C. Brassard during the 20\/21 season.<\/p>\n
The centre already has experience of playing in Europe after playing for the Italian side Ritten during the 2019\/20 season, winning an Italian SuperCup Championship in the process and recording 71 points (32 goals & 39 assists) in 51 games. Ritten may be familiar to Panthers\u2019 fans due to the historic Continental Cup victory there in 2017.<\/p>\n
Matt\u2019s junior career saw him win gold with Team USA at the Under18-World Junior Championships (alongside current NHLers such as Seth Jones, Jacob Trouba & Brady Skej) before spending four years at Boston University where he was an NCAA regular season champion in 2014\/15.<\/p>\n
He also has AHL experience under his belt (Rochester Americans & Milwaukee Admirals) and has worn an \u201cA\u201d on his chest both at university (in his final year) and professionally (last season at Tulsa).<\/p>\n
Director of Hockey Gui Doucet thinks Matt is a good fit for the EIHL and says he\u2019s looking forward to watching him in action in September.<\/p>\n
Matt Lane joins Ollie Betteridge, Jordan Kelsall, Kevin Domingue, Mathieu Tousignant, Christophe Boivin & Jeremy Welsh among The Nottingham Panthers\u2019 forward ranks for the 21\/22 season.<\/p>\n
Fixtures for the upcoming campaign will be released in August.<\/p>\n