Tanner Palocsik signs with ECHL’s Toledo Walleye

Toledo Walleye of the ECHL has signed defenseman Tanner Palocsik to a one-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.

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Palocsik, a native of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, played for the Nittany Lions last season, where he scored two goals and had 14 assists and 16 points in 36 games.

During his five years in the NCAA, Palocsik spent one year at Penn State and four years at Dartmouth College. In 129 career NCAA games, he collected 15 goals and 67 assists for 82 points.

Now that Palocsik is making the transition to the pros, he has a chance to earn a spot on the Walleye roster. Now that he’s proven to be a difference-maker at the NCAA level, Palocsik has a good chance to become a regular player from the start.

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