Defenseman Justin Wade returns from AHL

ESTERO, Fla. — The American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters have assigned defenseman Justin Wade to the Florida Everblades., Everblades head coach Brad Ralph announced on Wednesday.

Wade, 24, has tabbed one point in eight games for the Monsters this season, his first season of professional hockey after playing four seasons for the University of Notre Dame. The Aurora, Illinois, native has logged ice time in 25 games for the Everblades and has potted three assists.

A 6-foot-1, 220-pound defenseman, Wade saw ice time in 117 career games with the Fighting Irish and tabbed 17 career points on two goals and 15 assists. As a senior in 2017-18, Wade helped Notre Dame capture the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles in the program’s first season in the conference.

The Everblades start their final road trip of the regular season on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. matchup in Orlando against the Solar Bears.

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