O’Brien signed by Wolves

Zach O’Brien is the most recent addition to the Chicago Wolves who have added several new faces this month.

O’Brien played last season with the Manchester Monarchs, top farm team of the Los Angeles Kings, but will not make the trip to the West Coast with his mates as the team heads to Ontario, CA for the upcoming season.

Instead, O’Brien who contributed 32 points (14g, 18a) in 62 games at Manchester last season, then added another nine in a run to the Calder Cup with the Monarchs, will line up with the Wolves in 2015-16.

In recent days, the Wolves have added a few others to its roster including:

Evan Trupp: A 5’10” 27-year-old forward from Alaska who played last season with the Worcester Sharks where he finished second on the team with 40 points (16g, 24a), his first full AHL season after splitting time between the AHL and ECHL in earlier seasons.

Danny Kristo: A second round pick by the Montreal Canadiens in 2008, this 6’0″, 19b lbs. native of Eden Prairie, MN played four seasons at University of Dakota, then one with the Bulldogs in Hamilton before moving on to the Rangers’ organziation and spending the past two in Hartford. Last season Kristo collected 46 points (22g, 24a) in 72 games playing as a right winger.

Jordan Caron: A first round pick (25th overall) pick of the Bruins in 2009, Caron is a 6’3″, 201 lbs. winger. He split time between Boston and Providence in each of his first five pro seasons, but last year was moved to Colorado late in the season. He picked up 19 points (9g, 10a) in just 23 games at Providence last season and also played 30 NHL games  in Boston and Colorado.

Spencer Asuchak: This guy will certainly be noticeable on the ice for the Wolves — a 6’6″ 231 lbs. forward who wrapped up the 2014-15 campaign celebrating a Kelly Cup Championship with the Allen Americans. Asuchak also spent time in both Worcester and Providence of the AHL. His longest stretch though was in Allen where he collected 30 regular season points (12g, 18a) then added another 21 (11g, 10a) in the team’s 25-game playoff run.