Stern signs with Orlando of ECHL

The Free Press

Brett Stern, the Minnesota State defenseman who just wrapped up his college career, signed with the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, that team announced on Tuesday.

Stern played 137 games for the Mavericks, scoring six goals, assisting on 24 others and going +14. An MSU co-captain this season, Stern scored three goals, including two game-winners and was +8 in 40 games. For the second year in a row he was a member of the WCHA Final Five All-Tournament Team.

Orlando is an affiliate of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and the AHL's Toronto Marlies.