Utica Comets Director of Hockey Operations Pat Conacher has announced that the club has signed forward Luke Pither to a professional tryout contract (PTO).
Pither, 27, has collected 10 points in 11 games this season with the Brampton Beast of the ECHL. Last season the Oshawa, ON native played seven games in the American Hockey League with the St. John’s IceCaps (six games) and the Syracuse Crunch (0-1-1). With the IceCaps, Pither recorded three assists and six penalty minutes. In his AHL career, Pither has appeared in 136 games and has posted 17 goals, 34 assists, and 63 penalty minutes.
