by SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers announced today that the club has re-signed defenseman Brady Keeper (Pimicikamak Cree Nation ) to a one-year, two-way contract.
Keeper, 24, completed his first professional season, appearing in one Stanley Cup Qualifier game with the Panthers and 61 American Hockey League regular season games with the Springfield Thunderbirds where he produced 18 points (6-12-18).
The 6-foot-2, 209-pound native of Cross Lake, Manitoba, made his NHL debut on March 28, 2019 against the Ottawa Senators, making him the first person of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation to play an NHL game.
Undrafted, the University of Maine alum signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Panthers on March 18, 2019.
