NORFOLK, VA -- Norfolk Admirals General Manager Claude Loiselle today announced that the Admirals have signed former Brown defenseman Sean Hurley to an Amateur Tryout Contract (ATO). Hurley is expected to be in the lineup tonight at Scope against the Lowell Devils, wearing number 4.

Hurley, a 6-foot-3, 211-pound defenseman from Rutland, Vermont, just completed his fourth season at Brown University. The 24-year-old was team captain, notching three goals (all on the power play) and 16 assists for 19 points in 31 games during his senior year.

In his 126-game collegiate career, Hurley scored 22 goals (17 on the power play) and added 57 assists for 79 points and 115 penalty minutes. He was a two-time selection to First Team All-Ivy, 2006-07 team MVP, three-time selection to the ECAC All-Academic Squad, and an ECAC All-Rookie Team selection.

Hurley also played one season with the Chicago Steel of the USHL before joining Brown. He spent two seasons with Northfield Mount Hermon, where he was captain during the 2002-03 season. Hurley was also a member of the Rutland High School football team that won the 2000 Vermont State Championship.

Hurley made his professional debut in Worcester last Sunday while on an ATO with the Sharks. He played one goal with Worcester and did not register a point before being released.

The Admirals will continue an eight-game homestand tonight and tomorrow night when they entertain the Lowell Devils. Both games will begin at 7:15.