July 8, 2009

Mason Heading to Idaho

BOISE, ID – Idaho Steelheads head coach Derek Laxdal announced that former Clarkson defenseman Tyrell Mason has agreed to terms for the 2009-10 season.

Mason, 23, will be making his professional debut this season. He was selected in the 6th round of the 2005 NHL draft by the New York Islanders. Instead of signing a professional contract, he attended Clarkson University. In his collegiate career, Mason had three goals and 26 assists and participated in the NCAA hockey national tournament in 2007 and 2008. He was a college teammate of former Steelhead forward Mike Sullivan.

“Tyrell is a smooth-skating defenseman,” Laxdal said. “He’ll bring some offense to our hockey club from the back end.”

Mason joins the following players who have previously agreed to terms with the Steelheads for the coming season: forwards Matt McKnight, Matt Cook, Michael Olson, and Brandon Kushniruk along with defensemen Matt Sorteberg and Weston Tardy.