The Fort Wayne Komets announced Friday they have traded forward Brannon McManus to the Adirondack Thunder.
This completes the future considerations part of a trade back in March, when the Komets acquired forward Blake Murray from Adirondack.
The 5-foot-11, 185-pound McManus, a right-shot center/right winger, scored 31 points (16-15-31) for Fort Wayne in 61 games with 16 penalty minutes and a +11 plus/minus rating.
The Newport Beach, Calif. Native came to the Komets via a trade with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits last July in exchange for forward Arvid Caderoth.
In three ECHL seasons, McManus has recorded 117 points (41-76-117) in 191 games. He tallied three goals in seven games with Abbotsford of the American Hockey League in 2021-22.
McManus spent five seasons in the NCAA between the University of Minnesota and the University of Nebraska-Omaha, scoring 119 points (48-71-119) in 170 games.
The 23-year-old Murray, a left-shot center/left winger, collected 45 points (18-27-45) in 67 games between the Komets and Atlanta Gladiators. He was traded from Atlanta to Adirondack before the ECHL trade deadline, but did not appear in a game with them before being dealt to Fort Wayne.
Over four ECHL seasons, Murray has registered 150 points (63-187-150) in 221 games.
Murray was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the sixth round (183rd overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft. He spent one season in the AHL with the Chicago Wolves (2022-23) and totaled seven points (2-5-7) in 20 contests.
Prior to turning pro, Murray played three seasons of junior hockey in the OHL, recording 166 points (86-80-166) in 186 games.
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