Chad Veltri has signed an SPC, while Brent Moran joins on a PTO.
The Kalamazoo Wings have added a pair of goalies to their roster.
The club announced that Chad Veltri signed a Standard Player Contract (SPC) and Brent Moran inked a Professional Tryout (PTO) contract for the 2024-25 season.
The 26-year-old Veltri played 32 games for Robert Morris University last season. He posted a 3.46 goals against average (GAA) and .909 save percentage with one shutout before signing with Fort Wayne after the college season ended but did not appear in a game for the Komets.
“My focus coming into camp is to compete and contribute right away,” the 5-foot-11, 187-pound Fox Chapel, PA native said. “I’ve heard great things about how passionate the fans in Kalamazoo are and couldn’t be more excited to play in front of them.”
The rookie also suited up in 99 games for Niagara University over four seasons (2019-23) before using a graduate transfer to Robert Morris.
Veltri posted a 41-46-9 record for the Purple Eagles and ranks among the top five goaltenders in Niagara history in several categories, including save percentage (.911, No. 4), goals against average (2.64, No. 5), games (99, No. 4), wins (41, No. 4) and shutouts (6, T-No. 4).
“Chad Veltri is a competitor in net with a calmness to his game that helps his team,” Joel Martin, Wings head coach and director of hockey operations, said following the announcement.
Moran, 28, is a 6-foot-4, 194-pound Orleans, ON native who spent 2023-24 with Quad City (SPHL), compiling a 21-11-1 record with a 2.81 GAA and .922 save percentage with three shutouts in 35 games and starting three playoff games for the Storm, going 1-2 with a 3.64 GAA and .885 save percentage.
The Dallas Stars selected Moran in the fourth round (No. 115 overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft.
Moran played eight games for Worcester in 2022-23, going 3-4-0 with a 4.28 GAA and .881 save percentage, along with playing 10 games for Fayetteville (SPHL) with a 4-3-2 record, 3.23 GAA, .903 save percentage and one shutout that season.
Moran starred for Fayetteville in 2021-22, going 16-4-1 with a 2.36 GAA and .930 save percentage with one shutout before posting a 1-2 record in the playoffs with a 2.71 GAA and .927 save percentage.
Prior to turning pro, Moran played college hockey at Nipissing University (USports), notching an 11-25-0 record, 3.57 GAA and .907 save percentage in 39 games over three seasons (2017-20). He then played seven games for Manglerud in Norway to close out the 2019-20 season, going 4-3-0 with a 3.50 GAA and .887 save percentage.
“Brent Moran is a big goalie that has great athletic ability,” Martin said.