As the Toledo Walleye [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/the-mayor-is-returning-to-toledo]look to get back to the Kelly Cup Finals, they have added another forward to their ranks. The Walleye announced that forward Jacques Bouquot will join the Fish for his first season in Toledo, after agreeing to terms for the 2025-26 ECHL [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/]season. Bouquot, a native of South Windsor, Connecticut, spent last season with the Reading Royals [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/royals-re-sign-defenseman-carabin-for-upcoming-season], posting eight points (1-7-8), 11 penalty minutes, and a -9 in 19 games. The 25-year-old left-shot forward has tallied 12 points (2-10-12), 11 penalty minutes, and a -12 in 27 games over two ECHL seasons with Reading. He also skated in one AHL [https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/]game with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Prior to turning pro, Bouquot played four years of NCAA hockey [https://thehockeynews.com/ncaa/]at the University of Vermont followed by one year at Penn State University. The former Captain accumulated 50 points (17-33-50), 30 penalty minutes, and a -8 in 109 games at Vermont. He added 27 points (12-15-27), 22 penalty minutes, and a -7 in 34 contests as a graduate student at Penn State.
