Duggie Lagrone has been a fixture of the Tulsa Oilers [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/oilers-re-sign-speedy-forward-for-upcoming-season]’ blueline, and will return to Green Country. The Oilers announced Lagrone has re-signed for the 2025-26 season. The 31-year-old defenseman rejoins the Oilers following a 30-point (4-26-30) and +16 rating in his third season with Tulsa. Lagrone has become an iron man of sorts for the Oilers. Missing just one game last season, the steady blueliner has appeared in 214 of a possible 216 contests since joining the club, recording 95 points (18-77-95) and a +44 rating in that stretch. “Duggie is a great pro,” Head Coach Rob Murray said in a statement. “Takes care of himself on and off the ice and brings a consistent game every outing. I have really enjoyed having him on our team over the years, and I’m very happy he is coming back. He is a quick skater who uses his stick to defend very well.” While Lagrone’s size (5-foot-11, 182 pounds) doesn’t allow him to outmuscle opponents, Murray believes he does have the ability to outsmart them. “He also shows a great awareness in all situations of the game, knowing his strengths and his limits and using that to put himself in the best place to succeed,” Murray said. “More than anything though, he is a wonderful young man. He is loved by the room, and he is great with the fans as well. He always is the first to volunteer for community events and to help others out.” The Plano, Texas native has recorded 30 or more points in each of his three seasons with the Oilers, finishing with a positive plus-minus and a playoff berth in every campaign. During the 2021-22 season, the rookie defenseman led all Oilers’ blueliners with 10 goals on the season and finished as the team’s lone “Iron Man” appearing in all 72 regular season games. After spending one season in the EIHL with Nottingham, Lagrone returned to Tulsa in 2023-24, leading the Oilers with a +20 rating in 71 games, sextupling all other Tulsa defensemen while adding a career-high 31 assists. Lagrone continued leading the Oilers defensive corps. in at least one statistical category in 2024-25, topping the group with 26 assists. The right-shot blueliner began his collegiate [https://thehockeynews.com/ncaa/]career at Colorado College, appearing in 33 games with the Tigers before transferring to SUNY-Geneseo for his final two seasons of eligibility. In his two seasons with the Knights, Lagrone recorded 52 points (13-39-52) in 55 games, eventually winning two SUNYAC Championships and earning NCAA III All-USCHO First Team Honors. Lagrone developed in both the USHL [https://thehockeynews.com/ushl/]and NAHL with the Des Moines Buccaneers and Fairbanks Ice Dogs, respectively. He won the 2014 Robertson Cup with Fairbanks, notching eight points and a +9 rating in 14 post-season games, capping a 104-game, 44-point Ice Dogs career.
