University of Minnesota Athletics
Cammarata Signs ATO with Bridgeport
3/30/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Hockey
MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) - Gopher Hockey senior forward Taylor Cammarata has signed an amateur tryout agreement (ATO) with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League. Bridgeport is the AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, who drafted Cammarata in the third round (76th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
A native of Plymouth, Minn., Cammarata recorded 93 points (25 goals, 68 assists) in 149 career games for the Maroon & Gold. The forward notched 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) as a senior in 2016-17. A four-year letter winner for the Gophers, Cammarata was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
"This is a great opportunity for Taylor, and we're very happy for him," Minnesota head coach Don Lucia said. "We wish him the best of luck as he takes the next step in his career and thank him for his contributions to the Gopher Hockey program."
As a member of the 2016-17 Gopher Hockey senior class, Cammarata helped the Maroon & Gold win the first four Big Ten regular-season conference championships in league history and set a new NCAA record with the program's sixth-straight overall regular-season conference title. The class made three trips to the NCAA tournament including a national championship game appearance in 2014 while their final NCAA tournament berth stands as Minnesota's 37th - also an NCAA record.
Cammarata joins fellow Gophers senior Jake Bischoff on the Bridgeport roster while Minnesota alum Nick Leddy is also in the Islanders organization.
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