SYRACUSE, N.Y. –  The Syracuse Crunch have signed defenseman Devante Stephens to a one-year AHL Contract, General Manager Stacy Roest announced today.
 
Stephens, 26, appeared in 50 games with the Tucson Roadrunners last season tallying three goals and five assists. The 6-foot-3, 191-pound blueline previously spent two seasons with the Crunch from 2019 to 2021 posting 17 points (5g, 12a) along with a plus-7 rating in 64 games.
 
A native of White Rock, British Columbia, Stephens has played in 180 career AHL games since 2017 with the Crunch, Roadrunners, Abbotsford Canucks and Rochester Americans recording 40 points (11g, 29a) and a plus-23 rating. He has also skated in 121 career ECHL contests with the Orlando Solar Bears and Cincinnati Cyclones earning 40 points (11g, 29a) and a plus-42 rating.
 
Stephens was selected in the fifth round, 122nd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres at the 2015 NHL Draft.
 
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