SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch have signed defenseman Zach Uens to a one-year AHL contract, General Manager and Head Coach Joel Bouchard announced today.
 
Uens, 25, skated in 21 games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds last season tallying five points (1g, 4a). He also played in 32 games with the Kansas City Mavericks recording 14 points (3g, 11a) and a plus-28 rating.
 
The 6-foot-1, 181-pound blueliner has appeared in 48 career AHL games since 2021 with the Firebirds and Charlotte Checkers earning nine points (2g, 7a). He has also skated in 190 career ECHL games with the Mavericks, Savannah Ghost Pirates and Florida Everblades compiling 55 points (14g, 41a) to go along with a plus-20 rating.
 
Prior to his professional career, the Belleville, Ontario native spent three seasons at Merrimack College earning 44 points (7g, 37a) in 82 career games from 2019 to 2022.
 
Uens was originally selected by the Florida Panthers in the fourth round, 105th overall, at the 2020 NHL Draft.
 
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