SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch have loaned forward Shawn Element to the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, General Manager Stacy Roest announced today.
Element, 21, has also played in 31 games with the Crunch tallying two goals and three assists. He has also appeared in eight games with the Solar Bears this season posting three goals and two assists. Last season, the 5-foot-11, 195-pound forward appeared in 15 games with the Cape Breton Eagles recording 28 points (9g, 19a) before being traded to the Victoriaville Tigres. He posted 15 points (8g, 7a) in 16 contests with Victoriaville. His 43 total points led the Tigres and ranked him 10th in the QMJHL during the 2020-21 regular season. His 17 goals and 26 assists also paced his team.
Prior to his professional career, the Victoriaville, Quebec native played in 274 career QMJHL contests with Victoriaville, Cape Breton, the Acadie-Bathurst Titan and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar tallying 170 points (89g, 81a).
The Crunch signed Element to a two-year AHL contract on May 12, 2021.
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