FISHERS- The Fuel have announced on Thursday that they have signed defenseman Austin D’Orazio to a standard player contract for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
D’Orazio, 24, joins the Fuel from the Binghamton Black Bears of the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL), where he played 50 games last season, scored 62 points, and helped the Black Bears win the 2026 Commissioner’s Cup, tying the league record for most championships with their third.
Prior to that, he attended Utica University, where he played two seasons for the Pioneers. During his first season there, he played in 26 games where he helped the Pioneers to a UCHC Championship for their third year in a row.
The 6’1 defenseman played two seasons for the Trenton Golden Hawks of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) from 2022 to 2023, where he had 70 points in 76 games.
The Vaughan, Ontario native is a left-handed shot who also played 23 games for the Markham Royals of the OJHL in 2022, where he had twelve points and 47 penalty minutes, as well as during the 2019-20 season, where he tallied 25 points in 53 games.
VIEW D’ORAZIO’S CAREER STATS HERE
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