FISHERS- The Fuel have announced on Tuesday that they have signed three players to professional tryout agreements for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
26-year-old defenseman McLaughlin joins the Fuel after five years at Adrian College, where he was an alternate captain during the 2025-26 season. Last season, he had 28 points in 35 games for the Bulldogs. He helped them to the playoffs, four out of his five years.
The 5’11, left-handed shot became a two-time ACHA GL6 champion and ACHA champion while at Adrian. Prior to that, the Penticton, BC native has experience in the KIJHL, MJAHL, and BCHL dating back to 2017.
VIEW MCLAUGHLIN’S CAREER STATS HERE
Dion, 22, joins the Fuel after graduating from Babson College, where he attended for four years. During the 2022-23 season, the 6’2 defenseman was named to the NCAA III NEHC All-Rookie team.
The Massachusetts native is the son of Tom Dion, who played for the Wheeling Thunderbirds of the ECHL in 1992 and captained the Boston University men’s team a year prior.
VIEW DION’S CAREER STATS HERE
Ferrandino, 26, is a Lisle, Illinois native who grew up playing for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL as well as the Central Illinois Flying Aces, Tri-City Storm, and Green Bay Gamblers before wearing the ‘A’ for the Messota Magicians of the NAHL in 2020.
The 5’11 defenseman also spent three seasons at Augsburg University where he was named captain during the 2024-25 season. That year he also played fifteen games for the Peoria Rivermen of the SPHL, and tallied one assist for them in the playoffs. He is a two-time NCAA III MIAC Champion and in 2024 was named to the NCAA III All-Conference team.
Last year, Ferrandino played 19 games for the Worcester Railers of the ECHL, where he claimed two assists.
VIEW FERRANDINO’S CAREER STATS HERE
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