Prior to Sunday's game at Quad City, Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Jeff Bes announced a pair of transactions, the signing of forward Evan Miller and the return of defenseman Will van der Veen from call-up to Tulsa (ECHL).
Miller joins the Thunderbolts in the midst of his first professional season, having started the year with the Ratinger Ice Aliens of the Germany4 pro circuit, registering 2 goals and 12 points in only 8 games. Prior to this season, Miller played four seasons of NCAA Division 1 hockey with RIT (Rochester Institute of Tech.), scoring 2 goals and 11 points in 65 regular season games. The native of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario played several seasons of junior hockey in his home province prior to college, first in the GOJHL with St. Catharines, Fort Erie, and Thorold between 2017-2019, and the Wellington Dukes of the OJHL in 2019-20, where he scored 8 goals and 21 points in 22 games.
Van der Veen rejoins the Thunderbolts following a call-up with the ECHL's Tulsa Oilers, where he played four games while on loan. So far this season with Evansville, van der Veen has scored 2 goals and 4 points along with a +5 rating in 14 games.