A local hockey star is going to the ECHL this season.
Geoff Kitt has signed with the Kansas City Mavericks.
Kitt was born in Sioux Lookout and moved to Dryden and most recently graduated from Mercyhurst University.
The power forward was there from 2018 to 2022 and in his senior year as captain, Kitt recorded 12 points on three goals and nine assists in 35 games played.
In total, the 25-year-old played in 123 games with the Lakers and recorded 11 goals, 19 assists and 30 points.
Kitt was named Top Defensive Forward for the Atlantic Hockey Association University Hockey team two years in a row.
Locally, Kitt was a fixture with Dryden Minor Hockey and the Dryden Paperkings.
He then went on to play with the Thunder Bay Kings, two games with the Dryden GM Ice Dogs and 1 season with the Kenora Thistles.
Kansas City Mavericks Head Coach and General Manager Tad O’Had says, “Kitt has been a mainstay at Mercyhurst as a big framed power forward that plays a complete game. Defensively, he is very sound and his compete level is off the charts. He is a high character player that has been a leader at every level in juniors and college. We feel that Kitt will develop at the pro level and be very successful in KC.
Kitt and the Mavericks will open the 2022-2023 regular season against the Tulsa Oilers on October 22.
