CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Cincinnati Cyclones, ECHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced the signing of forward Justin Gill.
Gill, 22, hails from St-Joseph-du-Lac, Quebec and joins the Cyclones following a brief stint with the Worcester Railers in 2024-25. In 23 games played, Gill recorded 22 points (8g-14a) in his first full professional season. Prior to his time in Worcester, Gill played in the American Hockey League with the Bridgeport Islanders.
He was selected in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders \after an impressive season with the Sherbrooke Phoenix of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. That season, Gill recorded 93 points (44g-49a) in 68 games played. The following season, as a member of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, Gill set a career-high in assists (58) and points (98) en route to a First Team QMJHL All-Star and the best plus/minus in the entire league (+57).
In five seasons in the QMJHL, Gill played in 285 regular-season games, nearly accumulating a point-per-game (0.95) with 270 career points (115g-155a). In the postseason, Gill had 44 points in 45 games across four seasons.
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