Norfolk, Va. – The Norfolk Admirals, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Winnipeg Jets and American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose, announced they have signed forward Brayden Nicholetts to a contract for the 2025-26 season.
Nicholetts, 26, is scheduled to join the Admirals for his first full season as a professional.
Last season, he signed with the Utah Grizzlies after completing his five-year collegiate career at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Nicholetts made his professional debut on Dec. 14, 2024, against the Tahoe Knight Monsters and went on to play 16 games for Utah.
In his five seasons at Alaska-Fairbanks, Nicholetts played in 67 games, in which he had 16 points (8g-8a) and picked up 55 penalty minutes.
