San Diego Gulls Release Defenseman Jarod Hilderman From Professional Tryout
Dec 22, 2022The San Diego Gulls announced today that the American Hockey League (AHL) club has released defenseman Jarod Hilderman from a professional tryout (PTO).
Hilderman, 25 (4/11/97), earned 0-1=1 points two penalty minutes (PIM) in 14 games with San Diego this season, registering his first career AHL point (an assist) on Nov. 8 at Henderson. The blueliner began the season with the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL, appearing in three games and posting two PIM. The 6-1, 209-pound defenseman recorded 1-15=16 points with 25 PIM in 51 career ECHL games with Tulsa. He skated in six Kelly Cup Playoffs games last season, leading team blueliners in assists (3) and co-leading defensemen in scoring (0-3=3).
A native of Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Hilderman won back-to-back NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey championships with the University of Minnesota-Duluth and captured two NCHC championships (2016-17, 2018-19). Hilderman finished his collegiate career with 1-10=11 points and 26 PIM in 67 games with the Bulldogs. In 2014-15, he helped lead the Penticton Vees to the BCHL title, posting 1-6=7 points in 22 playoff games.