Meet Dundee Stars' 10th signing of the summer
US attacker excited about 1st European move
Dundee Stars have signed US forward Elijiah Barriga for the 2022-2023 Elite League campaign.
He joins from American International College, who are an NCAA Division 1 team and through four years with the Yellow Jackets, the 26 year old won seven championships and totalled 62 points (29G, 33A) in 107 appearances.
Stars General Manager and Head Coach, Jeff Mason said: “Elijiah comes from a college program that is certainly a powerhouse in their conference and has been over the last few years.
"AIC have produced a lot of good pros and I had one of Elijiah's teammates with me in Belfast last season, in Jeff Baum and from speaking to Barriga's coach - who is someone I respect very highly and who has created a top-level program and a winning culture at AIC - he spoke very highly of Elijiah.
"Elijiah came on to my radar a couple years back from a coach who we were familiar with in our recruitment process in Belfast and he recommended that we keep an eye on him and he is certainly someone I have followed."
Once he had signed his first professional contract, Barriga said: “I had a few conversations with Jeff and from everything that he said, it all seemed pretty good and like the best fit for me.
"He seems like a really nice guy and it was a pretty smooth transaction between us two and he told me what kind of player I need to be.
"From there, he just talked about living over in Dundee, the fans and the city and it all just sounded like the right place for me.
"Although, what I was really sold on, was how Jeff talked about the team, the people around the team, Dundee as a city and what it is they are trying to build here."