MOLINE, Ill. (January 23, 2015) - The Quad City Mallards have signed defenseman Bennett Schneider, the Mallards announced today.
Schneider, 25, played 28 games in the Southern Professional Hockey League for the Pensacola Ice Flyers and Mississippi Surge last season after starting the 2013-14 campaign at Hamilton College. The 6' 3", 205-pound Fort Meyers, Florida native played seven games for Hamilton before turning professional with the Ice Flyers, for whom he collected four assists in 26 games. Schneider then moved on to skate for the Surge in a pair of games at the end of the season.
Schneider recorded six assists while playing a total of 73 games over three plus seasons at Hamilton. As a freshman Schneider helped the Continentals to the 2010-11 New England Small College Athletic Conference regular season title. Schneider was a college teammate of Mallards forward Evan Haney.
