Gamblers Sign Logan Cotter to Tender Agreement
Men’s Ice Hockey | 5/4/2026 10:00:00 AM
The Green Bay Gamblers have signed Logan Cotter to a United States Hockey League (USHL) tender settlement for the 2026-27 season.
Cotter cut up this season between St. Mark’s School and the East Coast Militia 15U AAA. The 5’11,” 165-pound defenseman and Boston native had 5 targets and 17 assists at St. Mark’s college, whereas recording 10 targets and 23 assists in 24 video games for the Militia, main defensemen in scoring. He had 5 targets and 25 assists in 30 video games for the South Shore Kings 14U AAA final 12 months.
“We couldn’t be happier to bring Logan to Green Bay, said Green Bay Head Coach and General Manager Pat McCadden. “His skating, smarts, and competitiveness make him a natural fit for our group, and we’re eager to get going.”
The USHL tender course of permits groups to enroll to two 2010 birth-year gamers in change for his or her first- and second-round picks within the 2026 USHL Phase I Draft. As a results of their tender signings this 12 months, the Gamblers have forfeited their first and second-round picks in Phase I of the USHL Draft. Each tendered participant will be part of their respective group’s roster subsequent season and play not less than 55% of the group’s regular-season video games.
“I am honored to be part of the Green Bay Gamblers organization,” mentioned Cotter. “I feel that my style of play and my values align with theirs, and I could not be more excited for the opportunity to play in the USHL for them.”
About the USHL
The United States Hockey League (USHL) and its 16 groups are dedicated to being the world’s main junior hockey league. This season, greater than 50% of NCAA Division I males’s hockey gamers and almost 25% of NHL gamers have USHL expertise. The USHL has developed greater than 285 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and eight of the final 10 Hobey Baker Award winners, together with Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel).
Elevated by way of the not too long ago introduced Declaration of Excellence with the NHL and USA Hockey, the league’s player-first strategy, together with a 2:1 practice-to-game ratio and a schedule with 90% of video games performed on weekends, supplies its gamers with the optimum surroundings for athletic and private development, creating pathways for the following era of stars like Auston Matthews (NTDP), Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms), Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede), and Johnny Gaudreau (Dubuque Fighting Saints).