Mario Valery-Trabucco, who starred at Union from 2006-2010, recently signed a one-year contract with Södertälje Sportklubb of HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-highest professional hockey league in Sweden.
"It feels really good for me to play on a team with tradition and heart, great coach, great fans and in a good league," he said in a release. "This will be great fun and I see it as a nice challenge for me."
The 26-year-old forward spent the past two seasons with Augsberger (Germany) of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In 87 games, Valery-Trabucco scored 24 goals and chipped in 24 assists. He was held scoreless in three postseason contests.
Prior to Augsberger, the 2010 Union men's hockey Most Valuable Player played a year with TPS in the Finnish Elite League and also appeared in two games for the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League.
Valery-Trabucco piled up 114 points (59 goals, 55 assists) in 147 career games at Union. The 114 points are tied with Jordan Webb for fourth highest in Union's Division I era. Valery-Trabucco maintains Union's Division I era highs for single season points (45) and career goals (59).
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