BEMIDJI, Minn. – Former Bemidji State University Men's Hockey forward Kaden Pickering signed a standard player's contract with the ECHL's Iowa Heartlanders the club has announced Tuesday afternoon.
 
The fifth-year senior transfer played in all 36 games for the Beavers in 2022-23 and recorded 14 points off five goals and nine assists. After four years at St. Lawrence University and transferring to Bemidji State in the fall of 202, Pickering appeared in 150 collegiate games and totaled 59 points off 25 goals and 34 assists. The Madrid, N.Y., native led the BSU forward corps with 24 blocked shots and tied for third on the team with 75 shots on goal. He scored one short-handed goal this season and scored the game-winning goal against Northern Michigan University on Jan. 20.
 
Pickering joins Will Zmolek as former Beavers to sign professional contracts following the 2022-23 season.
 
Iowa hosts the Cincinnati Cyclones Wed, Mar. 8 to begin a three-game homestand at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. Bemidji State hockey fans who purchased a FloHockey.tv subscription will be able to watch Pickering and all ECHL games via FloHockey.tv.
 
For more information on the Bemidji State men's hockey program, tickets or schedules, visit BSUBeavers.com, follow the Beavers on Twitter or Instagram (@BSUBeaversMHKY), or like them on Facebook (facebook.com/BSUBeavers).
 
Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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