FISHERS- The Fuel announced on Tuesday that they have acquired defenseman Mike Van Unen in exchange for future considerations.
Van Unen joins the team from the Rapid City Rush, where he has played four games and tallied one assist so far this season.
Prior to that, he played 42 games for the Allen Americans during the 2024-25 season and 11 games for the Adirondack Thunder at the end of the 2023-24 season, after graduation from Northern Michigan University.
Wearing the ‘A’ in his final year there, the Kamloops, British Columbia native played five seasons for the Wildcats.
The 6’1 defenseman has a younger brother, Joshua, who is currently a forward at Lakehead University as well as a twin brother, Rylan, who has played 45 games in the ECHL, including 11 for the Allen Americans with his brother.
VIEW VAN UNEN’S CAREER STATS HERE
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