JACKSONVILLE, FL – The Jacksonville Icemen, proud ECHL Affiliate of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild and the AHL’s Iowa Wild, announced today that they have acquired forward Jesse Tucker in a trade with the Indy Fuel. The deal sends Tucker to Jacksonville in exchange for future considerations.
Tucker, a native of Longlac, Ontario, is in his third season in the ECHL having played the previous two in Indy. During the 2025-26 campaign, Tucker notched 38 points in 72 games with 12 goals and 26 assists with 69 penalty minutes. It was a vast improvement from his 2 goals in 19 games in 2025, his first year in professional hockey after college.
Tucker has 135 games of NCAA Division I experience, having played two years at Michigan State University and one year with both Clarkson University and Northern Michigan University. The 5’11’’ and 187 pound forward recorded 56 points at the collegiate level.
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