Projo Bruins Blog

The Providence Bruins today signed goaltender Andy Franck to a Professional Tryout Agreement (PTO) and released fellow goalie Ryan Nie from his PTO. The P-Bruins continue to have 22 players on their roster, including 12 forwards, seven defensemen and three goaltenders.

Franck, 26, comes to Providence from the Central Hockey League’s Youngstown Steelhounds, where he leads the league with 11 wins and ranks fifth with a 2.40 goals-against-average. Overall, Franck is 11-2-1. The third-year pro out of Mercyhurst College began his career in the ECHL with the Wheeling Nailers, winning 60 games, including eight shutouts, in 114 contests over his two seasons prior to joining Wheeling. In his career, Franck is 71-43-10 with a 2.85 GAA in 128 games. The native of Lakewood, Ohio, enjoyed a seven-game winning-streak earlier this year from October 19 to November 4, as well as CHL Goaltender of the Week honors for the week of October 21.

Nie, 22, began this season in the ECHL with the Johnstown Chiefs, going 5-2 with a 3.20 GAA in seven appearances. The Nanticoke, Ontario, native returns to Johnstown having appeared in one AHL game, the P-Bruins 5-1 loss to the Manchester Monarchs last Sunday. In the game, Nie blocked 10 of 12 shots in 43:20 minutes of relief of Mike Brown. The appearance was the first of his AHL career.

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