The next import player is approaching the ICEHL: According to insiders
Bernd Freimüller supposed to be US defender
Colin Swoyer are facing a move to Europe – with the ICEHL as a likely destination.
Strong two-way defender from North America
The 28-year-old right-shooter comes from Hinsdale, Illinois and brings extensive experience in North American professional ice hockey. Swoyer most recently played for the
Toledo Walleye in the
ECHLwhere he was able to present himself primarily as an offensive defender. In the 2025/26 season he collected 20 points in 46 games, after he had already managed a strong 33 points in 59 games the year before. The defender also impressed with several assists in the playoffs.
In addition, Swoyer received assignments from the
Cleveland Monsters in the
American Hockey League and thus gained further experience at a higher level.
Successful years in the NCAA
Before switching to professional ice hockey, Swoyer played for four years
Michigan Tech Huskies
in the NCAA. There he continuously developed into an important top performer and achieved a total of 72 points in 141 games. The American drew attention to himself with strong performances, particularly in his last two years of college, and was elected to his conference’s All-Star teams in both 2020/21 and 2021/22.
Which ICEHL club will strike?
It is still unclear which club the defender could ultimately sign with. However, due to his profile, Swoyer is likely to play for several teams
ICE Hockey League
be interesting.
“), i.text = “window._taboola = window._taboola || ();_taboola.push({mode:’alternating-thumbnails-a’, container:’taboola-below-article-thumbnails’, placement:’below-article’, target_type: ‘mix’});”, n.appendChild(l), n.appendChild(i), e(n, t) } Array.prototype.filter || (Array.prototype.filter = function(e, t) { if (“function” != typeof e) throw TypeError(); let n = (); for (let l = 0, i = this.length >>> 0; l < i; l += 1) if (l in this) { let r = this(l); e.call(t, r, l, this) && n.push(r) } return n }), window.insertAfter = e, window.getElementByXPath = t, window.injectWidgetByXpath = function e(l) { let i = t(l) ||. document.getElementById("tbdefault"); i && n(i) }, window.injectWidgetByMarker = function e
