Wilkins joins Stingrays

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals and American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears, have agreed to terms with forward Josh Wilkins for the 2022-23 season.Wilkins is set to begin his fourth season of professional hockey, which has included stints in the AHL, ECHL, and most recently overseas in HockeyAllsvenskan. The 25-year-old spent the 2021-22 season in Sweden split between Västerviks IK and HC Vita Hästen of HockeyAllsvenskan where he recorded 20 points (9g-11a) in 47 games.The Raleigh, North Carolina native played college hockey at Providence College from 2016-19. During his final season in 2018-19, Wilkins' performance earned him a spot on the Hockey East First All-Star Team and was named an NCAA Second Team All-American.Wilkins spent his first two seasons predominantly in the AHL with the Milwaukee Admirals in 2019-20 and Tucson Roadrunners in 2020-21 where he suited up for 81 combined games and tallied 20 points (6g-14a). Wilkins also had a five-game stint with the Florida Everblades in 2020-21, picking up one assist in five games.