GLEN FALLS, NY -- A week after leading the 16th-ranked Union College men's ice hockey team to the ECAC Hockey Championship, senior Mario Valery-Trabucco has signed with the Adirondack Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers. Trabucco will likely make his professional debut this weekend at Hartford on Friday, Mar. 26 or at Manchester on Saturday, Mar. 27.

The Montreal, Quebec native set a school record with 45 points and 23 goals this past season. His 59 career goals ranks first all-time on Union's Division I list and his 114 points are tied for second all-time.

Trabucco, who finished first in the Hobey Baker fan voting with more than 20,000 votes, was a three time ECAC Hockey Player of the Week and the InsideCollegeHockey.com's National Player of the Week on Feb. 9. Trabucco was a Second Team All-ECAC Hockey selection.

The Phantoms are 31-35-3-3 in 72 games this season and are currently sixth in the East Division of the Eastern Conference.