Wisconsin hockey team signs defenseman Dylan Compton from Northeastern
The transfer portal opened April 13 and Wisconsin netted immediate results, adding to its D-core with its first signing of the period.
MADISON – The Wisconsin men’s hockey team netted some help for the D-core on Day 1 of the transfer portal. The Badgers announced the signing of Dylan Compton , a 6-foot, 185-pound defenseman who spent this past season at Northeastern. He has three years of eligibility left.
As a freshman, he finished with four goals and 10 assists and a plus/minus of +2. He finished the season as part of the Huskies' No. 2 line.
The addition of Compton will help offset the loss Ben Dexheimer and Aiden Dubinsky, who completed their eligibility. The Badgers ’ freshman class includes one defender, John Stout, who comes to UW from the Madison Capitols of the USHL. More: Championship-caliber defense not enough for Wisconsin to secure NCAA hockey title This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin hockey signs former Northeastern defenseman Dylan Compton