No official reason given. Looks like production wasn't really an issue (2G, 11A in 18 games)
Meanwhile his younger brother starts his pro career with another Californian team.
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ATO Trackwe
Bakersfield : F - Rhett Pitlick (Minnesota State-Mankato/NCAA), F - Josh Prokop (Alberta/USports)
Bridgeport : F - Max Dorrington (Sacred Heart/NCAA), F - Ross Mitton (Maine/NCAA)
Calgary : F - Kade Bohlsen (Minnesota State-Mankato/NCAA), F - Carter Wilkie (North Dakota/NCAA)
Chicago : F - Blake Biondi (Notre Dame/NCAA)
Cleveland : F - Tyler Peddle* (Saint John/QMJHL)
Coachella Valley : F - Ollie Josephson* (Red Deer/WHL)
Iowa : D - Ben Meehan (UMass-Lowell/NCAA), F - Luke Mistelbacher, G - Chase Wutzke* (Red Deer/WHL)
Laval : F - Will Dineen (Yale/NCAA), F - Mark Estapa (Michigan/NCAA)
Lehigh Valley : F - Alex Ciernik* (Nybro/Sweden|Allsvenskan)
Manitoba : F - Colson Gengenbach (Calgary/USports), F - Patrick Guzzo (Ohio State/NCAA), F - Liam Malmquist (St.Thomas/NCAA)
San Diego : D - Will Francis* (Minnesota-Duluth/NCAA), F - Ryan Lautenbach (UMass-Amherest/NCAA), F - Owen Lindmark (Wisconsin/NCAA), D - Ian Moore* (Harvard/NCAA)
San Jose : F - Axel Landen* (Oskarshamn/Sweden|Allsvenskan)
Syracuse : D - Aiden Hansen-Bukata (Ohio State/NCAA)
Texas : D - Tommy Bergsland (Colgate/NCAA) F - Sean Chisholm (Dartmouth/NCAA), F - Harrison Scott (Maine/NCAA), F - Artem Shlaine (Arizona/NCAA)
Utica : D - Luke Reid (New Hamphsire/NCAA)
*Drafted by the parent club
Added : F - Rhett Pitlick (Bakersfield), F - Ross Mitton (Bridgeport), F - Ollie Josephson (Coachella Valley), F - Luke Mistelbacher (Iowa), F - Patrick Guzzo (Manitoba), F - Ryan Lautenbach (San Diego), F - Axel Landen (San Jose), D - Aiden Hansen-Bukata (Syracuse), D - Luke Reid (Utica)
Released :
Laval : Connor McDonald (British Columbia/USports) - Did not play
Providence : G - Pierce Charleson (Niagara/NCAA) - Dressed as backup
Providence : G - Joe Sharib (Union/NCAA) - Dressed as backup
Rockford : G - Nick Grabko (Alaska-Fairbanks/NCAA) - 1 GP, 2 goals allowed on 19 shots.
San Diego : F - Drew Elliott (New Brunswick/USports) 1GP 0-0-0
Syracuse : D - Noah de la Durantaye (Princeton/NCAA) - Did not play