Defenseman Tommy Bergsland is Texas' First ATO of the Season

(Credit: Colgate Athletics)

As collegiate seasons have ended, ATO season has begun. The first signing for Texas is defenseman Tommy Bergsland, who just finished four years at Colgate. The Montana native was the Raider's leading defensive scorer with 24 points in 36 games. Colgate just finished their season with a loss to Dallas Stars draft pick George Fegaras' Cornell in the ECAC tourney.

Bergsland is likely to join the team on the road, given their lengthy upcoming Midwest swing.

Here's the release:

The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, announced today the club signed Colgate University defenseman Tommy Bergsland to an amateur tryout.

Bergsland, 23, finished a four-year college career at Colgate, where he posted 71 points (14-57=71) in 152 career games. He appeared in 36 games as a senior this season and recorded 24 points (4-20=24) with a +9 rating. Bergsland helped the Raiders to the ECAC title as a sophomore in 2022-23 and was named to the conference’s Second All-Star Team in 2023-24 as a junior.

The 6-foot-3, 195-pound native of Wayzata, Minnesota was originally undrafted and played one season with the USHL’s Fargo Force and one season with the NAHL’s Bismarck Bobcats, before heading to Colgate.