Hershey Bears signed forward Patrick Guzzo and defenseman John Fusco to one-year contracts for the 2025-26 season. Guzzo finished five seasons at Ohio State, served as captain for two years, played a program-record 171 games, tallied 16 points (9g, 7a) in 36 games last season, and earned multiple academic honors. Guzzo made a three-game AHL debut with Manitoba on an amateur tryout. Fusco transferred from Harvard to Dartmouth and posted a career-best 21 points (11g, 10a) in 32 games, was a 2020 seventh-round NHL pick, and has notable family Olympic and NHL connections.
Guzzo, 23, was Ohio State's captain the past two seasons, recording 16 points (9g, 7a) in 36 games during his final year with the Buckeyes. His 171 career games with the program are the most in school history, and during his five years in Columbus, he was a five-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and earned four Academic All-Big Ten selections. The Michigan native made his AHL debut on an amateur tryout contract with the Manitoba Moose this past April, getting into three games.
Fusco, 24, started his college career at Harvard University before transferring to Dartmouth, where he posted a career best 21 points (11g, 10a) in 32 games last season. The Massachusetts native is a former seventh-round pick by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2020 NHL Draft, but never played a game in the Toronto organization. Fusco's father, Mark Fusco, played two seasons with the NHL's Hartford Whalers and was part of Team USA at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Fusco's uncle, Scott Fusco, played professionally in Switzerland and was part of Team USA at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics.
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