The AHL’s Cleveland Monsters announced Tuesday that the Monsters recalled defenseman Will MacKinnon from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye. In six appearances for Toledo this season, MacKinnon logged 0-1-1 with nine penalty minutes and a +4 rating.

A 5’11”, 201 lb. left-shooting native of Plymouth, MI, MacKinnon, 25, tallied 3-7-10 with 83 penalty minutes and a +6 rating in 84 career AHL appearances for the Monsters and Utica spanning parts of two seasons from 2023-25 and added 8-25-33 with 125 penalty minutes and a +44 rating in 125 career ECHL appearances for the Reading Royals, Adirondack Thunder, and Toledo spanning parts of five seasons from 2021-25. MacKinnon signed a one-year AHL contract with Cleveland July 22, 2025 through the 2025-26 season.

Prior to his professional career, MacKinnon notched 5-19-24 with 64 penalty minutes in 119 career NCAA appearances for the University of New Hampshire spanning four seasons from 2018-22, serving as the Wildcats’ captain in his senior season. MacKinnon additionally registered 3-8-11 with 139 penalty minutes in 91 career USHL appearances for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and the Des Moines Buccaneers spanning two seasons from 2016-18.

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