Former Cleveland Monster Cliff Pu has signed with the Sheffield Steelers of the EIHL, the club announced yesterday.
“I’d never thought of the UK to play hockey” said Pu in a Steelers press release. “Then when the opportunity came up I started doing some research and realized this was a great opportunity to play for a winning franchise as well as being able to my get education with the University."
Pu was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Markus Nutivaara on October 8, 2020, in what many believed was a salary dump due to an internal cap placed on the team during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pu was the main player involved in the Jeff Skinner to the Buffalo Sabres traded in 2018. Pu was a third round pick of the Sabres in 2016.
Pu was never able to make it into the NHL, but he did play 16 games for the Monsters during the 2020-21 season. He scored 3 goals and 10 points. He played 79 total games in the AHL and had his best season while playing for Cleveland.
Pu would leave North America in 2021 and head to the KHL, where he played for three seasons before moving to Slovakia and Switzerland.
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