Overview

• McCrea’s signing is Dresden’s seventh acquisition ahead of its first season in Germany’s top hockey league.
• The 1.91 m right-shot defenseman joins from relegated Düsseldorfer EG after three reliable DEL campaigns.
• Sport director Matthias Roos highlighted McCrea’s physical play, shot-blocking and precise first pass as keys to bolstering the blue line.
• McCrea began his European career with the Iserlohn Roosters in 2021 before spending the last three seasons in Düsseldorf.
• His arrival caps a recruitment campaign that has already brought former NHLer Justin Braun and Slovak goalie Julius Hudáček to Dresden.