Kiefer Sherwood turned down several NHL offers last spring, but he won't keep his pro career on hold any longer.

The New Albany product has signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks, ending a three-year run at Miami University, where he totaled 34-52-86 in 106 games.

Miami coaches were informed of his decision Monday. The Ducks made the announcement official on Tuesday.

Sherwood, a forward, will likely be assigned by Anaheim to AHL San Diego, meaning he could make his pro debut this weekend in Cleveland, playing against the Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate. San Diego and Cleveland play Saturday and Sunday in Quicken Loans Arena.

It's not out of the question that Sherwood could see time in the NHL before the end of this season. Anaheim holds the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with nine games to play.

The Blue Jackets, who signed Sherwood's younger brother, Kole, to an entry-level contract in 2015, were not said to be among Kiefer Sherwood's many suitors. Montreal, Pittsburgh, and Boston were among those who made offers.

Sherwood, 6-foot, 197 pounds, is regarded as a high-level skater with an NHL-level shot. His best season at Miami was 2016-17, when he had 14 goals and 24 assists in 36 games.

Miami has fallen on hard times, though, suffering three consecutive losing seasons for the first time in 27 years. In Sherwood's three seasons in Oxford, the RedHawks went 36-58-15, including a 12-20-5 record this season and a last-place finish in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (6-14-4).

After this season, assistant coaches Brent Brekke and Nick Petraglia were fired. Brekke had been with the program for 10 seasons.

Sherwood was a standout player for the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets and played four games with the United States National Team Development program in 2012-13. He then spent two seasons with Youngstown (USHL) before heading to college.

Among Sherwood's new teammates in San Diego will be former Blue Jackets forwards Jared Boll and Corey Tropp. Boll and Sherwood have trained and skated together in the summer.