Year: 2021

The Adirondack Thunder announced on Thursday that they have signed defenseman Charlie Curti, who returns for the 2021-22 season. “He’s a dynamic player, he brought a lot to the offensive side of things and defends well,” said Alex Loh, Head Coach of the Thunder. “He’s the defenseman we need, you need to have those kinds […]

The 2021 NHL Draft has come and gone and now it’s time to get to know the newest member of the Montreal Canadiens. After multiple trades, the Habs left the virtual draft with nine players, which they hope to see some help them in a few years. Statement about the Habs picking Logan Mailloux in […]

The opening day of 2021 free agency had no shortage of signings and moves to reign in the new season. During the course of the last week, many signings had been reported, however, there were plenty of surprises that have taken the league by surprise to start the latest campaign. Chase Agnello-Dean/Getty Images North America […]

Four players from last season’s Fort Wayne Komets squad will return, as they look to defend their Kelly Cup championship this year when the regular season schedule commences in October. They also have added a notable rookie defenseman. Three forwards, Anthony Petruzzelli, Zach Pochiro and Oliver Cooper, return to provide stability and experience up front. […]

The Adirondack Thunder announced their fifth signing on Thursday afternoon, with defenseman Blake Thompson returning to Glens Falls for next season. As well, he becomes the first piece of the hockey club’s blue-line. Announcing the signing via Facebook Live, Head Coach Alex Loh referred to the signing as a ‘no-brainer’ and called the left-handed shooter […]

Hello and welcome to all. First off, thank you all so much for taking the time to tune into our live tracker and follow along. We are pleased to be able to bring you live coverage as it happens for the fourth straight season. In a year that’s truly been like no other, we find […]

Just two days after picking their first players in team history at the expansion draft, the Seattle Kraken will be selecting a new batch of players to the organization, this time though, it will be at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The Kraken are entering their first Entry Draft in team history and are well […]

The Buffalo Sabres announced their protection list on Sunday morning, protecting seven forwards, three defenseman and one goalie from being taken by the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night in the expansion draft. Here are the seven forwards the Sabres have protected: Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart, Victor Olofsson, Casey Mittelstadt, Rasmus Asplund, Anders Bjork and Tage […]

On Tuesday, June 29th, Casey Traill was chosen in the fifth round (25th overall) during the 2021 NWHL Draft. That selection made some headlines, as Traill was not only the first England native to hear her name called, but also became the first product of Castleton University to make it to the National Women’s Hockey […]

The Adirondack Thunder continue to build their newly revamped roster, as on Thursday, July 15th, they announced the signing of forward Colin Long. Long becomes the fourth forward to sign with the team for the upcoming season. Locking up their fourth player to a contract, it’s starting to like Adirondack is going the experienced route, […]

With the hot stove burning ahead of the Seattle expansion draft, the Philadelphia Flyers announced the acquisition of Ryan Ellis from the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Philippe Myers and forward Nolan Patrick. This was first reported by The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta. “We’ve had a long time interest in Ryan Ellis,” said Chuck […]

Rank Name Position Team League 1 Owen Power D University Of Michigan NCAA 2 Brandt Clarke D HC Nove Zamky  Tipos Extraliga 3 Matthew Beniers C University Of Michigan NCAA 4 Luke Hughes D U.S. National U18 Team USDP 5 William Eklund LW/C Djurgårdens IF SHL 6 Kent Johnson C University Of Michigan NCAA 7 […]

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has been heavily criticized over the years for the lack of high end talent production in the draft. In recent years, the draft has been mostly dominated by the OHL and the U.S. development program, and the QMJHL doesn’t produce as much big names, let alone compared to some […]

1. Owen Power, D – U of Michigan (NCAA)2. Carson Lambos, D – JYP (U20 SM-Sarja)3. Matthew Beniers, C – U of Michigan (NCAA)4. Brandt Clarke, D – HC Nove (Slovakia)5. Kent Johnson, C – U of Michigan (NCAA)6. Simon Evindsson, D – Frolunda (SHL)7. William Eklund, C/LW – Djurgadens (SHL)8. Luke Hughes, D – […]

With the Montreal Canadiens losing in the Stanley Cup final, we now know where they will be picking should they keep their picks. They rarely stay pat, but for the sake of this exercise, we will be using the picks they have from the moment the 2020-21 calendar year ended. They currently own 11 picks […]

The Montreal Canadiens announced on Tuesday afternoon that they’ve signed Head Coach Dominque Ducharme to remain as bench boss on a three-year contract extension. Earning $1.7 million annually, Ducharme becomes the first interim head coach to later be named to the team’s full-time position. Ducharme Becomes 31st Head Coach Of The Canadiens  This is the […]

On Monday, July 12, the Chicago Blackhawks announced they traded veteran Duncan Keith and forward Tim Soderlund to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Caleb Jones and a 2022 conditional third-round draft pick. The Blackhawks did not retain any salary from Keith’s contract, which contains a cap hit of $5,538,462. That being said, the one […]

Fort Wayne mayor Thomas Henry continued the celebration on Thursday afternoon, declaring July 8 as “Fort Wayne Komet Day” in the city, six days after the Komets won the 2021 Kelly Cup championship. Kelly, along with members of the Komets front office, coaching staff and players, assembled at the Mayor’s Office to honour the young […]

The ECHL offseason is underway, as free agency began on Friday, meaning teams could start signing players for 2021-22. Most teams, including the Adirondack Thunder, didn’t hesitate to get the ball rolling early. The Thunder announced three new signings at The Bullpen Tavern in Glens Falls, as forwards Shane Harper, Rob Bordson and Pete MacArthur […]

The 2021 Expansion Draft is set to take place on July 21st and the Seattle Kraken are going to select a player from each team. Some teams will be content with their exposed player pool, while others will be desperately looking to move players in order to minimize the damage of the draft. The Nashville […]

With the future considerations trade deadline now having passed across North America, the Fuel looked to fulfill considerations owed to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits and Orlando Solar Bears. Completing a pair of transactions, that sent a total of three players to each franchise respectively. As such, Greenville acquired the rights to forwards Alex Rauter and […]

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On Friday July 2nd, the Indy Fuel announced their 2021 Protected List, retaining the contract rights to 32 players. The team retained a total of 10 defensemen, 21 forwards and a single goaltender. Teams are allowed to protect as many players on the roster as they’d like. In order for a player to be protected, […]

On Friday July 2nd, the Indy Fuel announced their 2021 Protected List, retaining the contract rights to 32 players. The team retained a total of 10 defensemen, 21 forwards and a single goaltender. Teams are allowed to protect as many players on the roster as they’d like. In order for a player to be protected, […]