Category: ahl

On Tuesday October 27th, the Allen Americans announced the signing of Canadian defensemen Turner Ottenbreit. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. Ottenbreit returns to the hockey club following a season that saw him make an impact at the both the AHL and ECHL levels. He split […]

On Thursday October 28th, the Kansas City Mavericks announced the signing of goaltender Taran Kozun. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. Taran, 26-years-old, is the younger brother of former Maverick, Tad Kozun. Taran spent the last three seasons in university hockey with the Saskatchewan Huskies. Following […]

On Thursday October 29th, the Adirondack Thunder announced the signing of Canadian left-winger Samuel Laberge. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. This is the first Thunder signing since the 24th of September. “We are thrilled to have him, and we know he’s a great player cause […]

When it comes to listing all-time stars of the Reading Royals franchise, countless names come to mind. Philipp Grubauer of the Colorado Avalanche, Deryk Engelland of the Vegas Golden Knights and James Reimer of the Carolina Hurricanes are just a few of the current NHL players, who at one point, skated at the Santander Arena, […]

On Tuesday October 27th, the Indy Fuel announced the acquisition of Jared Thomas from the Florida Everblades. Doing so in a three-team trade, forward Alex Brooks has joined the Tulsa Oilers. Brooks, 29-years-old, spent the last two seasons with the Indy Fuel. He played 108 games with the team, where he recorded eight goals along […]

On Tuesday October 27th, the Kansas City Mavericks announced the signing of Canadian forward Brodie Reid. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. Reid, 31-years-old, has spent the last five seasons playing in the EBEL overseas in Europe. Last season with Villacher SV, Reid recorded nine goals […]

In a week when some teams are unfortunately releasing the news ofsuspending play, the Allen Americans announced last week a pair of signings for 2020-21. On Friday October 16th, the Allen Americans revealed the return of American goaltender C.J. Motte. Motte’s return from playing in Great Britain was not completely unexpected given the current state […]

On Wednesday October 21st, the Fort Wayne Komets announced the signing of Canadian centreman Brett McKenzie. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. McKenzie, from Ottawa, Ontario, had a pretty good season in 2019-20, as he finished 10th in ECHL scoring with 60 points in 56 games. […]

On Tuesday October 20th, the South Carolina Stingrays announced the re-signing of Canadian right-winger Mark Cooper. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. Cooper returns to the Stingrays after putting up 17 goals along with 29 which made for 46 points. He did so in 55 games. […]

In 1989, the Norfolk Admirals, originally known as the Hampton Roads Admirals, officially became a member of the ECHL. Not long after joining the league, the Admirals made numerous playoff runs and secured three championship wins under John Brophy. Back in 2000, the Admirals were granted admission into the AHL as an affiliate of the […]

On Wednesday October 7th, the Indy Fuel announced the signing of American defenseman Willie Raskob. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season.  Raskob joins the Indy Fuel after spending last season in Denmark Metal Ligaen. There, he played one season with Rungsted Seier Capital. Raskob, a 5’10 […]

The Newfoundland Growlers are heading into their third ECHL season. Not as many as other teams in the league, however the City of St. John’s has seen high-level talent wear the black, brown and white. My criteria for making this list will be:  A player must play at least 25 games in a Growlers uniform […]

On Thursday October 1st, the South Carolina Stingrays announced the signing of American centreman Nick Saracino. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. Saracino joins the Stingrays hockey club after serving as captain of the Wheeling Nailers last season. While playing for the organization last year, Saracino […]

On Thursday October 1st, the Indy Fuel announced the signing of Canadian forward David Broll. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. Broll joins the Indy Fuel after spending 2019-20 playing in the Elite Hockey League. He did so with the Coventry Blaze. Standing at six-foot-two, the […]

On Thursday October 1st, the Wheeling Nailers announced the signing of Canadian defensemen Dylan MacPherson. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. MacPherson was on an AHL contract last year, but spent majority of the season with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. During his second year of pro, […]

On Saturday, September 26th, the Reading Royals announced the re-signing of two defenseman. Garret Cockerill and David Drake have been re-signed to standard ECHL contracts for the upcoming season; each returning to Reading’s blue line for a third consecutive season. They are just two of ten returning players who have already re-signed with Reading from […]

On Thursday September 24th, the South Carolina Stingrays announced the re-signing of American right-winger Max Novak. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. Novak returns for his sixth pro season and his second with the team in the Low country. He completed 2019-20 with 51 points which […]

On Tuesday September 22nd, the Orlando Solar Bears announced the signing of Canadian forward Adam Rockwood. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. Rockwood, 25-years-old, stays within the league’s South Division, going from the Hub City to the City Beautiful. Rockwood began last season with the Springfield […]

The Montreal Canadiens announced on Wednesday that they have re-signed forward Jake Evans to a two-year contract extension. Evans, 24-years-old, will earn $700,000 on a two-way deal. This means he can be sent down, while in the second year, he will earn $800,000. That’ll be when the deal turns into a one-way. Evans played 13 […]

After four seasons with the Brampton Beast, forward David Vallorani has announced his retirement from professional hockey. This offseason has been a huge change to the current team that is known as the Beast. Jordan Henry, Lindsay Sparks, and now, David Vallorani have all hung up the skates in the same summer. In a statement […]

On Thursday September 17th, the Kalamazoo Wings announced the signing of American winger Matheson Iacopelli. Thew two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. The contract signing marks his second year with the K-Wings hockey club. The Michigan born Iacopelli played junior hockey in the USHL. He did so […]

On Tuesday September 15th, the Florida Everblades announced the signing of American forward Jared Thomas. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. This will be the left-winger’s first season playing for the Everblades hockey club. Thomas has spent the past two seasons in the ECHL with the […]

On Tuesday September 15th, the Norfolk Admirals announced the signing of Canadian left-winger Eric Selleck. A former NHL’er and AHL’er, Selleck is a veteran forward and has the grit and experience the Admirals need. Yes, the team is considered young, but a veteran presence who has been at the highest level of hockey can significantly […]

On Tuesday September 15th, the Jacksonville Icemen announced the re-signing of First Nations forward Wacey Rabbit. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. This will be his fourth with the Icemen and his 15th of professional hockey. During the 2019-20 season, Rabbit recorded eight goals along with […]