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In their six-year franchise history, the Indy Fuel have had a number of standouts. Even though the team hasn’t seen a large chunk of players make it to the NHL yet, there are a number of players past and present who have displayed some huge potential. In no particular order, here are my picks for […]

On Friday September 11th, the South Carolina Stingrays announced the re-signing of American forward Dan DeSalvo. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. For DeSalvo, it will be his sixth season of professional hockey. DeSalvo re-signs with the Stingrays following two stints in the American Hockey League. […]

Mariners fans were excited to hear that defensemen Marc-Olivier Crevier-Morin was re-signed by the Mariners on Tuesday afternoon. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. Last season, Crevier-Morin was named an alternate and enters his fourth year in the ECHL. Maine Mariners/ECHL Before making the jump to […]

On Wednesday September 9th, the South Carolina Stingrays announced the re-signing of Canadian defensemen Tariq Hammond. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. The defenseman joins the Stingrays hockey club for his third pro season and his second with the team. He does so after netting three […]

On Tuesday September 8th, the Florida Everblades announced the re-signing of American defensemen Logan Roe. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. This will be Roe’s sixth season with the Everblades hockey club in Estero, Florida. During the 2019-20 season, Roe racked up 12 goals along with […]

There have been many players who have put on a Steelheads sweater over the course of the last 22 years. All of these players have helped the Steelheads successfully make it to the playoffs. The number of players who should also be on this list is extensive, but three had to be chosen and I […]

On Tuesday September 8th, the Jacksonville Icemen announced the re-signing of Swedish defenseman Jacob Cederholm. This will be his third season in the ECHL and his third with the Icemen. During the 2019-20 season, Cederholm played 45 games, recording seven assists for a total of seven points. He also added 30 penalty minutes. Cederholm spent […]

Bretton Cameron Cameron played for the Swamp Rabbits from 2011-2018. Clearly, always a leader for Greenville both on and off the ice, I can’t think of a much better leader than the Canadian right-winger himself. He was a thrill to watch as well. Always sticking up for teammates while able to produce, Cameron never failed […]

On Thursday September 3rd, the Kalamazoo Wings announced the signing American forward Mitch Hults to the roster. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. The centreman will add some size and scoring touch to the K-Wings depth chart come puck drop in December. Last season, Mitch competed […]

On Thursday September 3rd, the South Carolina Stingrays announced the signing of American forward Justin Florek. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. Florek is set to begin his ninth pro season this year in the low country. He comes to the ECHL following stints in the […]

On Wednesday September 2nd, the Indy Fuel announced the signing of American forward Patrick McGrath. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season.  McGrath joins the Indy Fuel after spending last season with the Utah Grizzlies. In doing so, he played 18 games, scoring just one goal for […]

On Tuesday September 1st, the Toledo Walleye announced a pair of transactions, signing forward Keeghan Howdeshell and defensemen Ryker Killins. The two parties agreed to terms on standard player contracts for the upcoming season. Hailing from nearby Brighton, Michigan, Howdshell had a stellar OHL career in which he spent playing in Sault Ste. Marie. During […]

In what seems to be a well-balanced display of the intelligence of Kyle Dubas and the ignorance of Jim Rutherford, Maple Leafs’ brass can confidently pat themselves on the back following Tuesday’s blockbuster deal that saw them trade Kasperi Kapanen. They dealt him and a pair of prospects to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a trio […]

With the Brampton Beast signing many young players this offseason, the team announced on Friday afternoon that Lindsay Sparks has decided to retire. Sparks has only been on the Brampton Beast roster for most of last season. When he wasn’t playing in Southern Ontario, he was loaned to the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey […]

Throughout the 22 years that the Florida Everblades have been a part of the ECHL, they have had many talented players. These players have had not only ECHL success, but have also moved onto AHL and NHL success. Ernie Hartlieb Ernie Hartlieb is one of the three Everblades players to have his number retired by […]

The Adirondack Thunder announced on Thursday afternoon that they have signed defensemen Mathieu Brodeur to a standard player contract for the upcoming season. Mathieu is the third new face signing on with the Thunder for 2020-21. In doing so, he joins Steven Ruggiero and a familiar face in Alex Sakellaropoulos. In a statement announcing the […]

On Thursday August 27th, the Newfoundland Growlers announced the re-signing of Canadian defensemen Miles Gendron. The two sides agreed to terms on a standard player contract for the upcoming season. This will be Gendron’s second full professional season. Gendron, 24-years-old, spent his 2019-20 campaign with several teams. Starting the season in Brampton on a contract […]

On Tuesday August 25th, the Florida Everblades announced the re-signing of Canadian forward Levko Koper. This will be Koper’s third season with the Everblades hockey club in Estero, Florida. During the 2019-20 season, Koper recorded 10 goals along with 23 assists for 33 points. He amassed these totals over 33 games. Before heading to university, […]

On Tuesday August 25th, the Jacksonville Icemen announced the signing of Croatian American forward Nathan Perkovich. This will be his first season with the Jacksonville Icemen and third in the league. During the 2019-20 season, Perkovich tallied 46 points in 58 games with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. He reached career high totals in goals, assists […]

After losing forward Phil Kessel and dropping the play-in round to the Montreal Canadiens, Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford appears to have taken advantage of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He acquired Kasperi Kapanen, Pontus Aberg and Jesper Lindgren from Toronto. Going the other way is a handful of players and a first-round pick. The Leafs […]

On Tuesday August 25th, the South Carolina Stingrays announced the signing of defensemen Max Gottlieb for the upcoming season. The Brown University alum joins the Stingrays hockey club for his second pro season. He does so after scoring five goals along with 25 assists in 43 games played. This made for a total of 30 […]

Former Atlanta Gladiator goaltender, Dan Vladar, agreed to terms with the Boston Bruins on a three-year contract extension. The three-year deal has the first two years as a two-way contract and the final year as a one-way contract. The 23-year-old backstop played a total of 60 games with the Atlanta Gladiators in the ECHL. He […]

Throughout the pandemic-shortened season, the Newfoundland Growlers finished the 2019-20 season averaging a total of 109,283 fans for an average of 3,643 per game, good for 18th overall and second in the North Division. This was a 3.72% decrease from their inaugural season where the team saw 3,784 fans per game on average. Days Of […]

The Brampton Beast haven’t been around as long as other teams in the ECHL. However, in their small history in the league, the Canadian team has had a handful of players come and go that it’s become hard to really keep track. Here are the top three players from the life of the Brampton Beast. […]