Day: September 1, 2023

ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones Re-Sign Luka Burzan

The Cincinnati Cyclones announced earlier today that the team has re-signed forward Luka Burzan for the 2023-24 season. Luka Burzan, 23, was initially acquired via a trade with Fort Wayne last season. The Surrey, British Columbia native was with AHL-Cleveland at the time of the transaction but later made his debut for the Cyclones on […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Add Two New Players and Bring Back Charles Martin

The Rapid City Rush have announced that defenseman Billy Roche and forward Rhett Kingston will be joining the team for the 2023-24 ECHL season. Billy Roche Billy Roche joins the Rush after spending the 2022-23 season in the SPHL with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs in Roanoke, Virginia, and playing DIII hockey with Curry College […]

Luke Kunin Season Preview

Mike Grier’s first official move that affected the San Jose Sharks NHL roster was trading for forward Luke Kunin from the Nashville Predators for John Leonard and a 2023 third-round pick. Kunin, a pending RFA, was acquired during the second day of the 2022 NHL Draft and later signed a two-year, $5.5 million deal. Luke […]

ECHL: Orlando Brings Back Jimmy Mazza

Today, September 1st, the Orlando Solar Bears announced the re-signing of defenseman Jimmy Mazza. Mazza was with the Solar Bears last year for 72 games during the 2022-23, scoring four goals and 13 assists. This will be Jimmy’s second season as a Solar Bear, and he has appeared in 162 ECHL games with Orlando, Adirondack, […]

“AT&T” Dropped From Penguins New Channel Name

News came in earlier this week that the Fenway Sports Group (Penguins majority owners) were buying the AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh from Warner Bros. Studios. With this change, the channel was expected to receive a new name. Today, they got their new name, SportsNet Pittsburgh. Yes, they just dropped AT&T from the name. The channel will […]

Hockey Analytics For Beginners

What is “WAR”? What is the difference between xG and just G? Do you want a high SV% and a low GAA, or vice versa? For all these questions – and some others – our glossary of basic analytics terms, acronyms, and statistics will help you learn to talk puck like a pro. First, though, […]

Brandon Duhaime Does a Little Bit of Everything

When talking about most of the Minnesota Wild players, there’s a certain skill that they excel at or a specific role they fill on the team. Brandon Duhaime, on the other hand, seems to do a little bit of everything, including being the hypeman. After signing a new one-year, $1.1 million contract, Duhaime is ready […]

Kraken Sign Forward Devin Shore to One-Year, Two-Way Contract

The Seattle Kraken have signed forward Devin Shore to a one-year, two-way deal for $775K. Shore, the former Edmonton Oiler, had played with the Oilers for the last three seasons in the NHL. In 2020-21, he recorded five goals and four assists for nine points in 38 games. The next season, Shore put up five […]

ECHL: History Of The Newfoundland Growlers

It became clear, almost immediately, that the Newfoundland Growlers weren’t going to be your typical inaugural ECHL franchise. With a healthy balance of local hockey legends like Zach O’Brien, James Melindy, and Marcus Power, who took a chance at playing at home, the team was sure to attract hockey fans of all ages. Toss in […]

ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Add Matt Tugnutt to Roster

The Stingrays have agreed to terms with forward Matt Tugnutt for the upcoming season. Tugnutt is not new to the league, as he spent the majority of the 2021-22 season with the Idaho Steelheads, alongside former Stingray Evan Wardley, before going to the cross-state rivals, the Greeneville Swamp Rabbits, that March. With the Steelheads, […]