Day: July 22, 2024

The Columbus Blue Jackets Select Dean Evason As New Head Coach

Earlier this afternoon the Columbus Blue Jackets organization announced that Dean Evason is the new head coach. This comes after GM Don Waddell announced the relieving of former head coach Pascal Vincent in June. The details of Evason’s contract haven’t been revealed yet but it is a multi-year deal. Dean Evason was most recently the […]

Where Boston Bruins Prospects from the 2020 Draft Will Be Playing This Season

The Boston Bruins have found themselves near the bottom of NHL prospect pools as the season approaches in two months. Recent call-ups Mason Lohrei, Matt Poitras, and John Beecher are now most likely on the NHL roster, leaving the pool of young players a little thin yet again. As the 2024-25 season nears, here are […]

ECHL: Hometown Kid Returns to the Norfolk Admirals

The Norfolk Admirals announced today they have re-signed Chesapeake, VA native Brandon Osmundson to a standard player contract for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Oz becomes the fourth player to be signed to the Admirals roster, as they have signed Josh McDougall, Brady Fleurent, and Pavel Padakin. Osmundson completed his first full season of professional hockey […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Sign Connor Doherty

The Florida Everblades continue to keep the ECHL on notice with another big addition, as they’ve signed defenseman Connor Doherty for the 2024-25 season. Doherty, who will be entering his eighth season, has played in 345 regular season games, putting up 10 goals and 65 assists for 75 points, and had spent the past three […]

ECHL: Reading Royals: Canisius University Defenseman Re-Signs With Reading

On Monday July 22nd, 2024, Reading Royals have announced that they have re-signed Defenseman Powell Connor for his first full professional season. Connor signed a PTO at the end of the 2023-2024 season with Reading and played in 12 games. He posted one goal and three assists in the span of those 12 games. During […]

ECHL: Reading Royals: Former University of Minnesota-Duluth Left Winger Re-Signs With Reading

On Monday, July 22nd, 2024 the Reading Royals announced that former University of Minnesota-Duluth Left Winger, Connor McMenamin, has re-signed for his first full professional season. McMenamin came to Reading after his college season with the University of Minnesota-Duluth ended. With the University of Minnesota, he played in 35 games and tallied six goals and […]

ECHL: Worcester Railers Re-Sign Ryan Verrier

The Worcester Railers have announced that they have re-signed defenseman Ryan Verrier, and the organization could not be happier. Like most of the re-signed, Verrier is coming off a breakout season as we head into the 2024-25 season. This is Verrier’s second full season with the hockey club. He is a native of Reading, MA, […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Announce New Head Coach

The Jacksonville Icemen have promoted assistant coach Brandon Mashinter to Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations after Nick Luukko took a job as an assistant coach in the AHL with the Scranton Wilkes/Barre Penguins. Mashinter has spent the past three seasons with the Icemen as the team’s assistant before being named the third Head […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Sign Rookie Defenseman

The Maine Mariners have made their first signing on the blueline with the addition of rookie Christian Berger from Penn State University. In four years with the Nittany Lions, Berger put up nine goals and 33 assists for 42 points in 129 games. The St. Louis native would lead the Lione blueline with five goals […]

Player Profile: Roman Josi

Roman Josi was born on June 1, 1990, in Bern, Switzerland. His parents and older brother were all athletes, so it was natural for Josi to be practicing and playing with them in his youth. He committed to growing in hockey when he was about ten years old. Roman Josi’s Career Stats His first steps […]