Day: August 19, 2024
AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins: Former Olympian Named Assistant GM
On Monday, August 19th, 2024, it was announced that Amanda Kessel would be named Assistant GM to Jason Spezza regarding operations in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and for the Wheeling Nailers. Kessel spent the 2023-2024 season as the Special Assistant to the GM in Pittsburgh. Hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, Kessel has a hockey background that is quite decorated. […]
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ECHL: Kalamazoo Wings Hire Two New Assistant Coaches
The Kalamazoo Wings have announced that they have hired two new assistant coaches in Billy McCreary and Jonathon Elliott, as Kohl Shultz has accepted an assistant coaching job overseas with HC Pustertal in the ICEHL. Shultz had been with the Wings for the past two seasons and was a big part of the K-Wings PP, […]
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ECHL: Solar Bears Sign Former Grizzlies Skater
The Orlando Solar Bears have signed former Grizzlies D-Man, Robbie Stucker onto a standard player contract for the 2024-2025 ECHL season. This finalizes the trade that took place when Utah obtained forward Nathan Burke in October of 2023. Stucker joins Orlando after playing 24 games with the Utah Grizzlies last season. In addition to having […]
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ECHL: Worcester Railers Re-Sign Russian Forward
The Worcester Railers kicked off the week by signing forward Andrei Bakanov. This will be Bakanov’s third season with the Railers. Bakanov had 24 points, splitting them with 12 goals and 12 assists in 62 games played. During the 2022-23 season, he was under contract with the American Hockey League’s Springfield Thunderbirds. He played in […]
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Edmonton Oilers Trade Cody Ceci To The San Jose Sharks
I guess August isn’t the Dog Days Of Summer after all. On Sunday night, the Edmonton Oilers traded Defenseman Cody Ceci and a 3rd round draft pick in 2025 to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Ty Emberson. Ceci, 30, signed a four year contract with Edmonton as a UFA in the 2021 […]
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Patrik Laine Traded to the Montreal Canadiens
On Monday, August 19th, in the afternoon, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman reported that the Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets were gaining traction on a Patrik Laine trade. 12 minutes later, the trade call was sent to the NHL offices and just three minutes after that, the trade details broke to the hockey world. The […]
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Marcus Johansson’s Contract Isn’t That Bad
When the Minnesota Wild traded for Marcus Johansson in the spring of 2023, he set the ice on fire. He immediately formed a bond with Matt Boldy on the ice and created a great second line. After the season ended, Bill Guerin signed him to a two-year, $4 million contract. But last year, fans were […]
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ECHL: Quinn Wichers Heads Overseas
Utah Grizzlies defenseman Quinn Wichers is heading overseas to the UK to join the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL after spending his first three years pro in North America. Wichers began his pro career in the ECHL with the Rapid City Rush, where he spent his first two years putting up three goals and 17 […]
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Player Profile: Barrett Hayton
As the Utah Hockey Club inches closer to their first season in the NHL, they signed center Barrett Hayton to a 2-year, $5,300,000 contract. The young center is entering his sixth season in the NHL and looking to have a bounce-back year after an injury-plagued 2023-2024 season. Early Career Hayton was drafted fifth overall in […]
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