Day: August 20, 2024

AHL: Coachella Valley Firebirds Sign Damien Giroux

The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced the signing of Forward Damien Giroux on Tuesday afternoon. Giroux is a 24 year-old forward that plays both center and left-wing. He was selected 44th overall in the OHL Priority Selection in 2016 by the Saginaw Spirit where he spent four seasons. During the 2018-19 and the 2019-20 season he […]

SPHL: Macon Mayhem Re-sign Forward Tao Ishizuka

The Macon Mayhem recently announced that forward Tao Ishizuka has inked a deal to return to the squad for the upcoming 2024-25 season. Hailing from Dedham, Massachusetts, the 25-year-old forward marked his professional debut with the Mayhem in March of last season, participating in three games and notably netting his first SPHL goal in the […]

ECHL: Greenville Swamp Rabbits Extend Luke Richardson

Greenville, S.C. — As the Greenville club was signing new and returning players to their upcoming season roster, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits had kept a goalie signing dormant for an extended period of time. Until today, August 20, the team announced that they had extended Luke Richardson for a second full season. The young goaltender […]

ECHL: David Drake Returns to Wheeling For Fourth Season

The Wheeling Nailers announced today they have re-signed David Drake for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Drake has been with the Nailers since the 2021-22 season after being acquired from the Reading Royals. The Naperville, IL native has 15 games of experience in the American Hockey League with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and 333 games played […]

Seattle Kraken Re-Sign Matty Beniers

After a long-awaited month and a half of free agency and a very busy hockey day, the Seattle Kraken announced on Tuesday afternoon that they re-signed Matty Beniers. Matty is a 21-year-old center with a left-hand shot. He was drafted second overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. He attended the University of Michigan, where […]

Offer Sheet Success: Holloway and Broberg Headed to St. Louis

Remember when Kevin Lowe gave offer sheets to Thomas Vanek and Dustin Penner? Good times. Exactly one week passed, the Edmonton Oilers elected not to match the offer sheets signed by Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway. They will now spend their next two seasons with the St. Louis Blues. Broberg will make $4.58M per year, […]

ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Sign Charlie Combs

The South Carolina Stingrays have announced that they have signed Charlie Combs to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Combs returns to the ECHL after spending the last three seasons overseas, including two years in the EIHL and a year in Denmark. During his two years in the EIHL, the 28-year-old forward put up 46 […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Sign Keanan Stewart

The Adirondack Thunder announced they’ve signed forward Keanan Stewart for the 2024-25 season. Steward, 24, will be entering his first full season as a pro after playing just 16 games with the Cincinnati Cyclones at the end of last season, during which time he scored a goal and had three assists for four points. The […]

ECHL: Forward Signs With Utah For First Full Season

It was announced that the Utah Grizzlies have signed forward Blake Wells for the upcoming 2024-2025 ECHL season. Wells was first signed by Utah back on March 29th after getting done with college. He played three games with the Grizzlies, failing to find the scoresheet while having a -3 rating. Wells played his last year […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Re-Sign Christian Sarlo

The Maine Mariners have announced that they have re-signed forward Christian Sarlo for the 2024-25 season. Sarlo becomes the third player from Penn State to sign with the Mariners for the 2024-25 season, joining Xander Lamppa and Christian Berger; all three of those players would wear a letter at Penn State. In 10 games at […]