Day: July 24, 2025

ECHL: Maine Mariners Re-Sign Brad Arvanitis and Jacob Hudson
- Sarah Mahannah
- July 24, 2025
The Maine Mariners have re-signed two more players for the 2024-2025 season. Those are returners Brad Arvanitis and Jacob Hudson. Brad Arvanitis Brad Arvanitis began his road to professional hockey by playing for UMass Amherst and Babson College. He played one season at UMass Amherst and then transferred to Babson College, where he starred in […]
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ECHL: Drake Burgin Re-signs with Kansas City Mavericks
- Felicity Harding
- July 24, 2025
The Kansas City Mavericks have announced that they have re-signed 6’0″ defenseman Drake Burgin for the 2025-26 season. Junior Career Drake Burgin started his junior career in the MJHL playing with the Winkler Flyers during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. In 114 games played, Burgin registered 19 goals and 56 assists for 75 points with […]
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ECHL: Wichita Thunder Re-sign Nico Somerville
- Felicity Harding
- July 24, 2025
The Wichita Thunder have announced that they have re-signed 5’9″ defenseman Nico Somerville for the 2025-26 season. Junior and Collegiate Career Nico Somerville started his junior career in the 2014-15 season playing for the Victoria Cougars in the VIJHL. In his two seasons with the Cougars, Somerville played in 47 games where he had four […]
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ECHL: James White Heads Overseas
- Armand Klisivitch
- July 24, 2025
Wheeling Nailers Forward James White is heading overseas to Slovakia to join HC Nove Zamky after putting up two assists in just five games last season. White was not on Wheeling’s Kelly Cup Playoff roster and wasn’t on the Nailers season-ending roster. He becomes the sixth Nailer to leave the ECHL after the season finished; […]
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ECHL: Chaz Smedsrud Returns to the Rapid City Rush
- Felicity Harding
- July 24, 2025
The Rapid City Rush have announced that they have re-signed 6’2″ forward Chaz Smedsrud for the 2025-26 season. Junior and Collegiate Career Chaz Smedsrud started his junior career in the 2016-17 season with the Notre Dame Hounds in the SJHL. Smedsrud spent two seasons with the Hounds where he played in 103 games, registering 44 […]
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ECHL: Carson Gicewicz Re-Signs with Florida Everblades
- Karen Zehner
- July 24, 2025
The Florida Everblades have re-signed forward Carson Gicewicz for the 2025-26 season. The 6’3″ center from Orchard Park, New York, was a standout for Florida last year, tallying 55 points (28G, 27A) in 66 regular-season games and serving as an alternate captain. Impressive Numbers and Proven Production Gicewicz’s 2024–25 campaign with Florida was the most […]
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ECHL: Brent Pedersen Returns to Swamp Rabbits in 2025-26
- Karen Zehner
- July 24, 2025
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have officially re-signed veteran forward Brent Pedersen for the 2025–26 ECHL season, marking his second campaign with the club. The 30-year-old returns as a key piece of Greenville’s veteran core after posting 30 points (14g, 16a) in 56 games last season while wearing an “A” as alternate captain (Swamp Rabbits, 2025). […]
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ECHL: Connor Galloway Returns to Hometown Ice with the Atlanta Gladiators
- Karen Zehner
- July 24, 2025
A Georgia-Born Dream Continues The Atlanta Gladiators have re-signed hometown forward Connor Galloway for the 2025–26 season, marking his second year with the team. A native of Sugar Hill, Georgia, Galloway’s return is not only a continuation of his professional journey—it’s a full-circle moment rooted in pride, grit, and local loyalty. In 47 games during […]
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