Author: Armand Klisivitch

Inside The Rink ECHL Manager | Senior Editor Credentialed Reporter for the Adirondack Thunder & Worcester Railers.

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Bring Back Garrett Van Wyhe

The Jacksonville Icemen have re-signed Garrett Van Wyhe for the 2024-25 season, which will be his second with the Icemen and third in his ECHL career. Prior to joining the Icemen, the 27-year-old spent his rookie season with the Adirondack Thunder but was on a contract with the Utica Comets, where he put up four […]

ECHL: Kansas City Mavericks Lose Leading Scorer, Re-Sign Cotton

The Kansas City Mavericks have had a rough week, losing Nolan Walker, Cole Coskey, and now Patrick Curry, all of whom have left to go overseas in the past three days. Curry, in his first full season in the ECHL, put up 39 goals and 48 assists for 87 points while playing in all 72 […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Lose Josling, Re-Sign Rookie Forward

The Florida Everblades will be without a key piece of their 2023-24 team as Sean Josling is heading overseas to play in Slovakia after spending four years in the ECHL. Josling began his career with the Wheeling Nailers before being traded to the Florida Everblades in March 2023. The 25-year-old forward has put up 63 […]

ECHL: Blake Thompson Returns From Europe, Signs With South Carolina Stingrays

Defenseman Blake Thompson will be back playing in the ECHL for the first time since the 2021-22 season after signing with the South Carolina Stingrays for the 2023-24 season. The 31-year-old defenseman spent the last two seasons in the EIHL as he played in 54 games with the Cardiff Devils in the 2022-23 season, putting […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Sign Rookie Forward

The Maine Mariners have announced that they have signed forward Jacob Hudson for the 2024-25 season. In 13 games at the end of last season with the South Carolina Stingrays, he put up six goals and three assists for nine points in 13 games after finishing his collegiate career at St. Francis Xavier University. He […]

ECHL: Nolan Walker Heading Overseas

The Kansas City Mavericks will be without one of their top scorers next season as center Nolan Walker is heading overseas to Sweden for the 2024-25 season. Walker is coming off a great season with the Mavericks, where he put up 34 goals and 34 assists for 68 points in 63 games during the regular […]

ECHL: Hunter Vorva Heads Overseas

The Kalamazoo Wings will be on the hunt for a new goaltender as Hunter Vorva is heading overseas to the UK to join the Nottingham Panthers; Vorva joins former Greenville Swamp Rabbits goaltender Ryan Bednard, who also joined Nottingham today. Prior to joining the K-Wings, the 28-year-old goaltender spent the 2020-21 season in France, where […]

ECHL: Trois-Rivieres Lions Add Young Centerman

The Trois-Rivieres Lions have announced that they have signed center William Provost for the 2024-25 season. It was a rough season for the young 22-year-old center in his first full season in the ECHL as he struggled to find a permanent home, making stops with the Fort Wayne Komets, Allen Americans, Maine Mariners, and Wheeling […]

ECHL: Jarod Hilderman Heads Overseas

Tulsa Oilers defenseman Jarod Hilderman is heading overseas to France after spending the past three seasons in the ECHL with the Oilers. The 27-year-old defenseman is coming off a breakout year in which he put up nine goals and 35 assists for 44 points in 65 games last season as he led all Tulsa blueliners […]

ECHL: Cole Coskey Heading Overseas

The Kansas City Mavericks are losing another forward as Cole Coskey is heading overseas to play in Slovakia. Coskey, a former seventh-round pick of the New York Islanders in the 2019 Draft, would spend his first pro season at the AHL level with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, playing in 16 games while putting up three […]