Author: Armand Klisivitch

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

ECHL: Bloomington Bison Add Two More To Roster

The Bloomington Bison continued their busy week as they’ve now announced six signings this week after signing forward Brett Budgell and defenseman Jake Murray to contracts for the 2024-25 season earlier today. Budgell, 23, is entering his third season in the ECHL. He’s scored 30 goals and added 52 assists for 82 points in 116 […]

ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Send Three Players To Bloomington Bison

The South Carolina Stingrays have announced that they have sent forwards Jonny Evans and Jackson Leppard to the Bloomington Bison in exchange for future considerations. In a separate trade, they sent the rights to defenseman Bryce Montgomery to Bloomington also for future considerations. This is a massive trade for the Bison, as all three of […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Sign Rookie Forward and Defenseman

The Adirondack Thunder added two more rookies to their roster on Thursday afternoon as they signed defensemen Ty Gibson and forward Zach Bannister for the 2024-25 season. Both players will be entering their rookie year in the league. I expect both players to be depth pieces for the Thunder when the season begins next month. […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Forward Patrick Polino

The Adirondack Thunder made a couple of eye-catching trades during the 2024 off-season, and one of those trades was with the Cincinnati Cyclones, as Adirondack acquired forward Patrick Polino in exchange for Tristan Ashbrook. Polino, 29, spent three seasons with the Cyclones, where he put up 54 goals and 82 assists for 136 points in […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Sign Mark Olver

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they’ve signed forward Mark Olver to a contract for the 2024-25 season. His father, Jon Olver, spent five seasons as the Head Coach/VP of Hockey Operations for the Steelheads and led them to their first Kelly Cup Championship in 2004. Over the course of his five years with the […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Sign Hudson Wilson

The Allen Americans have announced that they’ve signed defenseman Hudson Wilson to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Hudson has already played in two games during the 2024-25 season in Poland, putting up one assist. The left-handed shooting defenseman is the sixth blueliner signed by the Americans for the upcoming season. Wilson joins Mike Van […]

ECHL: Wichita Thunder Name Assistant Coach

The Wichita Thunder have announced that they hired Travis Clayton as the team’s new assistant coach. Clayton replaces John Gurskis, who spent the last five seasons as the assistant coach in Wichita before getting a head coaching job this summer in the SPHL with the Knoxville Icebears. Clayton does have some prior experience at the […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Re-Sign Matt Register

The Idaho Steelheads made a major signing to end the week as they announced that defenceman Matt Register will return for his third season as a member of the Steelheads and 12th season in the ECHL. Heading into the 2024-25 season, Register will have a chance to break the record for most games played among […]

ECHL: Kalamazoo Wings Add Goaltenders To Roster

The Kalamazoo Wings have announced that they have signed goaltender Chad Veltri to a standard contract and goaltender Brent Moran to a PTO. This comes after the K-Wings would lose Hunter Vorva, who decided to play overseas. Veltri, 26, joins the K-Wings after spending five years at the NCAA level, which included four seasons at […]

ECHL: Tahoe Knight Monsters Add NHL Experience to Their Roster

The Tahoe Knight Monsters added some NHL experience to their roster on Wednesday as they announced the signing of center Luke Adam. The St. Johns, Newfoundland native has spent the past eight years overseas, including seven years in Germany playing in the DEL, where he put up 89 goals and 144 assists for 233 points […]