Author: Armand Klisivitch

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

ECHL: Matthew Boucher Heads Overseas

Forward Matthew Boucher is heading overseas after spending the first four years of his pro career in North America in the ECHL and AHL. Boucher would play in 72 AHL games over the course of three seasons, putting up eight goals and 16 assists for 24 points, with 67 of those games coming with the […]

ECHL: Tahoe Knight Monsters Sign Jake Johnson

The Tahoe Knight Monsters have announced that they have signed defenseman Jake Johnson for the 2024-25 season. Johnson joins the Knight Monsters after spending the end of the 2022-23 season with the Fort Wayne Komets. The 26-year-old defenseman burst onto the scene, putting up two goals in three games at the end of the 2022-23 […]

ECHL: Marc-Olivier Duquette Heads Overseas

The Kansas City Mavericks will be without their top defenseman next season as Mark-Olivier Duquette is heading overseas to France after spending his first five years pro in the ECHL with the Fort Wayne Komets, Wheeling Nailers, Maine Mariners, and Kansas City Mavericks. The 26-year-old defenseman would put up 22 goals and 44 assists for […]

ECHL: Martin Has Heading Overseas

Defenseman Martin Has is heading back home to Czechia on a try-out agreement with HC Plezn after spending the last three years in North America, including the last two years in the ECHL with the Fort Wayne Komets and South Carolina Stingrays, where he’s put up four goals and 13 assists for 17 points in […]

ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Captain Heads Overseas

The South Carolina Stingrays will again be looking for a new captain as Garet Hunt has decided to go back overseas, this time to Italy. Hunt returned to the ECHL for his 13th season in the league as he’s spent time with the Stockton Thunder, Alaska Aces, Jacksonville Icemen, Wheeling Nailers, and South Carolina Stingrays […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Name Assistant Coach

The Maine Mariners have announced that they have named Zach Tolkinen as the team’s assistant coach replacing Johnny McInnis, who stepped down earlier this Summer to pursue other opportunities. This will be Tolkinen’s first career coaching opportunity. For Maine, this is a very smart signing as Tolkinen played alongside Terrence Wallin for three seasons and […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Sign Liam Coughlin

The Jacksonville Icemen have announced that they have signed forward Liam Coughlin to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Coughlin is entering his fifth year in the ECHL after spending time with the Indy Fuel, Worcester Railers, and Iowa Heartlanders, where he’s put up 31 goals and 54 assists for 85 points in 183 regular […]

ECHL: Tahoe Knight Monsters Sign Troy Loggins

The Tahoe Knight Monsters have announced that they have signed winger Troy Loggins to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Loggins, 29, has not played in North America since the 2020-21 season would take the 2021-22 season off and has spent the last two seasons playing in Sweden and Slovakia. In 27 games in Sweden, […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Sign Kris Myllari

The Florida Everblades have announced that they’ve signed defenseman Kris Myllari to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Myllari will be entering his fifth season in the ECHL, where he’s scored 30 goals and 85 assists for 115 points in 275 regular-season games with the Utah Grizzlies, Kansas City Mavericks, and Allen Americans and has […]

ECHL: Trois-Rivieres Lions Name Assistant Coach

The Trois-Rivieres Lions have announced that they have hired Luc-Olivier Blain as the team’s assistant coach. Blain will replace Mathieu Brodeur, who stepped down earlier this Summer. The 34-year-old Longueuil, Quebec native has had prior experience in the Montreal Canadiens system as he spent three seasons with their ECHL affiliate, the Brampton Beast, where he […]