Author: Armand Klisivitch

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

ECHL: Allen Americans Sign Former Wichita Thunder Captain

The Allen Americans have made their first off-season splash by signing forward Brayden Watts for the 2024-25 season. Watts joins the Americans after spending the past four seasons with the Wichita Thunder, where he scored 60 goals and added 137 assists for 197 points in 226 games; he’s also added two assists in four career […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Re-Sign Smith, Add Boomhower

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have signed Shaw Boomhower and re-signed Ryan Smith to contracts for the 2024-25 season. Prior to joining the Thunder, the 25-year-old forward had played in 95 ECHL games with the Cincinnati Cyclones, Kalamazoo Wings, and Wheeling Nailers, where he’s put up 12 goals, and 16 assists for 28 […]

ECHL: Cedric Montminy Announces Retirement

Trois-Rivieres Lions Captain Cedric Montiminy announced his retirement from professional hockey at a press conference on Tuesday morning after six seasons in the ECHL and two years overseas in France and Germany. Montiminy would spend two years in the QMJHL/QJHL, putting up six goals and five assists for 11 points in 19 games in the […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Bought By Dexter Paine

The Maine Mariners announced on Tuesday Morning that the team has been bought by Dexter Paine after being owned by Comcast Spectacor since 2017 when they brought hockey back to the Portland Area. Paine, who is from New Hampshire and a lifelong Boston Bruins fan, has been a member of the US Olympic and Paralympic […]

ECHL: Mark Rassell Heading Overseas

Forward Mark Rassell is heading overseas to Austria after spending the past two-plus seasons in the ECHL. Prior to going pro, The Calgary native spent four seasons in the WHL with the Medicine Hat Tigers, where he put up 103 goals and 78 assists for 181 points in 274 games and would be the captain […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Sign Connor Doherty

The Florida Everblades continue to keep the ECHL on notice with another big addition, as they’ve signed defenseman Connor Doherty for the 2024-25 season. Doherty, who will be entering his eighth season, has played in 345 regular season games, putting up 10 goals and 65 assists for 75 points, and had spent the past three […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Announce New Head Coach

The Jacksonville Icemen have promoted assistant coach Brandon Mashinter to Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations after Nick Luukko took a job as an assistant coach in the AHL with the Scranton Wilkes/Barre Penguins. Mashinter has spent the past three seasons with the Icemen as the team’s assistant before being named the third Head […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Sign Rookie Defenseman

The Maine Mariners have made their first signing on the blueline with the addition of rookie Christian Berger from Penn State University. In four years with the Nittany Lions, Berger put up nine goals and 33 assists for 42 points in 129 games. The St. Louis native would lead the Lione blueline with five goals […]

ECHL: Trois-Rivieres Lions Re-Sign Goaltender

The Trois-Rivières Lions have announced that they have re-signed goaltender Zachary Emond for the 2024-25 season. Emond, originally selected by the San Jose Sharks in 2018, has played in 34 career ECHL games, spending time with the Orlando Solar Bears, Wichita Thunder, and Trois-Rivieres Lions, where he’s put up an 18-12-2 record with a 3.05 […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Re-Sign Goaltender

The Allen Americans have re-signed goaltender Marco Costantini for the 2024-25 season. Costantini began the 2023-24 season in the SPHL with the Knoxville Ice Bears before making a quick stop with the Idaho Steelheads, where he made three saves in his first career ECHL, stopping three shots against the Allen Americans before heading back to […]