Author: Andrew Willis

Andrew Willis is a freelance hockey reporter covering the ECHL's Jacksonville Icemen for Inside The Rink and the Vancouver Canucks for The Canuck Way. His work has been featured on Hockey of Tomorrow and The Daily Faceoff, and can be found on Twitter/X @FromTheDrewLine.

Jost Re-Joins Buffalo As UFA, Inks One-Year Deal

The NHL free agency is finally upon us, which means it’s open season on locking up contracts. Today the Buffalo Sabres announced they had agreed to terms with free agent forward Tyson Jost. It is a one year, $2 million contract that keeps him signed through the end of the 2023-2024 season. Jost recently registered […]

Florida Panthers Bolster Prospect Pipeline at 2023 NHL Draft

The 2023 NHL Draft took place in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday and Thursday, ushering in the NHL’s next generation of talent. After trading their first-round pick last year to bring defensemen Ben Chiarot over from the Detroit Red Wings, the Panthers went without drafting anyone in the first round. In fact, the team is not […]

Sabres Take Zach Benson With 13th Overall Pick.

The 2023 NHL Draft took place in Nashville, TN, Tuesday night. In the midst of a period of re-righting the ship, the Buffalo Sabres used their only pick in the first round to draft forward Zach Benson of the WHL’s Winnipeg Ice. Benson is a 5’10” 159 pound offensive threat who can slot in on […]

ECHL: Icemen Ink Iacopelli With First Off-Season Signing

The ECHL’s Jacksonville Icemen made their first offseason move by re-signing forward Matheson Iacopelli. On Tuesday, the team announced that they had agreed to terms with Iacopelli, marking his return to the team’s line-up next season. Iacopelli was a late addition to the team last year, joining the roster on March 14th in a trade […]

Dallas Stars Extends Dadonov For Two Years

The Dallas Stars of the NHL announced on Tuesday that they had agreed to terms with forward Evgenii Dadonov on a two-year contract extension. The $4.5 million extension is a two-year deal to keep the winger with the team through the 2025 season, carrying an average annual value of $2.25 million each year. Originally drafted […]

ECHL: Icemen’s Goalie Mafia Loses Its Godfather

Parker Gahagen, Olaf Lindbom, and Charles Williams are a trio of names Jacksonville Icemen fans have quickly come to love. The three, collectively known as the “Goalie Mafia,” split time in the Icemen crease this season, each respectively making clutch stops and ending scoring chances in breathtaking fashion. On Monday, Icemen fans learned that the […]

ECHL: Icemen Off-Season Round-Up: Roster Moves and Affiliations

The Kelly Cup has returned to Estero, Lord Stanley has a new home in Las Vegas, and finally, the dog days of the hockey offseason are getting to be upon us. It’s that time of the year when the golf course sees more hockey players than the ice rink, and terms like “save of the […]

Canucks’ Tanner Pearson Prepping For Return

Since injuring his hand in November of 2022, Tanner Pearson’s journey back to the Canucks line-up has been plagued with setbacks and unforeseen difficulties. On Wednesday, Canucks fans got an update on the winger’s health with a surprising update coming from Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin. Allvin had this to say about Pearson’s return to […]

ECHL: Dan Watson Gets Called Up, Named New Head Coach In Grand Rapids

On Wednesday the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins announced the newest head coach to takeover behind the bench. ECHL coach Dan Watson has been made the 12th head coach of the Griffins’ hockey club. Watson joins Grand Rapids after spending six seasons at the helm of the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, the Griffins’ ECHL affiliate […]

ECHL: The 2022-2023 Cincinnati Cyclones Year in Review

The Kelly Cup Finals are underway which means the dust is finally beginning to settle on another hockey season for many of the teams around the league. After falling victim to a sweep in the second round of this year’s playoffs, the Cincinnati Cyclones are now one of the teams looking forward to next season. […]