Author: Felicity Harding

Hello! I'm Felicity and I mainly cover the Rapid City Rush in the ECHL here at Inside the Rink. You can find me on Instagram and X/Twitter at @fharding05

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Re-Sign Forward From Madison, Wisconsin

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they have re-signed forward Ty Pelton-Byce for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Collegiate Career Ty Pelton-Byce started his collegiate career at Harvard University in 2016-17, playing Division I hockey. In his two seasons at Harvard, Pelton-Byce played in 66 games, where he had 11 goals and 22 assists for 33 […]

ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Re-Sign St. Cloud State Duo

The South Carolina Stingrays have announced that they have re-signed defenseman Spencer Meier and forward Kyler Kupka for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Spencer Meier’s Collegiate Career Spencer Meier started his collegiate career in the 2018-19 season playing Division I hockey at St. Cloud State University. Meier spent five seasons at St. Cloud State, playing in […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Re-Sign Forward From Luverne, Minnesota

The Allen Americans have announced that they have re-signed 6’2″ forward Chaz Smedsrud for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Junior and Collegiate Career Chaz Smedsrud started his junior career in the 2016-17 season with the Notre Dame Hounds of the SJHL. In his two seasons with the Hounds, he played in 103 games where he had […]

ECHL: Kansas City Mavericks Sign 6’7″ Defenseman From Nashville, Tennessee

The Kansas City Mavericks have announced that they have signed defenseman Jay Powell for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Collegiate Career Jay Powell started his collegiate career playing Division III at the University of Alabama-Huntsville in the 2018-19 season. Powell played in six games with Huntsville, where he scored one goal and three assists for four […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Re-Sign Forward From Barrie, Ontario

The Allen Americans announced earlier this week that they have re-signed 5’11” forward James Hardie for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Junior Career James Hardie started his junior career in the OHL with the Mississauga Steelheads in the 2018-19 season. He did not play in any games in the 2020-21 season, as the OHL season was […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Re-Sign Forward From Bracebridge, Ontario

The Rapid City Rush have announced that they have re-signed 6’0″ forward Parker Bowman for the 2024-25 season. Collegiate Career Parker Bowman started his collegiate career in the 2020-21 season but did not actually play until the 2021-22 season due to a canceled COVID season. Bowman played in a total of 67 games in three […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Sign Forward From the SPHL

The Rapid City Rush have announced that they have signed forward Simon Boyko for the 2024-25 ECHL season. From Mississauga, Ontario, Boyko stands at 5’10” and plays primarily as a right winger. Collegiate Career Simon Boyko started his collegiate career in the 2019-20 season playing Division I hockey for the University of Vermont. Boyko spent […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Re-Sign Captain for 2024-25 Season

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they have re-signed Captain AJ White for the 2024-25 season. White is a 6’2″ forward from Dearborn, Michigan. Collegiate Career AJ White began his collegiate career in the 2012-13 season at University of Massachusetts-Lowell, playing at the Division I level. White spent four years at Lowell playing in 153 […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Re-Sign Defenseman From Calgary, Alberta

The Allen Americans have announced that they have re-signed Nolan Orzeck, the 5’11” defenseman from Calgary, Alberta, for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Junior Career Nolan Orzeck started his junior career in the 2017-18 season in the WHL. Orzeck spent his junior career playing for the Kootenay/Winnipeg Ice. In his five WHL seasons, he played in […]

ECHL: Kansas City Mavericks Re-Sign 6’5″ Goaltender From Petoskey, Michigan

The Kansas City Mavericks have announced that they have re-signed goaltender Dillon Kelley for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Collegiate Career Dillon Kelley started his collegiate career in the 2014-15 season playing Division III hockey at Adrian College. He spent four seasons playing at Adrian, getting to play in 24 games with 1122 minutes on ice, […]