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: 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, […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Re-Sign Forward for 2024-25 Season

The Rapid City Rush have announced that they have re-signed forward Maurizio Colella for the 2024-25 ECHL Season. Junior and Collegiate Career Maurizio Colella, the 6’0″ forward from Tottenham, Ontario, started his junior career in the 2013-14 season in the OJHL with the Wellington Dukes. He played in 33 games with the Dukes where he […]

Tulsa Oilers Re-Sign a Forward & Lose a Defenseman Overseas

The Tulsa Oilers have announced that they have re-signed forward Tyler Poulsen for the 2024-25 season. Meanwhile, defenseman Karl Boudrias has signed to play with HC Nove Zamky in Nove Zamky, Slovakia, of Tipos Extraliga. Tyler Poulsen Junior and Collegiate Career Tyler Poulsen started his junior career in the 2008-09 season in the NPHL with […]