Author: James Slemp

I write for and photograph the Florida Everblades for ITR. I am a retiree that has turned my hobby of photography into a business. I currently live in Sarasota, Florida with my wife, Christy, but I'm originally from California. My previous career has taken me all over the US and the world and I definitely enjoy traveling. I've played hockey for over 30 years, learning as an adult, and love the game.

ECHL: Florida Everblades Re-sign Two but Lose One to Europe

The Florida Everblades re-signed forwards Ben Brar and Craig Needham this week. After completing their college season, both players signed their first professional contract for the Everblades mid-season. Ben Brar, 25, also joined the Everblades in March after finishing his career with Merrimack College. Brar recorded two assists in five regular season games. He played […]

ECHL Player Transactions: Florida Everblades

The Florida Everblades re-signed defenseman Adrien Bisson and forward Andrew Fyten for the 2024-25 season. 25-year-old Cornwall, ON native Adrien Bisson, signed his first professional contract with the Everblades in March. He played nine games during the regular season and two in the playoffs. Bisson joins Jordan Sambrook, who re-signed earlier this week, as the […]

ECHL Player Transactions: Florida Everblades

The Florida Everblades saw two player transactions today. Defenseman Jordan Sambrook re-signed with the team, and Zach Tsekos signed with the Dundee Stars in the Elite Ice Hockey League in Scotland. The 26-year-old Markham, ON native Jordan Sambrook, will play his fourth season with the Everblades in 2024-25. He started his professional career in Florida, […]

ECHL Player Signing: Florida Everblades

Assistant captain Logan Lambdin resigned a one-year extension with the Florida Everblades on Tuesday. He joined the Everblades in the second half of last season from a trade with the Kalamazoo Wings and has since won two Kelly Cup Championships. The 28-year-old, Wyandotte, Minn. native had 18 goals and 33 points in 53 games this […]

ECHL Player Signing: Florida Everblades

Forward Alex Kile returns to the Florida Everblades for the 2024-25 season. The 29-year-old Kile played his first professional season split between the Rochester Americans of the AHL and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in 2017-18. He joined the Maine Mariners the following season and played for two seasons. Kile played 69 games in […]

ECHL Season Recap: Florida Everblades

The champagne is gone, the confetti swept up, and the player lockers have been cleaned out for the Florida Everblades’ 2023-24 season, an impossible and record-breaking season. The Everblades, winner of the Kelly Cup Championship for a third consecutive year, started the season, as does every team in the league, with the goal of hoisting […]

ECHL Transactions: Florida Everblades

Florida Everblades’ defenseman, Cole Moberg, has decided to follow Patrick Holway to Slovakia when he signed a contract with HKM Zvolen to play the 2024-25 season in the Slovak Extraliga. Holway left the Everblades in the second half of the season to play with HC Slovan Bratislava before signing with Villacher SV in Austria for […]

ECHL 2024-25 Protected Lists: Florida Everblades

Teams announced their protected list on Tuesday, marking the first stage of the offseason. The protected list identifies the players for whom the team retains the ECHL rights. Teams can place as many players as they want on their protected list. Still, the player must meet one of six criteria outlined in the Collective Bargaining […]

2024 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Matvei Shuravin

The Scouting Report: Matvei Shuravin is an 18-year-old native of Moscow, Russia. He is under contract to play his third season with Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (Red Army). This Russian junior ice hockey club plays in the Western Conference of the Junior Hockey League (MHL). He is a left-shot defenseman who stands 6’4″ and 198 lbs. […]

ECHL Transactions: Tulsa Oilers 06|05|2024

Goaltender Julian Junca signed today with HK Dukla Michalovce of the Tipos Extraliga in Slovakia. The Tipos Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. Junca is French and has played in various leagues in France before signing with the Tulsa Oilers in September 2023, his first season in North America. He played two […]