Author: Zachary Alvarado
Inside The Rink journalist covering the Wheeling Nailers and Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL. I am a Duquesne University Sports Information and Media major graduating in December. I have been passionate about hockey since I was 4 years old.
ECHL: Norfolk Admirals Sign Kyiv, Ukraine Native
The Norfolk Admirals have made their second signing of the offseason and welcome Pavel Padakin for the 2024-25 season. Padakin will be a big veteran presence to the Admirals as he is heading into his 10th season of professional hockey. “I’m very proud to sign a contract with Norfolk Admirals,” Padakin said. “I. want to […]
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ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Re-Sign Assistant Captain Defenseman
The Wheeling Nailers will welcome back one of their assistant captains from last season, Louie Roehl, as he has signed for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Roehl played just his second season of pro hockey and second season with the Nailers. Roehl has been a consistent defenseman for the Nailers, having played in 104 regular season […]
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ECHL: Norfolk Admirals Extend Head Coach Jeff Carr With Multi-Year Contract
After what was a tremendous season that made the city of Norfolk extremely proud, the Norfolk Admirals extended their bench boss, Jeff Carr, to a multi-year contract. Carr led the Admirals to a winning season during the 2023-24 season, which was the first since they re-joined the league for the 2016-17 season. The Admirals collected […]
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ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Re-Sign 2023-24 Unsung Hero Award Winner
The Wheeling Nailers have made their first signing for the 2024-25 season. The 2023-24 Unsung Hero Award Winner, Matt Koopman, will be returning to the Nailers for his third season. Koopman played a big role in this Nailers lineup during the 2023-24 season. Koopman tallied 16 goals and 18 assists for 34 points in the […]
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ECHL: Norfolk Admirals Bring Back Josh McDougall
The Norfolk Admirals announced their first signing for the 2024-25 season in Josh McDougall. McDougall was acquired by the Admirals back on December 23, 2022, from the Wichita Thunder. The 5-foot-10 defenseman has spent two seasons with the Admirals, playing 102 games, tallying six goals and 24 assists and a +2 goal differential. Through the […]
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ECHL: Norfolk Admirals Announce 2024 Qualifying Offers
The Norfolk Admirals have released a list of six players that have been extended qualifying offers ahead of the 2024-25 season. Of the list of six players, two players have elected to take different routes away from the Admirals. Related Article: Norfolk Admirals Announce 2024 Season-Ending Roster List of Players Dakota Krebs – Krebs was […]
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ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Re-Sign Ryan Leibold
The South Carolina Stingrays announce they have re-signed Ryan Leibold to an ECHL contract for the 2024-25 season, making him the first player on the Stingrays’ 2024-25 roster. Leibold made his ECHL debut during the 2022-23 season. Playing in just nine games, Leibold notched one goal and three assists for four points in his first […]
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Tampa Bay Lightning Sign Depth Player
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed Cam Atkinson to a one-year deal worth $900,000. Just last week, the Philadelphia Flyers bought out the last year of Atkinson’s seven-year, $41.125 million contract he signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Atkinson signed his extension with the Blue Jackets on Nov. 17, 2017, with an annual average cap […]
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Lightning Announce 2024-25 Regular Season Schedule; Key Dates
The NHL released all 32 clubs’ regular season schedules today, with a triple header kicking things off Oct. 8th. The Tampa Bay Lightning will start their 2024-25 campaign with a home-and-home, back-to-back series with the Carolina Hurricanes Friday, Oct. 11th, and Saturday, Oct. 12th, with the first game in Raleigh. The Lightning will meet the […]
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Franchise Defenseman Staying In Tampa
It has been a heartbreaking week for Tampa Bay Lightning fans, but the announcement earlier today should brighten things up a bit as they have locked up franchise defenseman, Victor Hedman, to a four-year contract extension worth $8 million annual average value which will begin in the 2025-26 season. Hedman was drafted with the second […]
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