AHL Central Division

ECHL: Worcester Railers Sign Griffin Luce

The Worcester Railers have announced that they signed defenseman Griffin Luce after re-signing defenseman Mason Klee. This will be Luce’s fifth professional season. Luce spent the past season split with the Milwaukee Admirals and Atlanta Gladiators. He had 12 points with three goals and nine assists playing with Atlanta and put up two assists in […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Re-Sign Brett Davis

The Rapid City Rush have announced that they have re-signed forward Brett Davis for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Junior and Collegiate Career Brett Davis started his junior career in the 2014-15 season with the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the WHL. He spent six seasons in the WHL, splitting his time between the Lethbridge Hurricanes, Kootenay Ice, […]

Marco Rossi of the Minnesota Wild skating in a green Wild uniform

Marco Rossi Continues to Bet on Himself

Marco Rossi set his mind to making the NHL and my goodness, did he ever. After a poor showing during his first try at the NHL, Rossi was determined to have a stellar year with the Iowa Wild. Then, at the suggestion of Bill Guerin, Rossi stayed in Minnesota for the off-season. He spent the […]

ECHL: Trois-Rivieres Lions Sign Logan Nijhoff

The Trois-Rivières Lions have added another new face with the addition of forward Logan Nijhoff. The 23-year-old winger joins the Lions after playing 34 games last year with the Rockford Ice Hogs, where he put up four goals. Nijhoff will be entering his third full professional season as he played in 50 career AHL games, […]

Manitoba Moose Bolster Depth With Pair of Signings

The Manitoba Moose announced today the signing of two forwards, Ryan Chyzowski and Kevin Conley to one-year contracts. Both players will join the Moose for the 2024-25 season and have their contracts expire at the end of the 2024-25 season. Chyzowski joins the Moose with a few years of professional hockey experience under his belt. […]

ECHL: Cam Hillis Heads Overseas

Center Cam Hillis is heading overseas to Finland after playing his first four years of pro hockey in North America. The former third-round pick of the Montreal Canadiens spent just over two seasons in the Canadiens systems, playing at all three levels, which included his NHL debut on New Year’s Day in 2022 against the […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Set to Renew, Host AHL Tradition

Coralville, Iowa- After holding AHL preseason games between the Iowa Wild and Rockford IceHogs in 2021 and 2022, the Iowa Heartlanders will once again host a matchup as the midpoint between these two AHL Central Division foes on October 3rd, 2024. In 2021, two games were played. The IceHogs took game one by a score […]

Simon Lundmark Signs One-Year Extension in Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Jets announced on Friday, July 26th, that they’ve re-signed defenseman Simon Lundmark to a one-year, two-way contract. The 23-year-old defenseman was drafted in the second round (51st overall) back in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Lundmark’s contract will expire at the end of the 2024-25 season and he will remain a restricted free […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders and Minnesota Wild Extend Affiliation Agreement

Coralville, Iowa- After three years of a successful affiliation agreement, the Iowa Heartlanders and Minnesota Wild have decided to keep it going for three more through the 2026-27 season, the two teams announced on July 26. The Minnesota Wild have had a constant presence in the State of Iowa since 2013, when the Houston Aeros […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets Select Dean Evason As New Head Coach

Earlier this afternoon the Columbus Blue Jackets organization announced that Dean Evason is the new head coach. This comes after GM Don Waddell announced the relieving of former head coach Pascal Vincent in June. The details of Evason’s contract haven’t been revealed yet but it is a multi-year deal. Dean Evason was most recently the […]