AHL Western Conference
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 […]
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ECHL: Two Former Lions Find New Homes
The Trois-Rivieres Lions have found out that two players from the 2023-24 season have found new homes for the upcoming season. Forward Nicolas Lariviere, who recently said his farewells to TR, has signed in the LNAH with the Thetford Mines Assurancia, the same team that he played with before joining the Lions in December of […]
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ECHL: Rapid City Rush Defenseman Signs with the Cardiff Devils for the 2024-25 Season
Rapid City Rush defenseman Jarrod Gourley has signed to play with the Cardiff Devils in Cardiff, Great Britain, of the EIHL for the 2024-25 season. Collegiate Career Jarrod Gourley started his collegiate career playing Division I hockey at Arizona State University (ASU). Gourley spent three seasons at ASU playing in 90 games, where he had […]
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Berkly Catton Signs Entry-Level Contract With Seattle Kraken
Berkly Catton was Seattle’s eighth overall first-round pick in the 2024 entry-level draft and has shown a lot of promise for the Seattle Kraken organization since the start of Development Camp. On Friday, the final day of development camp, General Manager Ron Francis came out onto the ice to announce that Catton had agreed to […]
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Manitoba Moose Sign Three Defensemen
The Manitoba Moose have signed Dawson Barteaux, Ashton Sautner, and Ben Zloty to two-year contracts through the 2025-26 season. The first of two Manitoba locals signed, Dawson Barteaux recently appeared in 45 games for the Manitoba Moose during the 2023-24 season. Hailing from Foxwarren, Manitoba, the 24-year-old defenseman posted 19 points (5G, 14A) and also […]
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Breaking Barriers: Seattle Kraken Hire First Female Assistant Coach in NHL
The Seattle Kraken is making waves throughout the NHL by announcing Jessica Campbell as the new assistant coach to work alongside head coach Dan Bylsma and the rest of the Kraken coaching staff. This move will go down in history as it makes Campbell the first full-time female assistant coach in the NHL—just two years […]
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ECHL: Jeremy McKenna Leaves Mavericks for DEL
Jeremy McKenna, the Kansas City Mavericks‘ top goal scorer for the Kelly Cup Playoffs, is embarking on a new chapter in his career. He has signed a contract with the Nurnberg Ice Tigers in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany, becoming the second ECHL player to join the Ice Tigers for the 24/25 season, following […]
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Smashville’s Loading Up for the 2024-25 Season
The offseason has just begun, and the NHL has been moving and grooving at a nonstop pace since. The Nashville Predators had a solid showing at the 2024 draft, picking up eight new prospects, but kept the momentum moving right into the first day of free agency. So far, the Predators have resigned or signed […]
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AHL: Henderson Silver Knight Sheldon Rempal Signs with KHL
Sheldon Rempal has signed with the HC Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the KHL. The KHL is the Kontinental Hockey League. It comprises 23 member clubs based in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and China. The HC Salavat Yulaev Ufa finished second in their division this season and fifth overall. Rempal’s signing was a rumor that started in […]
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Tampa Bay Lightning Sign Four More Players; Extend Emil Lilleberg
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed four more players to their organization: defensemen Tobie Paquette-Bisson, Derrick Pouliot, Steven Santini, and forward Jesse Ylonen. All players were given one-year, two-way contracts. In addition, they have extended defenseman, Emil Lilleberg, to a two-year contract with an $800,000 annual average value which begins in the 2025-26 season. Related […]
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