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ECHL: Andrei Bakanov Stays Put with Norfolk Admirals

The Norfolk Admirals have announced that they’ve re-signed forward Andrei Bakanov for the 2025-26 season. Bakanov, 23, had 14 goals and seven assists for 21 points last season in 55 games with five different teams. During his time in Norfolk, he put up eight goals and three assists for 11 points in 17 games with […]

ECHL: The Idaho Steelheads Add a Pair of Americans

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they have signed 6’0″ defenseman Jake Johnson and 5’10” forward Jordan Steinmetz for the 2025-26 season. Idaho now has eight defenseman and nine forwards signed for the 2025-26 season. Jake Johnson’s Career Jake Johnson started his junior career in the USHL where he spent two seasons playing for the […]

ECHL: Jermaine Loewen Announces Retirement

Fort Wayne Komets forward Jermaine Loewen has announced his retirement from pro hockey after six seasons. In what would be his final season in professional hockey, Loewen had two goals and three assists for five points in 20 games with the Kalamazoo Wings before playing in two games with the Fort Wayne Komets as his […]

ECHL: Nolan Volcan Heads Overseas

Fort Wayne Komets winger Nolan Volcan is heading overseas to join the Nottingham Panthers in the EIHL. Volcan, 27, had spent his first two seasons with the Komets, putting up 25 goals and 25 assists for 50 points in 119 games. In 11 games during the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs, Volcan put up a goal […]

ECHL: Fort Wayne Signs Jake Willets and Max Patterson, Two Goaltenders Invited To Camp

The Fort Wayne Komets have announced that they’ve signed defenseman Jake Willets and forward Max Patterson to ECHL contracts for the 2025-26 season. Fort Wayne has also invited two goaltenders to training camp. The Komets now have 24 players on their preseason roster. Komets Sign Max Paterson and Jake Willets Jake Willets Jake Willets, 26, […]

ECHL: Three Players Join Saint Mary’s University In USports

It appears that we are about to see a handful of players head back to school and join USports, as Ethan Ritchie, Landon Cato, and Liam Arnsby are all joining Saint Mary’s University. This now makes four players from the ECHL who have opted to head to USports, following William Provost’s decision to join the […]

ECHL: Bloomington Bison Sign Cullen Ferguson

The Bloomington Bison have announced that they’ve signed defenseman Cullen Ferguson for the 2025-26 season. Ferguson, 24, joins the Bison after making his ECHL debut at the end of the last season, where he put up a goal and an assist in seven games with the Fort Wayne Komets. He becomes the third defenseman to […]

ECHL: Fort Wayne Komets Add Dru Krebs and Paxton Leroux

The Fort Wayne Komets have announced that they’ve signed forward Paxton Leroux and Dru Krebs for the 2025-26 season. Fort Wayne now has 20 players signed for the 2025-26 season. Paxton Leroux Leroux, 32, had one assist in 11 games last year with the Tulsa Oilers after an eight-year break from hockey. The Peterborough, Ontario, […]

ECHL: Fort Wayne Komets Sign Two Forwards

The Fort Wayne Komets have announced that they’ve signed forwards Matt Miller and Zach Jordan for the 2025-26 season. Fort Wayne now has 12 forwards and six defenseman signed for the 2025-26 season. Last year, the Komets brought 31 players to training camp. Matt Miller Miller, 25, just finished his first full professional season as […]

ECHL: Matt Boudens Heads Overseas

Forward Matt Boudens is heading overseas to join the Dundee Stars (EIHL) after spending six seasons in the ECHL/AHL. Last season, Boudens was limited to just 36 games, where he put up two goals and two assists for four points while spending time with the Cincinnati Cyclones, Worcester Railers, and Fort Wayne Komets. During his […]