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ECHL: Indy Fuel Announce 2024 Qualifying Offers

List of Players: Zach Driscoll, Matt Cairns, Sam Ruffin, Cameron Hillis, Brett Bulmer, Jordan Martin and Brandon Saigeon ECHL Rules: Players who had already signed a contract by July 7 did not need to receive a qualifying offer. Each team was entitled to reserve the rights to a maximum of eight qualified players. Of the […]

ECHL: Kalamazoo Wings Announce 2024 Qualifying Offers

List of Players: Jacob Nordqvist, Jay Keranen, Chaz Reddekopp, Steve Holtz, Collin Adams, Jordan Seyfert, David Keefer and Drake Pilon. ECHL Rules: Players who had already signed a contract by July 7 did not need to receive a qualifying offer. Each team was entitled to reserve the rights to a maximum of eight qualified players. […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye 2024 Qualifying Offer List

On Monday, the ECHL released the list of players who received valid qualifying offers from ECHL teams by the July 7 deadline. Players who had signed a contract by July 7 did not need to receive a qualifying offer. The list for the Toledo Walleye includes five defensemen and three forwards. Players who received qualifying […]

ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones Announce 2024 Qualifying Offers

List of Players: Noah Kane, Elijah Gonsalves, Luke Santerno, Patrick Polino, Zachary Tsekos, Robert Carpenter, Kieran Craig and Zane Franklin. ECHL Rules: Players who had already signed a contract by July 7 did not need to receive a qualifying offer. Each team was entitled to reserve the rights to a maximum of eight qualified players. […]

ECHL: Heartlanders Give Qualifying Offers to Goaltending Duo, Six More

Coralville, Iowa- On July 7, ECHL teams had to make their eight qualifying offers. This allows teams to re-sign choice players and further protect the rights of players on ECHL contracts from the previous season. Iowa has tendered the following offers: Goaltender (2): Drew DeRidder, Peyton Jones Defensemen (3): Ben Brinkman, Louka Henault, Hunter Lellig […]

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ECHL: Two Forwards Re-Sign with Iowa

Coralville, Iowa- On July 3, the Iowa Heartlanders announced that they are bringing back forwards Will Calverley and Jonny Sorenson. Calverley, 25, and Sorenson, 24, were both brought in for the 2023-24 season, with Calverley being an offseason acquisition from the Florida Everblades after his Kelly Cup win and Sorenson being signed from the University […]

ECHL: Walleye Forward Craggs Returns For Fourth Season

Toledo Walleye forward Sam Craggs joins forward Brandon Hawkins in returning to the Walleye for their fourth season in Toledo. Hawkins announced on Monday, while the Craggs announcement was earlier today. Craggs was a vital part of the Toledo high-scoring offense and was a key player down the stretch, He was efficient in the offensive […]

ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones Enter Affiliation with Toronto Maple Leafs

The Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) have entered into a new affiliation agreement with the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), a highly esteemed team in the National Hockey League (NHL). This collaboration comes after the Cyclones’ previous affiliation with the New York Rangers, and the Maple Leafs’ former affiliation with the ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers, who ceased operations at […]

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: Toledo Walleye Remembering “the Save”

Former Toledo Walleye goaltender Jeff Lerg was no ordinary goaltender. He was undersized, but he played a Dominik Hasek style where he flipped around like a fish out of water. However, he was successful as a goaltender and made it look easy between the pipes. He did not make it to the NHL and never […]