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ECHL: History of the Fort Wayne Komets

The Fort Wayne Komets began in 1952 under the International Hockey League (IHL), where they remained until 1990. At that time, the franchise would move to Albany, New York, as the Albany Choppers. A few days later, the Franke family, who purchased the Flint Spirits, moved the team to Fort Wayne and took on the […]

ECHL: Shawn Sydlowski Returns To Fort Wayne

Shawn Sydlowski has announced that he is returning to the Fort Wayne Komets after spending last season with the Orlando Solar Bears. In 46 games last season with the Solar Bears, Sydlowski had 14 goals and 15 assists for 19 points. The 33-year-old winger has spent nine of his first ten seasons with the Fort […]

ECHL: K-Wings Pen Two More

James McEwan has signed with the K-Wings for 2023-24 season and Stephen Alvo was given a PTO. McEwan, hailing from Chatham, ON, suited up for the K-Wings last season for three games before an injury ended his season. He spent most of last season with the Florida Everblades, where he played 28 games for the […]

ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones Signs Malcolm Hayes

The Cincinnati Cyclones announced earlier today that the team has signed defenseman Malcolm Hayes for the 2023-24 season. Malcolm Hayes, 28, began his ECHL career with Kansas City during the 2019-20 season but has spent most of his career with his hometown team in Atlanta, where he posted four assists and 80 penalty minutes across […]

ECHL: K-Wings Add Two to Roster

The Kalamazoo Wings have signed Jordan Seyfert to a Standard Player contract and goaltender Hayden Stewart to a Professional Tryout contract. Jordan Seyfert, 24, played 100 games for Merrimack College, scoring 12 goals, 25 assists, and 22 penalty minutes for the NCAA club. At five feet, ten inches, and 185 pounds, this Annville, PA native […]

ECHL: History of the Wheeling Nailers

You may wonder how the Wheeling Nailers hockey team began and just where their team’s unique name came from. The Wheeling Nailers, now based in Wheeling, West Virginia, are the oldest minor league franchise that exists below the level of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team, founded in 1981 as the Carolina Thunderbirds in […]

ECHL: Indy Fuel Re-Sign Zach Driscoll

The Indy Fuel have announced that they’ve re-signed goaltender Zach Driscoll for the upcoming 2023-24 ECHL season. From 2018 until 2021, Driscoll played in the NCAA with Bemidji State University. In 2021-22, before playing for the Toledo Walleye, he played with the University of North Dakota. As of 2022-23, Zach Driscoll has played for the […]

ECHL: Kalamazoo Signs Four Including Mariah Fujimagari

K-Wings Bring Bradford Back Erik Bradford is returning! Another veteran of both the ECHL and AHL, this 28-year-old Orangeville, ON native, is entering his ninth season of professional hockey. Standing tall at 6 foot, 185lbs, he played on a two-way contract last year with the K-Wings and the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters. In 38 games with […]

Luke Morgan Returns to Kalamazoo

Luke “Lucas” Morgan is returning to the Kalamazoo Wings after 28 games with the club last season. Hailing from Brighton, MI, at 5’11 inches and 190 lbs, this 26-year-old scored six goals and 12 assists in that time with six penalty minutes. He started the season with the Kansas City Mavericks, scoring three goals and […]

ECHL: Five Notable Names That Moved On This Summer

Every off-season, we see some big names from the ECHL make the jump over to the AHL or over to Europe, and the 2023 off-season was no exception, as there is a ton of ECHL talent that will be taking their talents overseas next season. While tracking all the names that have gone overseas from […]