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ECHL – The Cincinnati Cyclones Re-Sign Captain and Assistant Captian

The Cincinnati Cyclones announced that the team has re-signed forward and team captain Justin Vaive for the 2023-24 ECHL season. Justin Vaive becomes the first player to sign with the team ahead of next season. Justin Vaive, who recently turned 34, enters his 13th professional season and ninth in Cincinnati. The veteran winger has played […]

ECHL: Heartlanders re-sign Durflinger, Welcome Minnesotan Duo

The Iowa Heartlanders have re-signed Forward Jake Durflinger and welcomed in defensemen Robbie Stucker and Ben Brinkman to Coralville.

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Sign Forward Brandon Kruse

The Toledo Walleye have added another BGSU Falcon to their 2023-2024 roster with the signing of forward Brandon Kruse. Kruse was drafted by Las Vegas in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL draft but made his professional debut in the AHL with the Henderson Silver Knight at the end of the 2021-2022 season. He […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Add Three More Players to the Pond

The Toledo Walleye have added forward Sam Craggs along with defensemen Jake Willets and Thomas Farrell. Sam Craggs, an Elmhurst, Illinois native, will return to Toledo for a third straight season. During the 2022-2023 season, Craggs appeared in 60 games, putting up ten goals and ten assists. Over the final ten games of the season, […]

ECHL Board of Governors Approves Transfer of Controlling Interest of Iowa Heartlanders

SHREWSBURY, N.J.- On Wednesday, July 19, the ECHL announced the Transfer of Controlling Interest in the Iowa Heartlanders from Deacon Sports and Entertainment to Heartlanders Hockey, LLC. Heartlanders Hockey, LLC, is an entity controlled by Michael Devlin, who may be familiar to Iowans as the owner of the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States […]

Adam Carlson Announces His Retirement

It was announced on July 18 that Rapid City Rush goaltender Adam Carlson has officially retired from professional hockey. Carlson has spent the last three seasons in Rapid City where he has made a name for himself and became a fan favorite. College Career Carlson’s college career did not last very long as he went […]

ECHL BOG Approves Transfer of Controlling Intrest of Iowa Heartlanders

The ECHL has announced that they have approved the transfer of controlling interest of the Iowa Heartlanders from Decon Sports and Entertainment to Heartlanders Hockey LLC, an entity controlled by Michael Devlin. Devlin is the current lead owner of the USHL’s Des Moines Buccaneers. He graduated from Boston College, where he played Rugby. Throughout the […]

ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones Re-sign Defenseman Jalen Smereck

The Cincinnati Cyclones announced today that the team has re-signed defenseman Jalen Smereck for the 2023-24 season. Jalen Smereck joins Justin Vaive and becomes the first defensemen that has been signed ahead of this October. Jalen Smereck, 26, returned to North America after spending the 2021-22 season overseas and made an immediate impact with the […]

History of the Cincinnati Cyclones

The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional ice hockey team located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. It was originally established in 1990; the team first played its games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now plays at Heritage Bank Center. The Cincinnati Cyclones are a minor league affiliate of the NHL’s […]

ECHL: Max Coatta is Headed to Italy

The Rapid City Rush have yet to announce any player signings for the 2023-24 season, but players from the 2022-23 season have started to sign overseas. Rittner Baum SkyAlps announced that they signed Max Coatta for the 2023-24 season on July 12. Max Coatta has played four seasons in the ECHL, splitting his time between […]