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ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Re-Sign 2023-24 Leading Goal Scorer

The Wheeling Nailers will once again be a high-scoring team in the 2024-25 ECHL season as they have re-signed their team-leader in points and goals from last season, Jordan Martel. The Quebec native was incredible for the Nailers after being acquired from the Utah Grizzlies for Quinn Wichers and future considerations. In his 45 games […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Add Former Savannah Ghost Pirate

The Maine Mariners have announced that they’ve signed forward Patrick Guay for the 2024-25 season. Guay, who was drafted by the Vegas Golden Knights in the fifth round of the 2022 NHL Draft, has spent his first two pro seasons in the Golden Knights organization. In 74 games at the ECHL level with the Savannah […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Forward Ryan Francis

The Adirondack Thunder have been busy this season, adding six new faces to their roster, but so far, the biggest new signing has to be Ryan Francis. The Halifax, Nova Scotia native began playing hockey the same way most Canadian kids do, as his dad gave him a hockey stick and a pair of hockey […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder and Orlando Solar Bears Swap Defensemen

The Adirondack Thunder and Orlando Solar Bears struck a deal on Wednesday Morning. The Thunder sent the rights to defenseman Matt Stief to Orlando in exchange for defenseman Kurt Gosselin, who signed with Orlando earlier this off-season. What This Means For Adirondack For Adirondack, they get a defenseman Kurt Gosselin, who will be entering his […]

ECHL: David Drake Returns to Wheeling For Fourth Season

The Wheeling Nailers announced today they have re-signed David Drake for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Drake has been with the Nailers since the 2021-22 season after being acquired from the Reading Royals. The Naperville, IL native has 15 games of experience in the American Hockey League with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and 333 games played […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Sign Keanan Stewart

The Adirondack Thunder announced they’ve signed forward Keanan Stewart for the 2024-25 season. Steward, 24, will be entering his first full season as a pro after playing just 16 games with the Cincinnati Cyclones at the end of last season, during which time he scored a goal and had three assists for four points. The […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Re-Sign Christian Sarlo

The Maine Mariners have announced that they have re-signed forward Christian Sarlo for the 2024-25 season. Sarlo becomes the third player from Penn State to sign with the Mariners for the 2024-25 season, joining Xander Lamppa and Christian Berger; all three of those players would wear a letter at Penn State. In 10 games at […]

ECHL: Worcester Railers Re-Sign Russian Forward

The Worcester Railers kicked off the week by signing forward Andrei Bakanov. This will be Bakanov’s third season with the Railers. Bakanov had 24 points, splitting them with 12 goals and 12 assists in 62 games played. During the 2022-23 season, he was under contract with the American Hockey League’s Springfield Thunderbirds. He played in […]

ECHL: Norfolk Admirals Sign Sacred Heart University Graduate

The Norfolk Admirals announced they signed Sacred Heart University graduate student Braeden Tuck for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Tuck dawned the “C” his final three seasons at Sacred Heart and was named the NCAA (AHA) Individual Sportsmanship Award winner for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons for the incredible sportsmanship he showed throughout his college career. […]

PHOTOS: Rich LeBlanc’s Best Photos of the Worcester Railers 2023-24 Season

WORCESTER, MASS.- The Worcester Railers 2023-24 season was filled with some memorable games, comeback wins, record setting performances, sellout crowds, and earning the ECHL’S Community Service Team of the Year award, an honor they have won five times in past six years. On January 13th, the Railers honored the Worcester pro hockey heritage by wearing […]