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ECHL: Chaz Smedsrud Returns to the Rapid City Rush
- Felicity Harding
- July 24, 2025
The Rapid City Rush have announced that they have re-signed 6’2″ forward Chaz Smedsrud for the 2025-26 season. Junior and Collegiate Career Chaz Smedsrud started his junior career in the 2016-17 season with the Notre Dame Hounds in the SJHL. Smedsrud spent two seasons with the Hounds where he played in 103 games, registering 44 […]
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ECHL: Carson Gicewicz Re-Signs with Florida Everblades
- Karen Zehner
- July 24, 2025
The Florida Everblades have re-signed forward Carson Gicewicz for the 2025-26 season. The 6’3″ center from Orchard Park, New York, was a standout for Florida last year, tallying 55 points (28G, 27A) in 66 regular-season games and serving as an alternate captain. Impressive Numbers and Proven Production Gicewicz’s 2024–25 campaign with Florida was the most […]
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ECHL: Brent Pedersen Returns to Swamp Rabbits in 2025-26
- Karen Zehner
- July 24, 2025
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have officially re-signed veteran forward Brent Pedersen for the 2025–26 ECHL season, marking his second campaign with the club. The 30-year-old returns as a key piece of Greenville’s veteran core after posting 30 points (14g, 16a) in 56 games last season while wearing an “A” as alternate captain (Swamp Rabbits, 2025). […]
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ECHL: Connor Galloway Returns to Hometown Ice with the Atlanta Gladiators
- Karen Zehner
- July 24, 2025
A Georgia-Born Dream Continues The Atlanta Gladiators have re-signed hometown forward Connor Galloway for the 2025–26 season, marking his second year with the team. A native of Sugar Hill, Georgia, Galloway’s return is not only a continuation of his professional journey—it’s a full-circle moment rooted in pride, grit, and local loyalty. In 47 games during […]
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ECHL: Greensboro Gargoyles Name Jason Binkley Assistant Coach
- Riley Lundrigan
- July 24, 2025
The Greensboro Gargoyles have officially named Jason Binkley as their assistant coach for the 2025–26 season. Binkley arrives in Greensboro with a proven record of player development and ECHL bench experience—an asset for an expansion team aiming to make an immediate impact. From Royals Head Coach to Gargoyles Assistant Binkley, 33, most recently served as […]
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ECHL: Reading Royals Bring Back Nick Carabin
- Armand Klisivitch
- July 24, 2025
The Reading Royals have re-signed defenseman Nick Carabin for the 2025-26 season. Carabin would pick up an assist in his only regular-season game with Reading last season. The 25-year-old defenseman also played in three games during the Kelly Cup Playoffs, but couldn’t find the scoresheet. He is the third player and first defenseman to sign […]
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ECHL: Brandon Osmundson Returns Home To Norfolk
- Armand Klisivitch
- July 24, 2025
The Norfolk Admirals have re-signed forward Brandon Osmundson for the 2025-26 season. In his first full season in the ECHL, he put up 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points in 65 games. Osmundson got off to a hot start this season with 10 points. In his first 10 games. He would add four […]
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ECHL: Kyle Mountain Named as Everblades’ New Assistant Coach
- Karen Zehner
- July 23, 2025
Yesterday, the Florida Everblades named Kyle Mountain as an assistant coach for the 2025-26 season, adding a rising voice with both college and ECHL bench experience. Mountain, 34, joins Florida after working with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits last season, first as an assistant coach, then stepping in as interim head coach. He was part of […]
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ECHL: Cooper Jones Re-Signs with Utah Grizzlies
- Felicity Harding
- July 23, 2025
The Utah Grizzlies have re-signed 5’8″ defenseman Cooper Jones for the 2025-26 season. Junior Career Cooper Jones started his junior career in the QMJHL with the Halifax Mooseheads. In three seasons with the Mooseheads, Jones played in 172 games, registering nine goals and 21 assists for 30 points. After his time in the QMJHL, Jones […]
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