ECHL

ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones Sign Center Matt Boudens

The Cincinnati Cyclones announced the signing of veteran Center Matt Boudens on Wednesday afternoon. He is a former Captain of the Cyclones’ Central Division rival, Fort Wayne Komets, where he won the Kelly Cup in 2021 during the COVID season. Last season, he suited up for 56 games with the Savannah Ghost Pirates, scoring 21 […]

ECHL: Kalamazoo Wings Add Two Players to their Roster

The ECHL only have a couple weeks until their season begins! However, the Kalamazoo Wings were busy today, adding two new players to their roster. The K-Wings are adding defenseman Jaden Shields and goalie Dylan Myskiw (PTO) to bolster their roster. This will be Jaden Shields’ second year in the ECHL. The 24 year old […]

ECHL: Norfolk Admirals Re-Sign Denis Smirnov for Third Season

The Norfolk Admirals announced today they have re-signed Denis Smirnov for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Smirnov, a Moskva, RUS native, played 62 games for the Admirals last season between the regular season and the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs. The 27-year-old first broke into the ECHL during the 2021-22 season when he signed with the Kalamazoo […]

ECHL: Bloomington Bison Add Forward Connor Lockhart, Defenseman Wyatt McLeod

The Bloomington Bison have officially announced the signing of forward Connor Lockhart and defenseman Wyatt McLeod to standard ECHL player contracts. Originally chosen by the Vancouver Canucks as a sixth-round pick in 2021, Connor Lockhart became a free agent over a year ago when his signing rights lapsed on July 1, 2023. Lockhart was chosen […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Forward Patrick Polino

The Adirondack Thunder made a couple of eye-catching trades during the 2024 off-season, and one of those trades was with the Cincinnati Cyclones, as Adirondack acquired forward Patrick Polino in exchange for Tristan Ashbrook. Polino, 29, spent three seasons with the Cyclones, where he put up 54 goals and 82 assists for 136 points in […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Sign Mark Olver

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they’ve signed forward Mark Olver to a contract for the 2024-25 season. His father, Jon Olver, spent five seasons as the Head Coach/VP of Hockey Operations for the Steelheads and led them to their first Kelly Cup Championship in 2004. Over the course of his five years with the […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Sign Hudson Wilson

The Allen Americans have announced that they’ve signed defenseman Hudson Wilson to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Hudson has already played in two games during the 2024-25 season in Poland, putting up one assist. The left-handed shooting defenseman is the sixth blueliner signed by the Americans for the upcoming season. Wilson joins Mike Van […]

ECHL: Wichita Thunder Name Assistant Coach

The Wichita Thunder have announced that they hired Travis Clayton as the team’s new assistant coach. Clayton replaces John Gurskis, who spent the last five seasons as the assistant coach in Wichita before getting a head coaching job this summer in the SPHL with the Knoxville Icebears. Clayton does have some prior experience at the […]

ECHL: Orlando Adds Forward To 2024-25 Roster

The Orlando Solar Bears continue to have a very busy month of September, as they have announced their seventh player signing of the month, with still a week left. The Solar Bears have signed Thomas Belgarde to a Standard Player Contract for the 2024-2025 ECHL season. Belgarde will be entering his second professional season and […]

ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears Announce Revised Schedule

The Orlando Solar Bears have announced their revised Schedule along with the team’s promotional schedule. This comes about a month after the NBA’s Orlando Magic released their schedule, as changes had to be made to the Bears schedule due to the Magic having Priority at the Kia Center. The Solar Bears will drop the puck […]