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ECHL: 2025-26 Qualifying Offers | South Carolina Stingrays

The South Carolina Stingrays have officially announced their qualifying offers for the 2025-26 season per ECHL guidelines. League rules permit each team to reserve the rights of up to eight qualified players, including a maximum of four veterans (players who have played 260 or more regular-season professional games before the upcoming season). Teams cannot trade […]

ECHL: 2025-26 Qualifying Offers | Jacksonville Icemen

The Jacksonville Icemen are keeping things moving this offseason, locking in qualifying offers for five players from their 2024–25 roster. These offers don’t guarantee a return, but they do give the Icemen exclusive ECHL rights. Qualifying offers were extended to: So, What Is a Qualifying Offer? Think of it like a “hold my spot” in […]

ECHL: Jordan Sambrook Returns to Everblades

The Florida Everblades have re-signed Jordan Sambrook for the 2025–26 season, reinforcing their defensive corps with a trusted, two-way blueliner who has been a staple of the team’s playoff runs. Sambrook, 26, returns for his fifth full season with Florida and seventh in the ECHL overall. Playoff Performer and Steady Contributor Sambrook played in 68 […]

ECHL: Indy Fuel Sign Forward Michael Marchesan

The Indy Fuel have added size and grit to their forward group with the signing of Michael Marchesan to a standard player contract (SPC) for the 2025–26 ECHL season. The 6’3” Marchesan joins Indy after two seasons with the Atlanta Gladiators, where he developed a reputation as a physical presence with an offensive upside. Physical […]

ECHL: 2025-26 Qualifying Offers | Atlanta Gladiators

As part of the ECHL’s offseason process, the Gladiators have officially extended qualifying offers to three players from their 2024–25 roster. What’s a Qualifying Offer—and Why Does It Matter? A qualifying offer allows an ECHL team to retain negotiating rights to a player from its season-ending roster. It doesn’t guarantee a player is coming back, […]

ECHL: Ben Holmstrom Rounds Out Adirondack Thunder Coaching Staff

The Adirondack Thunder have rounded out their coaching staff, naming Ben Holmstrom as the Associate Coach, following the announcement of Sylvain Coutier as the head coach earlier today. Like Coutier, Ben Holmstrom has ties to the Adirondack community as he spent the first five seasons of his playing career with the Adirondack Phantoms. In 256 […]

ECHL: 2025-26 Qualifying Offers | Orlando Solar Bears

The Orlando Solar Bears have officially announced their qualifying offers ahead of the July 7 deadline. They are extending offers to eight players whose rights they aim to retain for the 2025–26 season. Qualifying Offers Breakdown What Fans Should Know About Qualifying Offers Each ECHL team can keep the rights to up to eight players […]

ECHL: Kevin O’Neil Heads Overseas

Adirondack Thunder forward Kevin O’Neil is heading overseas to Slovakia to join HC Banská Bystrica after spending his first four professional seasons in North America. In 60 games with the Thunder last season, the 27-year-old forward had 19 goals and 30 assists for 49 points. O’Neil is the third player from the Thunder heading overseas, […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Send Brendan Less To Atlanta

The Adirondack Thunder have traded forward Brendan Less to the Atlanta Gladiators in exchange for forwards Easton Armstrong and Nick Wong. This is the second trade between the two teams in the last six months, as Adirondack sent Ryan Francis and Alex Young to Atlanta at the trade deadline. What This Means for Adirondack The […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Ink Garrett Van Wyhe for 2025–26

The Jacksonville Icemen are bringing back a familiar face for the 2025–26 campaign, re-signing forward Garrett Van Wyhe to a standard player contract. The 28-year-old center has proven himself as a steady contributor and trusted presence up the middle across his last two seasons in Jacksonville. Consistent Two-Way Production Van Wyhe appeared in 53 regular-season […]