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ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators’ Yoder and Carabia Shine at Australian International Ice Hockey Cup

Since its establishment in 2009, Team Canada has claimed eight out of the 13 cups and have secured the Championship title over Team USA for the last two consecutive years. This year, some Atlanta Gladiators fans were captivated by the international tournament after two Atlanta players, Zach Yoder and Dylan Carabia, were selected to join […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Re-Sign Riese Zmolek

The Florida Everblades have announced that they have re-signed defenseman Riese Zmolek for the 2024-25 season, which will be his second with the Everblades and fourth year in the ECHL. The 27-year-old spent his first two seasons in the ECHL with the Iowa Heartlanders, where he put up five goals and 22 assists for 27 […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Re-Sign Logan Cockerill

The Jacksonville Icemen have announced that they have re-signed forward Logan Cockerill for the 2024-25 season. Cockerill played in 63 games during his rookie season, putting up ten goals and 27 assists for 37 points; he would add two assists in seven games during the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Prior to joining the Icemen, the former […]

ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Add Two Defensemen to their 2024-25 Roster

The South Carolina Stingrays have announced that they have reached agreements with defensemen Jacob Graves and Andrew Perrott for the 2024-25 season. Graves contributes eight seasons of professional hockey background to the Stingrays. As the captain of the Atlanta Gladiators last season, he would later traded to the Toledo Walleye. While with Atlanta, he took […]

ECHL: Derek Topatigh Returns to Atlanta

The Atlanta Gladiators announced that defenseman Derek Topatigh will be rejoining the team for the upcoming 2024-25 season, donning the blue and gold once again after spending a season abroad. Last year, Derek Topatigh announced his move overseas to join the Wipptal Broncos in the Alps Hockey League in Italy. During the 2023-24 regular season, […]

ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears Goaltender Heads Overseas

It was announced on July 15th that Orlando Solar Bears goaltender Evan Fitzpatrick has signed overseas in Europe with HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulus in Slovakia. This comes after Fitzpatrick had a nice stretch at the end of the season and into the playoffs. Fitzpatrick was on an AHL contract with the Syracuse Crunch last season. […]

An Email Interview with Florida Everblades Broadcaster Jake Maurice

When you grow up in a family that has a member who is involved with hockey or loves the game of hockey, there is always a good chance that you will get involved with the game in some way as well. One such person is Florida Everblades broadcaster Jake Maurice. Jake’s father is Florida Panthers’ […]

ECHL: Former Swamp Rabbits’ Leading Point Scorer to Play In Sweden

Greenville, S.C. — As ECHL teams are making roster moves to prepare for the upcoming 2024-25 season, former players from the previous season are either resigning in this league, above it, or away from it with overseas teams. A lot of former ECHL players, including some who put up exceptional stats, are signing with teams […]

ECHL: Savannah Ghost Pirates Name Brenden Kotyk Assistant Coach

The Savannah Ghost Pirates have announced that they have hired Brenden Kotyk as the team’s assistant coach. He replaced Nick Tuzzolino, who had taken the job of General Manager/Associate Head Coach with Worcester Railers. Kotyk had spent the previous four years behind the South Carolina Stingrays bench, including the last two seasons as the team’s […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Re-Sign Jesse Lansdell

The Florida Everblades have announced that they have re-signed forward Jesse Lansdell for the 2024-25 season. Lansdell joined the Everblades late in the season after finishing up his collegiate career, which included four years at the University of Notre Dame and his final year of eligibility at the University of Nebraska-Omaha In 176 games at […]