South Carolina Stingrays
ECHL: Blake Thompson Returns From Europe, Signs With South Carolina Stingrays
Defenseman Blake Thompson will be back playing in the ECHL for the first time since the 2021-22 season after signing with the South Carolina Stingrays for the 2023-24 season. The 31-year-old defenseman spent the last two seasons in the EIHL as he played in 54 games with the Cardiff Devils in the 2022-23 season, putting […]
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ECHL: Connor Russell Agrees to Terms with the Jacksonville Icemen
Defenseman Connor Russell has agreed to terms for the 2024-25 season and will hit the ice once again for the Jacksonville Icemen. Recognized for his defensive skill and adaptability, Russell has demonstrated exceptional skating, physicality, and defensive capabilities. In the 2021-22 season, Russell appeared in 28 games for the Iowa Heartlanders, providing 5 assists, totaling […]
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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 […]
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ECHL Player Transactions: Florida Everblades
The Florida Everblades re-signed defenseman Adrien Bisson and forward Andrew Fyten for the 2024-25 season. 25-year-old Cornwall, ON native Adrien Bisson, signed his first professional contract with the Everblades in March. He played nine games during the regular season and two in the playoffs. Bisson joins Jordan Sambrook, who re-signed earlier this week, as the […]
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ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Re-Sign Ryan Leibold
The South Carolina Stingrays announce they have re-signed Ryan Leibold to an ECHL contract for the 2024-25 season, making him the first player on the Stingrays’ 2024-25 roster. Leibold made his ECHL debut during the 2022-23 season. Playing in just nine games, Leibold notched one goal and three assists for four points in his first […]
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ECHL Board Of Governors Recap and Rule Changes For the 2024-25 Season
The ECHL recently had its Summer Meetings and the Board of Governors last week in Las Vegas, Nevada, and earlier this afternoon, the league announced two new changes for the league heading into the 2024-25 season as well as Utah Grizzlies CEO Kevin Bruder being re-elected as the Chairman of the Board for the fourth […]
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ECHL Season Recap: Florida Everblades
The champagne is gone, the confetti swept up, and the player lockers have been cleaned out for the Florida Everblades’ 2023-24 season, an impossible and record-breaking season. The Everblades, winner of the Kelly Cup Championship for a third consecutive year, started the season, as does every team in the league, with the goal of hoisting […]
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ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Announce 2024 Season-Ending Roster
The second of a three-step process to retain a player’s rights has been completed as the South Carolina Stingrays have released their 2024 season-ending roster to the league. The roster consists of 12 forwards and five defensemen. These 17 skaters will have their rights protected by the Stingrays. Roster Forwards: Ian Mackey, Jack Adams, Ryan […]
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ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Season Recap
“And another season comes to an end, and your South Carolina Stingrays head to the offseason,” the announcer said on April 13th as the Stingrays lost to the Florida Everblades. What a season it was. The Stingrays finished the season with 39-26-4 and, for only the third time in franchise history, did not make the […]
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ECHL: NHL Teams Without An ECHL Affiliate
With two new teams on the horizon for the ECHL, Bloomington Bison and Tahoe Knight Monsters, it leaves those in the hockey world, wondering, who are the NHL affiliates of these two teams? Here is the thing, five teams in the NHL DO NOT have an ECHL affiliate. Having an NHL affiliate helps those teams […]
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