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Paul Byron Offically Retires and Canadiens Get An Update on Christian Dvorak

The Montreal Canadiens had a newsy day as they opened up training camp, and a few updates came from General Manager Kent Hughes. The first thing on the agenda is that Paul Byron officially announces his retirement from professional hockey and will join the Canadiens as a Player Development Consultant after playing 12 seasons in […]


ECHL: Welcome Home, Drennen Atherton

It’s rare that we have a local playing on the Orlando Solar Bears. This week Orlando brought back Drennen Atherton, an impressive goaltender from Winter Haven, Florida. Drennen appeared in two games with the Solar Bears during the 2022-23 season following the conclusion of his college career at Norwich University.  While at Norwich University, Atherton […]


Nedeljkovic likely on the trading block in Detroit

The Detroit Red Wings are currently carrying three goaltenders, which may mean the end for Alex Nedeljkovic. Nedeljkovic is in the final year of the two-year extension he signed after he was acquired from Carolina and can be a UFA next summer. The Red Wings currently have Ville Husso as the #1 goaltender, with Nedeljkovic […]


Quick Strikes: Reviewing the Past Three Weeks

It’s just past American Thanksgiving, the time in which teams can legitimately assess their postseason chances. Three weeks ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning had struggled to hold leads late in games despite solid goaltending from two career backups, couldn’t win in overtime to save their life, and had a single win in four games away […]


ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators Announce 2023-24 Season Ending Roster

The Atlanta Gladiators have revealed their season-ending roster for the 2023-24 campaign. The roster consists of six defensemen, two goaltenders, and 11 forwards. Defensemen Zach Yoder and Dylan Carabia are among the team’s experienced players among the defensemen. Towards the end of the season, Yoder was awarded the title of Alternate Captain and contributed 10 […]


USA Hockey Releases Roster For World Juniors

It’s that time of year as the World Juniors gets set to kick off and countries begin to finalize their rosters. Yesterday, USA Hockey officially announced its final 25-man roster for the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Among the final cuts that were made, players such as goaltender Tyler Muszelik, defenseman Shai Buium and […]


Point Joins Elite Club; Lightning End Regular Season with Shutout Win

Coming in with a four game losing streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning hoped to fine-tune their game and possibly hit individual milestones in the final regular season game against the much-improved Detroit Red Wings. Mission accomplished on all fronts. Brandon Hagel scored 30 goals, Alex Killorn reached a career-high 27 goals, and backup goaltender Brian […]


ECHL: Florida Everblades Re-sign Two but Lose One to Europe

The Florida Everblades re-signed forwards Ben Brar and Craig Needham this week. After completing their college season, both players signed their first professional contract for the Everblades mid-season. Ben Brar, 25, also joined the Everblades in March after finishing his career with Merrimack College. Brar recorded two assists in five regular season games. He played […]


ECHL: Reading Royals’ Player Spotlight: Will Cranley

Though the Royals haven’t been in the spotlight for wins, there is a player however, that has been dominating the player spotlight in his last two games. Will Cranley has taken the spotlight this week as he has outshined in goaltending in his last two games with the Royals. Cranley currently sits at the top […]


ECHL: Worcester Railers 2023-24 Season Recap

With the Worcester Railers 2023-24 season ending in heartbreaking fashion on the final weekend of the season, getting shut out in back-to-back games by their rival, the Trois-Rivieres Lions, many fans have questions surrounding the team’s future. This happened for the second straight season. The Railers were the definition of average this season. The team […]