2024-25 ECHL Regular Season

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: Norfolk Admirals Re-Sign Sean Montgomery for 2024-25 Season

The Norfolk Admirals announced today they have re-signed Sean Montgomery for the 2024-25 ECHL season. He spent the first part of last season with the Liege Bulldogs in the BeNeLiga, which is the top-tier professional league in Belgium and the Netherlands. While with the Bulldogs, he played 21 games, posting 14 goals and 16 assists […]

ECHL: Norfolk Admirals Sign Sanghoon Shin to a Standard Player Contract

The Norfolk Admirals announced today they have signed Seoul, South Korea native Sanghoon Shin to a standard player contract for the 2024-25 ECHL season. At 31 years old with experience already in the ECHL and at the Olympic level, Jeff Carr saw all these as reasons for Shin to be a “must sign” for the […]

ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Sign Merrimack College Graduate

The Wheeling Nailers announced today they have signed Merrimack College graduate Filip Forsmark for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Forsmark played two games in the ECHL last season with the Allen Americans after completing his final year at Merrimack. The Skovde, Sweden native’s first season in North America came in the 2017-18 season when he played […]

ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Re-Sign 2023-24 Leading Goal Scorer

The Wheeling Nailers will once again be a high-scoring team in the 2024-25 ECHL season as they have re-signed their team-leader in points and goals from last season, Jordan Martel. The Quebec native was incredible for the Nailers after being acquired from the Utah Grizzlies for Quinn Wichers and future considerations. In his 45 games […]

ECHL: David Drake Returns to Wheeling For Fourth Season

The Wheeling Nailers announced today they have re-signed David Drake for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Drake has been with the Nailers since the 2021-22 season after being acquired from the Reading Royals. The Naperville, IL native has 15 games of experience in the American Hockey League with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and 333 games played […]

ECHL: Kamerin Nault Finds Home With Norfolk Admirals for 2024-25 Season

The Norfolk Admirals announced today they have signed forward, Kamerin Nault, for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Nault spent the 2023-24 ECHL season between the Florida Everblades, Iowa Heartlanders, and finished the season with the Admirals. Since entering the professional ranks at the end of the 2018-19 season, Nault has played for 10 teams between the […]

ECHL: Justin Young Returns From Germany to Norfolk for the 2024-25 Season

The Norfolk Admirals have announced that Justin Young will return to the team for the 2024-25 ECHL season after a short stint playing for Herner EV 2007 in Oberliga, which is Germany’s third-tier professional league. The 26-year-old spent the first 23 games of last season with the Admirals, where he tallied five goals and six […]

ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Sign 2021 NCAA National Champion

The Wheeling Nailers announced today they have signed the 2021 NCAA National Champion and two-time Hockey East Champion, Cal Kiefiuk, for the 2024-25 ECHL Season. Kiefiuk signed with the Nailers at the end of last season, where he played three regular-season games and one game during the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs. He made his ECHL […]

ECHL: Timo Time Returns To Norfolk For Another Season

The Norfolk Admirals have re-signed their team-leading point getter, Stepan Timofeyev, for the 2024-25 ECHL season. This will be Timofeyev’s third-straight season dawning the navy and gold. Since joining the Admirals, Timofeyev has only gotten better with each season passing. Heading into his third season, Timofeyev will help the Admirals even more than he has […]