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ECHL: Cooper Jones Re-Signs with Utah Grizzlies

The Utah Grizzlies have re-signed 5’8″ defenseman Cooper Jones for the 2025-26 season. Junior Career Cooper Jones started his junior career in the QMJHL with the Halifax Mooseheads. In three seasons with the Mooseheads, Jones played in 172 games, registering nine goals and 21 assists for 30 points. After his time in the QMJHL, Jones […]

Four Boston Bruins Prospects Named to Team USA World Juniors Summer Showcase Roster

The 2025 World Juniors Summer Showcase roster has been announced and it features a total of four Boston Bruins prospects.

Liam Walsh of the Savannah Ghost Pirates

ECHL: Liam Walsh Returns to Savannah

The Savannah Ghost Pirates recently announced that they have signed forward Liam Walsh to an ECHL deal for the upcoming season. Last year was the 26-year-old’s first professional season, and he was one of only four Ghost Pirates players to appear in all 72 games (Paliani, Drevitch, Granowicz). In his 72 games, Walsh contributed 27 […]

ECHL Roster Transactions: Bloomington Bison | 12/04/2024

Andrei Bakanov, born on May 28, 2002, in Moscow, Russia, has steadily made a name for himself in the world of professional ice hockey. Standing tall at 6’3″ and weighing 214 lbs, Bakanov is known for his powerful shot and strong positioning on the ice. Recent Acquisition In a significant move today, Andrei Bakanov was […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Re-Sign Pair of Forwards

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they have re-signed 6’2″ forward Sam Sternschein and 5’10” forward Jade Miller for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Sternschein’s Junior and Collegiate Career The Syosset, New York native, started his junior career in the 2014-15 season playing in the USHL. In his three seasons in the USHL, Sternschein split his […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Sign Three Forwards

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they have signed forwards Brian Chambers, Blake Swetlikoff, and Brendan Hoffman. Brian Chambers’ Career Brian Chambers is a 6’1″ forward from Weymouth, Massachusetts. Chambers spent his junior career playing for the Northeast Generals in the NAHL (2016-18) and the Cedar Rapid RoughRiders and Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Sign a Pair of Forwards and Re-Sign a Pair of Defensemen

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they have signed forwards Connor MacEachern and Thomas Caron and have re-signed defensemen Trevor Zins and Romain Rodzinski. Connor MacEachern’s Career Connor MacEachern is a 5’10” forward from Brooklin, Ontario. He spent his junior career in the OJHL with the Cobourg Cougars (2016-18) and in the USHL with the […]

ECHL: Worcester Railers Re-Sign Russian Forward

The Worcester Railers kicked off the week by signing forward Andrei Bakanov. This will be Bakanov’s third season with the Railers. Bakanov had 24 points, splitting them with 12 goals and 12 assists in 62 games played. During the 2022-23 season, he was under contract with the American Hockey League’s Springfield Thunderbirds. He played in […]

ECHL: Tahoe Knight Monsters Sign Jake Johnson

The Tahoe Knight Monsters have announced that they have signed defenseman Jake Johnson for the 2024-25 season. Johnson joins the Knight Monsters after spending the end of the 2022-23 season with the Fort Wayne Komets. The 26-year-old defenseman burst onto the scene, putting up two goals in three games at the end of the 2022-23 […]