ECHL Assistant Coach

ECHL: Kyle Mountain Named as Everblades’ New Assistant Coach
- Karen Zehner
- July 23, 2025
Yesterday, the Florida Everblades named Kyle Mountain as an assistant coach for the 2025-26 season, adding a rising voice with both college and ECHL bench experience. Mountain, 34, joins Florida after working with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits last season, first as an assistant coach, then stepping in as interim head coach. He was part of […]
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ECHL: Takeaways From Sylvain Cloutier’s Introductury Press Conference
- Armand Klisivitch
- July 15, 2025
The Adirondack Thunder introduced head coach Sylvain Cloutier to fans and media on Tuesday during a press conference at Cool Insuring Arena. Assistant coach Ben Holmstrom was not in attendance due to the recent birth of his second child. He was expected to address season ticket holders via Zoom at an event later in the […]
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ECHL: Kansas City Mavericks add Assistant Coach and Forward
- Stephanie DeLaFleur
- July 12, 2025
The Kansas City Mavericks have taken a measured approach to signings this offseason. With Cade Borchardt and Damien Giroux heading overseas, fans have been eagerly awaiting news on the roster front. So far, the only official announcement had been the return of Casey Carreau and the signing of Lucas Sowder—until now. Friday, the Mavericks announced […]
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ECHL: Ben Holmstrom Rounds Out Adirondack Thunder Coaching Staff
- Armand Klisivitch
- July 8, 2025
The Adirondack Thunder have rounded out their coaching staff, naming Ben Holmstrom as the Associate Coach, following the announcement of Sylvain Coutier as the head coach earlier today. Like Coutier, Ben Holmstrom has ties to the Adirondack community as he spent the first five seasons of his playing career with the Adirondack Phantoms. In 256 […]
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ECHL: Kansas City Mavericks Hire Brett Ferguson as Assistant Coach
- Stephanie DeLaFleur
- July 1, 2025
The Kansas City Mavericks have officially announced the addition of Brett Ferguson as an Assistant Coach, bringing with him a well-rounded resume that spans multiple levels of North American hockey. Ferguson’s athletic roots run deep. A dual-sport standout in his youth, he captured two high school state hockey championships and one in baseball. After a […]
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ECHL: Utah Grizzlies Add Former NHLer to Staff
- Armand Klisivitch
- July 1, 2025
The Utah Grizzlies have once again added to their coaching staff as they’ve hired Jack Skille as their new assistant coach and Director of Skill Development. This will be Skille’s first professional coaching gig. Skille joins head coach John Becanic and assistant coach Ryan Anderson on the Grizzlies bench heading into the 2025-26 season. This […]
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ECHL: Utah Grizzlies Add Ryan Anderson To Coaching Staff
- Armand Klisivitch
- June 30, 2025
The Utah Grizzlies have quickly assembled a coaching staff, as they announced John Becanic as the head coach on Friday. Today, they announced that Ryan Anderson will be joining the staff as an assistant coach. Anderson spent last season as an assistant coach with the Reading Royals. The Kingsford, Michigan native also spent parts of two seasons […]
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ECHL: Rapid City Rush Add Chad Costello to Coaching Staff
- Felicity Harding
- December 12, 2024
The Rapid City Rush have announced that Chad Costello has been hired as the associate coach for the Rush. Costello is joining the Rush as the Associate Coach after Rush Head Coach Scott Burt took a leave of absence for medical reasons. Costello is joining Assistant Coach, now Acting Head Coach, Peter Drikos, on the […]
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ECHL: Wichita Thunder Name Assistant Coach
- Armand Klisivitch
- September 24, 2024
The Wichita Thunder have announced that they hired Travis Clayton as the team’s new assistant coach. Clayton replaces John Gurskis, who spent the last five seasons as the assistant coach in Wichita before getting a head coaching job this summer in the SPHL with the Knoxville Icebears. Clayton does have some prior experience at the […]
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