ECHL Free Agency

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Re-Sign Smith, Add Boomhower

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have signed Shaw Boomhower and re-signed Ryan Smith to contracts for the 2024-25 season. Prior to joining the Thunder, the 25-year-old forward had played in 95 ECHL games with the Cincinnati Cyclones, Kalamazoo Wings, and Wheeling Nailers, where he’s put up 12 goals, and 16 assists for 28 […]

ECHL: Defenseman Returns to Kansas City Mavericks

The Kansas City Mavericks announced that right-handed Defenseman Marcus Crawford is returning. Marcus was previously with the Mavericks for three seasons and left after the 2021-2022 season to join the Cardiff Devils, where he stayed for two seasons. Marcus started his professional career with the AHL Grand Rapid Griffins in the 2018-2019 season, playing eight […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Welcome WHL Standout, Re-Sign Defensive Staple

The Iowa Heartlanders got their Tuesday started quickly when they announced the signing of WHL Forward Jack O’Brien and the re-signing of hard-working defender Chris Lipe. Lipe is familiar with the Lander way, playing 74 games with the team since being signed in March 2023. As a pure defender, Lipe’s contributions of just nine points […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Sign Connor Doherty

The Florida Everblades continue to keep the ECHL on notice with another big addition, as they’ve signed defenseman Connor Doherty for the 2024-25 season. Doherty, who will be entering his eighth season, has played in 345 regular season games, putting up 10 goals and 65 assists for 75 points, and had spent the past three […]

ECHL: Worcester Railers Re-Sign Ryan Verrier

The Worcester Railers have announced that they have re-signed defenseman Ryan Verrier, and the organization could not be happier. Like most of the re-signed, Verrier is coming off a breakout season as we head into the 2024-25 season. This is Verrier’s second full season with the hockey club. He is a native of Reading, MA, […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Sign Rookie Defenseman

The Maine Mariners have made their first signing on the blueline with the addition of rookie Christian Berger from Penn State University. In four years with the Nittany Lions, Berger put up nine goals and 33 assists for 42 points in 129 games. The St. Louis native would lead the Lione blueline with five goals […]

ECHL: Trois-Rivieres Lions Re-Sign Goaltender

The Trois-Rivières Lions have announced that they have re-signed goaltender Zachary Emond for the 2024-25 season. Emond, originally selected by the San Jose Sharks in 2018, has played in 34 career ECHL games, spending time with the Orlando Solar Bears, Wichita Thunder, and Trois-Rivieres Lions, where he’s put up an 18-12-2 record with a 3.05 […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Re-Sign Goaltender

The Allen Americans have re-signed goaltender Marco Costantini for the 2024-25 season. Costantini began the 2023-24 season in the SPHL with the Knoxville Ice Bears before making a quick stop with the Idaho Steelheads, where he made three saves in his first career ECHL, stopping three shots against the Allen Americans before heading back to […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Re-Sign Defender, Welcome Latvian International

Coralville, Iowa- On Friday, July 19, the Iowa Heartlanders made significant boosts to their defensive strength in the re-signing of defensive staple Louka Henault and welcoming Latvia’s Bogdans Hodass to the squad. Head Coach and General Manager Derek Damon has made some interesting and exciting decisions in his first ten signings, and these defensively-minded decisions […]

ECHL: Savannah Ghost Pirates Re-Sign Logan Drevitch

The Savannah Ghost Pirates have had a quiet offseason, with the only big announcements being Coach Jared Staal’s joining, the change of affiliation to the Florida Panthers, assistant coach Nick Tuzzolino’s leaving, and Brendan Kotyk’s joining, and then the four awards they won. But we have yet to hear about players staying, only going. Well, […]