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ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Add Another Rookie Defenseman

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have signed rookie defenseman James Marooney for the 2024-25 season. Marooney, 25, becomes the third rookie defenseman to sign with Adirondack this off-season, joining Taylor Ford and Ryan Conroy. The Chaska, Minnesota native spent last year at the University of St.Thomas, where he would play in just 15 […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Re-Sign Alex Sheehy

The Maine Mariners have announced that they have re-signed defenseman Alex Sheehy for the 2024-25 season. Sheehy, 26, is entering his second season of pro hockey after having an injury-shortened year last season where he played in just 35 games, putting up six assists. Despite playing in just 35 games last season, he currently has […]

ECHL: Savannah Ghost Pirates Bring Back Will Riedell

The Savannah Ghost Pirates have announced that they’ve signed defenseman Will Riedell for the 2024-25 season. Riedell, 23, is entering his fourth pro as he’s spent 50 games at the AHL level, putting up three goals and seven assists for 10 points with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, San Jose Barracuda, and Calgary Wranglers. At the […]

ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Sign Rookie Goaltender

The South Carolina Stingrays have announced that they have signed goaltender Seth Eisele to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Eisele, who just finished his last year of NCAA eligibility, played his first three years at Lake Superior State University, where he put up a 14-16 record with a 2.74 GAA and .912SV%. He would […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Add Former Savannah Ghost Pirate

The Maine Mariners have announced that they’ve signed forward Patrick Guay for the 2024-25 season. Guay, who was drafted by the Vegas Golden Knights in the fifth round of the 2022 NHL Draft, has spent his first two pro seasons in the Golden Knights organization. In 74 games at the ECHL level with the Savannah […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Forward Departs for Manchester

Coralville, Iowa- After two seasons and 104 games with the Iowa Heartlanders, Jake Durflinger’s camp announced the decision to sign with the EIHL’s Manchester Storm on August 21st. Durflinger joins Grant Hebert (Allen Americans) and Noah Carroll (Savannah Ghost Pirates) as other ECHLers from the 2023-24 season to join the Storm for the 2024-25 campaign. […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Re-Sign Defenseman Nicholas Canade

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they have re-signed 24-year-old defenseman Nicholas Canade for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Junior Career Nicholas Canade started his junior career in the 2017-18 season with the Mississauga Steelheads of the OHL. In his three OHL seasons, Canade played in 177 games, where he had 29 goals and added 47 […]

ECHL: Greenville Swamp Rabbits Extend Luke Richardson

Greenville, S.C. — As the Greenville club was signing new and returning players to their upcoming season roster, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits had kept a goalie signing dormant for an extended period of time. Until today, August 20, the team announced that they had extended Luke Richardson for a second full season. The young goaltender […]

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: South Carolina Stingrays Sign Charlie Combs

The South Carolina Stingrays have announced that they have signed Charlie Combs to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Combs returns to the ECHL after spending the last three seasons overseas, including two years in the EIHL and a year in Denmark. During his two years in the EIHL, the 28-year-old forward put up 46 […]