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ECHL: Hakon Nilsen Returns to Norway

As the NHL season has concluded with the Stanley Cup returning to its previous home in South Florida, a Cape Coral, Florida-born athlete is returning to his international home of Norway. Hakon Nilsen will be departing the Savannah Ghost Pirates and heading to Norway. He has made nine appearances for their national team. Last season […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Sign Second Defensive Duo of the Week

Coralville, Iowa- On August 15th, the Iowa Heartlanders announced the signings of two defensemen: Connor Federkow, a 21-year-old CHL veteran, and Hakon Nilsen, a Florida-born Norway International. This now increases the number of defensemen the Heartlanders have signed this week to four. Federkow, originally from St. Catharines, Ontario, a city just outside Niagara Falls, has […]

San Jose Sharks Acquire Ty Dellandrea from the Dallas Stars

The San Jose Sharks have traded for Dallas Stars forward Ty Dellandrea in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round selection (originally held by Winnipeg), according to the team announcement today. Dellandrea, 23, was selected by the Dallas Stars with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. The six-foot-two, 190-pound forward appeared in 42 games […]

Three Potential Unsung Heroes for the Detroit Red Wings This Season

This season, the Detroit Red Wings have higher aspirations than they have had in a very long time. Dylan Larkin, during the season last year, signed a big contract extension. That was a big sigh of relief as Larkin was playing some of the best hockey he had played in his entire career. Steve Yzerman […]

Colts Make a Splash Acquiring the Rights to Riley Patterson

On Wednesday afternoon, the Barrie Colts made quite the move, acquiring the rights to Flint Firebirds draft pick Riley Patterson. During the 2022 OHL Priority Selection, the Flint Firebirds drafted Riley Patterson in the third round, fifty-seventh overall. Despite being a third-round pick in the Ontario Hockey League, it seemed like Riley Patterson had eyes […]

Winnipeg Jets Prospects Vying for a Spot in the 2023 Memorial Cup

The regular season is over, and the playoffs will start this week in the Canadian Hockey League. With that, teams will have one goal: to win their respective leagues’ championship title and claim their spot in the 2023 Memorial Cup. The 2023 Memorial Cup will occur in Kamloops, British Columbia, from Friday, May 26, 2023 […]

Red Wings sign Amadeus Lombardi to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract

On Friday afternoon, NHL agent Dan Milstein announced that his client and Detroit Red Wings prospect Amadeus Lombardi signed a three-year, entry-level contract. Drafted in the fourth round, 113th overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Lombardi has been a pleasant surprise relative to his selection slot. The 19-year-old has been one of the most […]