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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: Martin Has Heading Overseas

Defenseman Martin Has is heading back home to Czechia on a try-out agreement with HC Plezn after spending the last three years in North America, including the last two years in the ECHL with the Fort Wayne Komets and South Carolina Stingrays, where he’s put up four goals and 13 assists for 17 points in […]

ECHL: Tulsa Oilers Re-Sign Forward Josh Nelson

The Tulsa Oilers have announced that they have re-signed forward Josh Nelson from Lockport, Illinois, for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Junior and Collegiate Career Josh Nelson started his collegiate career in the OHL with the London Knights in the 2016-17 season. In his four seasons with the Knights, Nelson played in 206 games, where he […]

AHL: Lehigh Valley Phantoms Sign Two Defenseman

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms signed defensemen Xavier Bernard and Sam Sedley to AHL contracts for the upcoming 2024-25 season on Tuesday afternoon. Bernard is a 24 year-old, six foot four, left-handed shooters from Mercier, Quebec. This will be his fourth season playing pro hockey, last year he spent a majority of his time with the […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Add Sean Allen

The Florida Everblades have announced that they have signed defenseman Sean Allen to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Allen, who is known for his physical play, has spent six seasons in the ECHL with the Wichita Thunder and Cincinnati Cyclones, where he’s put up five goals and 26 assists for 31 points, along with […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Name Assistant Coach

The Jacksonville Icemen announced that they have named Sean Teakle as the team’s assistant coach after Brandon Mashinter was promoted from assistant coach to head coach earlier this Summer after Nick Luuko took a job in the AHL with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Teakle joins the Icemen after spending the past ten years in the OHL […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Re-Sign Forward From Barrie, Ontario

The Allen Americans announced earlier this week that they have re-signed 5’11” forward James Hardie for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Junior Career James Hardie started his junior career in the OHL with the Mississauga Steelheads in the 2018-19 season. He did not play in any games in the 2020-21 season, as the OHL season was […]

Gabe Vilardi skating for the Winnipeg Jets

Player Profile: Gabriel Vilardi

Gabriel Vilardi was born on August 16th, 1999, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He is a versatile forward who has played for the Los Angeles Kings and now the Winnipeg Jets. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 203 pounds, Vilardi is a right-handed shot. While there isn’t a lot on Vilardi’s early playing days, he was selected second […]

ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Sign 2021 NCAA National Champion

The Wheeling Nailers announced today they have signed the 2021 NCAA National Champion and two-time Hockey East Champion, Cal Kiefiuk, for the 2024-25 ECHL Season. Kiefiuk signed with the Nailers at the end of last season, where he played three regular-season games and one game during the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs. He made his ECHL […]

Mark Scheifele skating for the Winnipeg Jets

Player Profile: Mark Scheifele

Mark Scheifele was born on March 15, 1993, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He is a centre who has spent his entire NHL playing career with the Winnipeg Jets. Listed as 6-foot-3 and 207 pounds, Scheifele shoots right-handed. His early playing days started in the Kitchener minor hockey scene where he originally began as a defenseman […]