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ECHL: Norfolk Admirals Re-Sign Denis Smirnov for Third Season

The Norfolk Admirals announced today they have re-signed Denis Smirnov for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Smirnov, a Moskva, RUS native, played 62 games for the Admirals last season between the regular season and the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs. The 27-year-old first broke into the ECHL during the 2021-22 season when he signed with the Kalamazoo […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Sign a Pair of Forwards and Re-Sign a Pair of Defensemen

The Idaho Steelheads have announced that they have signed forwards Connor MacEachern and Thomas Caron and have re-signed defensemen Trevor Zins and Romain Rodzinski. Connor MacEachern’s Career Connor MacEachern is a 5’10” forward from Brooklin, Ontario. He spent his junior career in the OJHL with the Cobourg Cougars (2016-18) and in the USHL with the […]

ECHL: Indy Fuel Sign Goaltender Peyton Jones

The Indy Fuel have announced that they have signed goaltender Peyton Jones for the 2024-25 season. Jones, 28, joins the Fuel after spending last year in Iowa with the Iowa Hearlanders and Iowa Wild. In 33 games with the Heartlanders, he put up a 12-18-1 record with a 3.26 GAA, .897SV%, and one shutout. At […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Re-Sign Christian Sarlo

The Maine Mariners have announced that they have re-signed forward Christian Sarlo for the 2024-25 season. Sarlo becomes the third player from Penn State to sign with the Mariners for the 2024-25 season, joining Xander Lamppa and Christian Berger; all three of those players would wear a letter at Penn State. In 10 games at […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Sign Kris Myllari

The Florida Everblades have announced that they’ve signed defenseman Kris Myllari to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Myllari will be entering his fifth season in the ECHL, where he’s scored 30 goals and 85 assists for 115 points in 275 regular-season games with the Utah Grizzlies, Kansas City Mavericks, and Allen Americans and has […]

ECHL: Reading Royals: Former University of Minnesota-Duluth Left Winger Re-Signs With Reading

On Monday, July 22nd, 2024 the Reading Royals announced that former University of Minnesota-Duluth Left Winger, Connor McMenamin, has re-signed for his first full professional season. McMenamin came to Reading after his college season with the University of Minnesota-Duluth ended. With the University of Minnesota, he played in 35 games and tallied six goals and […]

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: Reading Royals: Kenny Johnson Re-Signs For Second Season

The Reading Royals announced on July 8th, 2024 that Defenseman Kenny Johnson will be joining the Royals for his second professional season. Hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Johnson played in a total of 46 games in the 2023-2024 season. He notched one goal and 10 assists. “I am excited to sign with the Royals again […]

An Email Interview with Hockey Content Creator Ethan Zaretsky

There are a lot of up-and-coming hockey content creators out there. One such person is Penn State University senior Ethan Zaretsky. Ethan is someone who is involved in hockey at both Penn State University and TDAY Sports while also being a big New York Rangers fan. Ethan was kind enough to take time out of […]