QMJHL

ECHL: Trois-Rivières Lions Add Rookie Defensemen

The Trois-Rivières Lions have announced that they’ve signed defenseman Jacob Dion for the 2025-26 season. Dion had four goals and 18 assists for 22 points in 26 games last season with the University of Moncton. He would add one goal and eight assists for nine points in six USports Playoff games. Dion is the fourth […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Re-Sign Parker Bowman

The Rapid City Rush have announced that they have re-signed forward Parker Bowman for the 2025-26 season. Junior and Collegiate Career Parker Bowman started his junior career in the 2016-17 season, where he was an alternate captain playing for the Powassan VooDoos in the NOJHL. In 45 games with the VooDoos, Bowman had 16 goals […]

ECHL: Jake McLaughlin Re-Signs with the Mavericks, Noël Signs Overseas

The Kansas City Mavericks have announced that they have re-signed 6’2″ defenseman Jake McLaughlin. At the same time, 6’1″ defenseman David Noël has signed overseas with the Nottingham Panthers in the EIHL for the 2025-26 season. Jake McLaughlin Jake McLaughlin started his junior career in the 2014-15 season, playing for the Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL. […]

ECHL: Trois-Rivières Lions Sign Julien Paillé, Announce First Ever Preseason Game

The Trois-Rivières Lions have announced they’ve signed forward Julien Paillé for the 2025-26 season. Paillé, 20, played in 54 games in the QMJHL last season with the Gatineau Olympiques and Baie-Comeau Drakkar. He would put up 21 goals and 17 assists for 38 points, and would add one assist in five games during the QMJHL […]

Ontario Reign Name Andrew Lord As New Bench Boss

After the departure of head coach Marco Sturm, the Ontario Reign had been searching for a new head coach to take the bench for next season. Yesterday, the club, a part of the Los Angeles Kings, announced that they hired Andrew Lord as the new bench boss. Lord, 40, will be entering his twelfth season […]

2025 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Carlos Handel

2024-25 Team: Halifax Mooseheads (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)Date of Birth: Mar 31, 2007Place of Birth: Erlangen, GermanyHeight: 6-feet-1 Weight: 176 poundsShoots: RightPosition: Defense Carlos Handel is an offensively-minded defenseman from Germany who has most recently been playing with the Halifax Mooseheads in the QMJHL. He is known for being a power play merchant and […]

2025 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Mateo Nobert

Mateo Nobert is a small center for the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. Listed at 6’0”, the Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada native is a deceptive center who knows where his wingers are always on the ice. This allows Nobert to pass them the puck, which opens the ice for his linemates. During […]

Lynden Lakovic skating for the Moose Jaw Warriors

2025 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Lynden Lakovic

Lynden Lakovic is a 6-foot-4, 190-pound left-shot left-winger from West Kelowna, British Columbia. The 18-year-old forward spent the last four seasons with the Moose Jaw Warriors and has contributed 47 goals and 57 assists in 155 regular-season games. During the 2024-25 season with the Warriors, Lakovic scored 27 goals and added 31 assists in 47 […]

AHL: Colten Ellis Named Player of the Week (March 3rd-9th)

AHL/ECHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins/Wheeling Nailers: Interview with Chris Ortiz

While on a Professional Try-Out Contract in mid-December with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Inside The Rink had the opportunity to sit down with defenseman Chris Ortiz from the Wheeling Nailers. Before turning professional, Ortiz played five seasons in the QMJHL. He played in 207 games for Baie-Comeau Drakkar and tallied 16 goals and 89 assists over […]