QMJHL

ECHL: Marc-Olivier Duquette Heads Overseas

The Kansas City Mavericks will be without their top defenseman next season as Mark-Olivier Duquette is heading overseas to France after spending his first five years pro in the ECHL with the Fort Wayne Komets, Wheeling Nailers, Maine Mariners, and Kansas City Mavericks. The 26-year-old defenseman would put up 22 goals and 44 assists for […]

Boston Bruins Invite Two Prospects to Rookie Camp

Boston Bruins Rookie Camp is less than a month away, and General Manager Don Sweeney is identifying invites to fill out the roster. On Thursday, Sweeney added 18-year-old goaltender Keegan Warren to the invite list for camp, which begins on September 11. The Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador native played last season for the […]

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: Wheeling Nailers Sign Zachary Massicotte

The Wheeling Nailers announced today they have added Shawinigan, QC native Zachary Massicotte, for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Massicotte brings AHL and ECHL experience to the Nailers’ blueline. Massicotte will be a huge presence for the Nailers, listed at 6-foot-4 and 216 pounds. He will bring a ton of physicality to the team, as he […]

Player Profile: Nikolaj Ehlers

Nikolaj Ehlers was born on February 14th, 1996, in Aalborg, Denmark. He is a winger who has spent his entire NHL playing career with the Winnipeg Jets. Listed as 6-foot and 172 pounds, Ehlers shoots left-handed. Ehlers’ early playing days began when he played both youth and junior hockey in Switzerland for EHC Biel’s organization. […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Sign Ryan Francis

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have signed forward Ryan Francis to a contract for the 2024-25 season. The 22-year-old joins the Thunder after spending the past two seasons in the ECHL with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits and Trois-Rivieres Lions, putting up 32 goals and 36 assists for 68 points in 88 ECHL games. […]

ECHL: An Interview with Adirondack Thunder Defenseman Taylor Ford

The Adirondack Thunder recently announced the signing of Taylor Ford, a Quebec native. Like any kid in Canada, hockey was in his blood from the moment he was born, but Ford’s love of the game didn’t begin on the ice; it began in the living room and on the streets of LaSalle, Quebec. “Like any […]

ECHL: Former Wheeling Player Returns for Second Stint

With the Wheeling Nailers last few announcements being players returning from last season’s team, they chose to change things up and announce Chris Ortiz will return for a second stint, having played the 2023-24 season with the Trois-Rivieres Lions. The left-shot defenseman completed his third season as a professional player this past season. With the […]

ECHL: Cedric Montminy Announces Retirement

Trois-Rivieres Lions Captain Cedric Montiminy announced his retirement from professional hockey at a press conference on Tuesday morning after six seasons in the ECHL and two years overseas in France and Germany. Montiminy would spend two years in the QMJHL/QJHL, putting up six goals and five assists for 11 points in 19 games in the […]

Moose Bolster Depth With Trio of Signings

The Manitoba Moose announced today that the team has signed forwards Ben King and Tyson Empey alongside defenseman Darick Louis-Jean to one-year contracts through the 2024-25 season. Getting to Know Ben King Ben King, 22, posted 30 points (15G, 15A) and 20 PIMs in 61 AHL games for the San Diego Gulls in the 2023-24 […]