Reed Lebster

ECHL: Reed Lebster Re-Signs with the Grizzlies

The Utah Grizzlies have announced that they have re-signed 6’0″ forward Reed Lebster for the 2025-26 season. Junior and Collegiate Career Reed Lebster began his junior hockey career in the 2016-17 season with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL. Over the next three seasons, he developed into a consistent contributor for the team, appearing […]

ECHL: Utah Grizzlies Announce 2025-26 Qualifying Offers Among Other Moves

The Utah Grizzlies had a busy Tuesday, as they made a trade, signed a player, and extended qualifying offers to seven different players. Utah Grizzlies Qualifying Offers Teams are allowed to protect a maximum of eight players; of those eight, no more than four can be Veterans (260 regular-season professional hockey games played prior to […]

ECHL Game Recap: Utah Grizzlies vs Kansas City Mavericks | 03/21/2025

The Kansas City Mavericks met up with the Utah Grizzlies again on Friday night at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri, for game two of a three-game series. The Mavericks have won five out of the last eight matchups against the Grizzlies this season. Jack LaFontaine started in net for the Mavericks, boasting a 2.49 […]

ECHL Game Recap: Utah Grizzlies vs Kansas City Mavericks | 03/19/2025

Kansas City Mavericks met up with the Utah Grizzlies at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri, for a three-game series starting Wednesday evening. The Mavericks hold a 4-3 record against the Grizzlies so far this season. Noah West started in the net for the Mavericks for his third game since his debut last week against […]

ECHL Game Recap: Utah Grizzlies vs Kansas City Mavericks | 02/28/2025

The Kansas City Mavericks met the Utah Grizzlies at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri. This game marked the seventh meeting of the season between the two teams, with the Mavericks having won four of the previous six encounters. Jack LaFontaine started in net for the Mavericks, boasting a 2.14 goals against average (GAA) and […]

ECHL: Utah Grizzlies Acquire Reed Lebster in Trade with Florida Everblades

The Florida Everblades and Utah Grizzlies struck a trade on Friday as the Grizzlies acquired forward Reed Lebster and the ECHL rights to Matthew Wedman in exchange for forward Kyle Betts. What This Means For Utah For the Grizzlies, they get Reed Lebster, who played in five Kelly Cup Playoff Games with the Everblades at […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Announce 2024-25 Opening Night Roster

The Florida Everblades will begin their quest for their fourth consecutive Kelly Cup Championship tomorrow night as they face the Jacksonville Icemen. It’s a different-looking Everblades team, but once again, the team went out and re-loaded this season, and with one of the best coaches in ECHL History in Brad Ralph, the Everblades continue to […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Re-Sign Rookie Forward

The Florida Everblades have re-signed rookie forward Reed Lebster, as the two sides have agreed to a standard player contract for the 2024-2025 season. Lebster, who will play his first full season as a member of the Everblades, played five games during the Everblades Kelly Cup Championship run. Last season, prior to joining Florida, Lebster […]

ECHL Season Recap: Florida Everblades

The champagne is gone, the confetti swept up, and the player lockers have been cleaned out for the Florida Everblades’ 2023-24 season, an impossible and record-breaking season. The Everblades, winner of the Kelly Cup Championship for a third consecutive year, started the season, as does every team in the league, with the goal of hoisting […]

ECHL 2024-25 Protected Lists: Florida Everblades

Teams announced their protected list on Tuesday, marking the first stage of the offseason. The protected list identifies the players for whom the team retains the ECHL rights. Teams can place as many players as they want on their protected list. Still, the player must meet one of six criteria outlined in the Collective Bargaining […]