Youngstown Phantoms

ECHL: Craig Needham Returns to Florida Everblades
- Karen Zehner
- August 12, 2025
The Florida Everblades are bringing back a familiar face down the middle, re-signing forward Craig Needham for the 2025–26 ECHL season. The 26-year-old Medford, Massachusetts native is set to enter his third full year — and fourth ECHL stint overall — with the club, bringing veteran poise, defensive reliability, and a knack for rising to […]
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AHL: Ontario Reign Sign 20-Year-Old Winger
- Chris Lavallee
- August 6, 2025
The Ontario Reign are signing a 20-year-old winger who spent last season in the Western Hockey League.
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ECHL: Gianfranco Cassaro Signs with Florida Everblades
- Karen Zehner
- August 5, 2025
The Florida Everblades have added a dynamic presence to their blue line with the signing of defenseman Gianfranco Cassaro for the 2025–26 season. Cassaro brings a blend of scoring ability, leadership experience, and championship pedigree that fits right into the Everblades’ tradition of strong two-way defenders. From NCAA Standout to Pro Contributor Cassaro’s journey to […]
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AHL: Ontario Reign Sign Mattias Sholl
- Chris Lavallee
- July 30, 2025
The Ontario Reign today signed a goalie from the ECHL to an AHL contract for the 2025-26 season.
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AHL: Rockford IceHogs Sign Forward for 2025-26 Season
- Felicity Harding
- July 12, 2025
The Rockford IceHogs have announced that they have signed 6’1″ forward Connor Mylymok for the 2025-26 season. Mylymok spent the 2024-25 season in the Calgary organization. Connor Mylymok Junior and Collegiate Career Following in his father’s footsteps, Connor Mylymok started his junior career with the Notre Dame Hounds in the SJHL, where he spent a […]
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ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Sign a Pair of Forwards and Re-Sign a Pair of Defensemen
- Felicity Harding
- September 9, 2024
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 […]
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ECHL: Wichita Thunder Add a Forward and Defenseman to Their 2024-25 Roster
- Felicity Harding
- September 6, 2024
The Wichita Thunder have announced that they have signed forward Alex Gritz and defenseman Nico Somerville for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Alex Gritz’s Career The 6’0″ forward from Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania started his junior career in the 2016-17 season playing in the OHL. Gritz spent his four seasons in the OHL with the Soo Greyhounds […]
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ECHL: Allen Americans Re-Sign Defenseman Ty Farmer
- Felicity Harding
- August 27, 2024
The Allen Americans have announced that they have re-signed defenseman Ty Farmer for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Junior and Collegiate Career Ty Farmer started his junior career in the 2014-15 season with the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL. He spent three seasons with Youngstown, part of a season with the Muskegon Lumberjacks, and a season […]
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ECHL: Florida Everblades Sign Kris Myllari
- Armand Klisivitch
- August 14, 2024
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 […]
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Player Profile: Kyle Connor
- Conrad Jack
- August 2, 2024
Kyle Connor was born on December 6th, 1996, in Clinton Township, Michigan, USA. He is a left winger who has spent his entire NHL playing career for the Winnipeg Jets. Listed as 6-foot-1 and 177 pounds, Connor shoots left-handed. His early playing days started in the Detroit minor hockey scene where he participated in the […]
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