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Note: In uniform as the emergency backup goaltender for
@NorfolkAdmirals
in tonight's game at
@RailersHC
is Mariah Fujimagari. After attending training camp w/
@KalamazooWings
, this'll be her first time on the bench for a regular-season ECHL game.
- more below -
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The first NHL affiliation of the
@SavGhostPirates
has been announced. It's the
@GoldenKnights
.
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Expected to return to the lineup tonight: F
@HunterFejes
of
@OrlandoHockey
. Earlier this year he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. After three months of chemotherapy treatment, Fejes was told his cancer was in remission. In late October, he was declared cancer free. MORE
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Player signed to pro tryout by
@KalamazooWings
: G Mariah Fujimagari/
@Fujimagoalie
(1-11-0 w/ a 4.52 GAA & .877 SV% + a shutout in 14 GP for
@AIKishockey
[women's team] in the
@SDHLse
[Sweden] last season). She's played pro for the last six seasons including four in North America.
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Note: We don't keep stats for such things but we never recall a night during which over 100,000 people attended ECHL games. Saturday night's total of 109,762 (which included 10 sellouts) was an average of 7,840/game. All 14 games announced attendances of over 5,000.
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Revealed this afternoon, a look at the new unis the
@SwampRabbits
will be wearing for the 2020-21 season - dark, light and alternate jerseys:
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Note: Today's victory by
@ReadingRoyals
goalie Pat Nagle was his 200th in the ECHL. He's now alone in fourth place in the all-time list.
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Note: We are pleased to report that
@RapidCityRush
G Gordon Defiel, who had to leave the bench during Saturday night's game as the result of a medical emergency, is feeling better. He's with the team and attended (but did not participate in) today's practice.
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BREAKING: The initial head coach of the
@SavGhostPirates
is Rick Bennett. He had a long career including coaching a national championship team at
@Unionmhockey
. He spent four years as a player/assistant coach with two ECHL teams in the late '90s.
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URGENT: The ECHL has announced its 29th member team will be located in Stateline (Lake Tahoe), Nevada. Details to follow.
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Here's the logo for the Tahoe Knight Monsters, joining the ECHL for the 2024-25 season.
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Player signing by
@FL_Everblades
: F Ted Nichol (4G & 6A in 19 GP w/
@gryphonsmhky
this season).
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Note:
@atlgladiators
captain Derek Nesbitt/
@Derek_Nesbitt
is playing in his 1,000th career pro regular-season game tonight. It's ECHL game No. 575 for the 2007 Kelly Cup champion (w/ the
@Steelheads
).
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Sunday’s
@ECHLWeek
#FlashingTheLeather
award goes to G Alex Dubeau of the
@FWKomets
who made 37 saves to record his first professional victory - 2-1 in overtime - at
@ToledoWalleye
.
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Note: F
@YuriTerao
, who earlier this year signed to play with the
@UtahGrizzlies
for this season, has been added to the team's active roster after having his immigration issues rectified.
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Tonight’s
@ECHLWeek
#FlashingTheLeather
award goes to G Stuart Skinner of the
@Wichita_Thunder
who made 38 saves (and allowed no goals in four shootout attempts) in a 3-2 win over
@Steelheads
. It was his first professional victory.
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Note: The 2022-23 ECHL Defenseman of the Year, Owen Headrick/
@owen_headrick
of the
@Steelheads
, has been signed to a contract for the 2023-24 season by the AHL-
@Chicago_Wolves
.
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One more note regarding the 2022-23 regular season schedule: The ECHL's newest team, the
@SavGhostPirates
, will play their first home game on Saturday, Nov. 5 vs. the
@SwampRabbits
.
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Player signing by
@Steelheads
: G Jake Kielly/
@J_Kielly1
(7-10-0 with a 3.90 GAA & .887 SV% plus a shutout in 19 GP for
@ClanIHC
in the
@officialEIHL
this season). In his fifth pro year, he's previously seen action with the
@KalamazooWings
.
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Player signing by
@FL_Everblades
: F Todd Skirving/
@ToddSkirving
(8G & 6A in 60 GP as team captain for
@NLGrowlers
this season). He's in his sixth pro year.
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Just announced: The winner of the
#ECHL
Goaltender of the Year award is
@jakehildy
of the
@FL_Everblades
.
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Player signing by
@NLGrowlers
: F Marc Johnstone/
@JohnstoneMarc
(2A in 5 GP w/
@SCStingrays
after 6G & 10A in 16 GP as captain during his final year of college eligibility w/
@SHUHockey
last season).
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Note: For the second time this season, more than 100,000 fans watched ECHL games in person in one day. On Saturday, every team which hosted a game either sold out or exceeded their average attendance by more than 800. League average for the season to date is over 4,900 per game.
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Player signing by
@JaxIcemen
: D Andrew Peski (1G & 9A in 35 GP during his senior year w/
@UNDmhockey
last season). He's making his pro debut tonight.
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Tonight’s
@ECHLWeek
#FlashingTheLeather
award goes to G Joey Daccord of the
@BramptonBeast
who made 23 saves for his first pro shutout - a 3-0 victory at
@CincyCyclones
.
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BREAKING NEWS:
@AllenAmericans
announce affiliation with
@SeattleKraken
, becoming first ECHL partner for the NHL's newest team. Details to follow.
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More about the Tahoe Knight Monsters: Team colors are teal, gold and black. The logo features a dragon-like creature that supposedly resides and rules Lake Tahoe. The inspiration for the name and logo originated from input and nominations from over 1,000 fans.
More below
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Urgent: Approved today by the league board of governors for membership: ECHL team No. 30 in Bloomington, Ill. The expansion team is scheduled to begin play in October. Details to follow.
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Player signing by
@kc_mavericks
: F Nolan Sullivan (7G & 9A in 40 GP as team captain during his final year of college eligibility for
@OmahaHKY
this season).
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URGENT: François Brassard/
@fbrass31
of the
@MarinersOfMaine
has become the 14th ECHL goaltender to score a goal. Details to follow.
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Attendance note: Tonight's crowd of 8,600 matches the largest ever for a playoff game in Toledo. The
@ToledoWalleye
have sold out all eight of their postseason games this season (seating capacity - 7,431). They've averaged 8,200 in those eight games at
@Huntington_Ctr
.
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Player signing by
@ToledoWalleye
: F Brady Gilmour/
@bradygilmour9
(12G & 29A in 30 GP for
@UNBMHockey
this season).
-
BTW, UNB recently completed an undefeated season by winning the University Cup national collegiate championship. It was the team's second straight national title.
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Just announced: The ECHL Board of Governors has approved using a two-referee system for 25 percent of regular-season games during the 2022-23 season. Each team will play nine home games where the two-referee system is used.
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One member from each of tonight's All-Star teams. The women participating are Sam Cogan, Emily Brown, Syd Brody and Ann-Sophie Bettez.
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Here's a look at the logo for the ECHL's newest team which will begin play in October.
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Worth noting: Two players who were nominated by their teams for the ECHL Community Service Award also were in the top five in voting for the ECHL Sportsmanship Award:
@Kzajac19
of
@SCStingrays
and
@skdenis26
of
@ToledoWalleye
.
#qualityhumanbeings
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Player signing by
@FWKomets
: G Cam Gray (23-0-0 with a 2.23 GAA & .913 SV% in 23 GP w/
@ACbulldoghockey
this season). BTW, Adrian just won the NCAA Div. III championship.
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Note: Attendance tonight in St. John's for the
@NLGrowlers
- 6,000. That's the largest crowd of the season at
@MileOne_Centre
.
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Attention to those of you who are football fans: Season's over now. Time to start paying more attention to hockey. (Hockey fans can disregard this message. They already know.)
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Note this change for the upcoming season: The league's board of governors has approved an increase in the size of lineups to 17 skaters and two goaltenders, effective immediately. The previous limit was 16 skaters and two goaltenders.
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URGENT: The ECHL has announced that the League will employ video replay in all 27 of its buildings for the 2019-20 season for goal review. 1/2
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Player signed to amateur tryout: by
@IndyFuel
- D Max Coyle/
@max_maxcoyle
(3G & 8A in 34 GP w/
@BGFalconHockey
this season).
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URGENT:
@ToledoWalleye
win, become first team to advance to division final round of
#KellyCupPlayoffs
. Details to follow.
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Player signing by
@ECHLThunder
: G Joel Rumpel/
@Rumpz91
(he had been playing senior hockey in Saskatchewan this season). He has experience with five other ECHL teams (91 GP) and has also played in seven American Hockey League games.
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ICYMI, G Jake Theut/
@JakeTheut
of the
@Wichita_Thunder
set an ECHL season high with 59 svs in Saturday night's 4-3 loss to
@kc_mavericks
.
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Player signing by
@CincyCyclones
: F Noah Kane (8G & 22A in 33 GP for
@LIUMHockey
this season).
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Friday night's ECHL Week
#FlashingTheLeather
award goes to G Cole Kehler of the
@FWKomets
who made 31 saves for his second shutout in his last three games as FW won at
@tulsa_oilers
1-0.
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Player signing today: by
@UtahGrizzlies
- F Austin Beaulieu (6G & 7A in 34 GP as captain during his senior year with
@uahhockey
this season).
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URGENT:
@UtahGrizzlies
win, clinch first-ever regular-season division title. Details to follow.
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Player signing by
@Steelheads
: RW Jeremy Yablonski. The veteran of more than 600 pro games (including one in the NHL) has played in just one game in the last seven years - with Idaho during the 2021-22 campaign.
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Not too much to Tweet today. Thursday was a long day. But since there's no hockey to occupy our time, how would everyone feel about playing some trivia and maybe winning some prizes at some time on Saturday? Let us know.
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Tonight’s
#ECHLWeek
#FlashingTheLeather
award goes to G
@jtheut1
of the
@NorfolkAdmirals
who made 35 saves in a 3-2 victory at
@MarinersOfMaine
. It was Theut's second ECHL win.
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Player signing by
@CincyCyclones
: F James Hardie/
@Jamehardie14
(38G & 44A in 66 GP as team captain for
@OHLSteelheads
this season).
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Player signing today: by
@FWKomets
- G Stefanos Lekkas (5-21-6 with a 2.76 GAA & .916 SV% in 32 GP during senior year w/
@UVMmhockey
this season).
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A former
@ECHL
play-by-play guy alert. Ex-
@SCStingrays
announcer Zach Fisch doing
@3IceHockey
for
@CBSSportsNet
tonight in Hershey, Pa.
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Player signing by
@tulsa_oilers
: F Conor Landrigan (9G & 15A in 10 GP during his senior year with
@UticaMensHockey
this season).
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Another end-of-season note: The
@ToledoWalleye
won their last 14 games of the regular season. That was the longest such streak this year and tied for the sixth longest in ECHL history. It was longest win streak since Missouri won 14 in a row from Nov. 4-Dec. 6, 2015.
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Rule change for next season: Any player or players who enter into a fight prior to, at the drop of the puck, or immediately following any face-off during the game, will incur an automatic game misconduct penalty in addition to any other penalties assessed.
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We know how you like to see interesting unis. So ... for a promotion in conjunction with the
@CincinnatiZoo
for this Saturday night only, the
@CincyCyclones
will be changing their name and wearing this. Any thoughts?
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Note: Attendance for
@NLGrowlers
first-ever game - 6,287 (a sellout) at Mile One Centre in St. John's NL.
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Our stat special this week takes a look at the top scoring blueliners in the ECHL. Worth noting:
@Owen_Headrick
is the only rookie in this group.
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Another announcement by
@RailersHC
: Assistant coach Derek Army will return for his second season with the club.
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The first head coach of the
@MarinersOfMaine
will be current
@WheelingNailers
assistant coach
@rilesarmy
.
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Advisory: Considering what's going on in the world, we are in uncharted waters. Expect some kind of announcement about the ECHL's reaction to the situation sometime later today. Of course, we'll expedite that info when we receive it.
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Player signing by
@RapidCityRush
: F Andrew Sturtz (1G & 1A in 4 GP w/
@BramptonBeast
, 1G & 3A in 7 GP w/
@MarinersOfMaine
and 1G & 1A in 14 GP w/ AHL-
@BellevilleSens
last season). This will be his third pro year.
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BTW, in case it's slipped your mind, the
#ECHL
preseason schedule starts tonight.
@OrlandoHockey
is at
@FL_Everblades
. Usually preseason games aren't that big a deal but since it's the first game of any kind in nearly nine months, well, you know. We'll keep you informed.
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URGENT:
@ToledoWalleye
win, advance to Central Division final series. Details to follow in our league wrapup later this evening.
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Note: Tonight's attendance of 11,231 is the largest ever for a hockey game in Toledo (Walleye or otherwise).
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Player signed to amateur tryout by
@FL_Everblades
: F Craig Needham/
@CraigNeedham19
(4G & 7A in 34 GP during his final year of college eligibility for
@FriarsHockey
this season).
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Long-time
@atlgladiators
forward and captain
@Derek_Nesbitt
has announced his retirement from playing. Nesbitt, 40, was the team's all-time leader in goals, assists, points and games played. He played pro for 16 years (over 1,000 games) and won a Kelly Cup w/
@Steelheads
in 2007.
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Here's an unofficial listing of the former Newfoundland players on ECHL contracts who are now unrestricted free agents:
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Sunday’s
@ECHLWeek
“Flashing the Leather” award goes to G Joel Rumpel of
@Wichita_Thunder
who made 38 saves in a 4-1 win over
@KalamazooWings
.
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Player signings by
@SavGhostPirates
: F Colin Doyle (3G & 6A in 27 GP w/
@NanooksHockey
this season) and F Troy Lajeunesse (15G & 13A in 24 GP w/
@UPEIMHockey
in 2022-23).
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Player signing by
@OrlandoHockey
: G Garret Sparks/
@GSparks40
(5-5-0 w/ 3.25 GAA & .896 SV% in 12 GP w/ AHL-
@ontarioreign
plus 2 GP w/
@LAKings
last season). The veteran w/ 40 GP in the NHL has played in 53 ECHL games over the course of four seasons, all with the Solar Bears.
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Thought you might be curious to see what the
@GoHeartlanders
will be donning for their final three home games this season. This third jersey features the wild prairie rose, Iowa's state flower.
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Player signing by
@WheelingNailers
: F
@NateBoomhower
(9G & 11A in 14 GP w/
@PictonPirates
in the
@PJHLOntario
this season). Boomhower made his pro debut for the Nailers on Saturday night; his brother Shaw was in Wheeling until heading to the
@WBSPenguins
earlier this week.
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.
@JWKhockey6
of the
@ToledoWalleye
won the league scoring title w/ 73 points. Kestner led the ECHL with 33 goals and tied for seventh w/ 40 assists. He was second in shots on goal and tied for seventh in PPG. Kestner finished the season with 20 points in his final 10 games.
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Player signing to an amateur tryout by
@UtahGrizzlies
: G
@cheiftendy
(2-7-0 with a 4.02 GAA and .901 SV% in 9 GP w/
@LIUMHockey
this season). He's a Salt Lake City native who was a sixth-round draft choice of the
@AnaheimDucks
in 2015.
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Player signing by
@ToledoWalleye
: F TJ Hensick/
@TJHensick
. The long-time pro who has 112 GP on his NHL resume, was the team captain for Toledo in 2019-20 and 2021-22. He had 78 points in 65 GP for the Walleye last season.
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Note: The
@JaxIcemen
have named recently retired G Charles Williams as their Director of Community Hockey Development and Goaltending Coach. His six-year pro career included a 2.66 GAA in 203 ECHL games. He played in more games as a goalie than anyone else in team history.
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Player signing by
@AllenAmericans
: D Andrew Jarvis/
@ajarvis97
(2A in 7 GP w/
@CURavens
this season).
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Player signing by
@SwampRabbits
: G John Lethemon (15-15-2 with a 2.13 GAA & .935 SV% in 33 GP during his senior year w/
@MSU_Hockey
last season).
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Looking ahead: The
@SavGhostPirates
are scheduled to make a couple of significant hockey-related announcements late Thursday afternoon. Of course, we'll have the info for you too.
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Player signing by
@Wichita_Thunder
: F Mathieu Gagnon (6G & 7A in 46 GP w/
@Mcr_Storm
in the
@officialEIHL
last season). He's previously played in the ECHL w/
@BramptonBeast
,
@tulsa_oilers
, Stockton and
@FWKomets
.
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Player signing by
@UtahGrizzlies
: G Garrett Metcalf. He had previously been signed to an amateur tryout by the team earlier this month.
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Player signing by
@GoHeartlanders
: F Jordan Martin (1A in 4 GP w/
@ToledoWalleye
plus 13G & 14A in 25 GP w/ SPHL-
@BullsBirmingham
this season). He began his pro career in early 2022.
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Player signing by
@CincyCyclones
: F Yushiroh Hirano/
@9yushi0
(13G & 22A in 52 GP w/
@WheelingNailers
plus 4 pts. in 3 GP w/ Japanese National Team during the 2019-20 season). He didn't play last season although he had signed with CIN prior to the team opting out for 2020-21.
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Recording a hat trick is a good way to qualify for an
#ECHLWeek
#HotHandsAward
. It paid off today for this
@ToledoWalleye
forward who posted the first three-goal game of his 139-game ECHL career.
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