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BOISE, ID – The Idaho Steelheads, ECHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars, announced that the club has re-signed forward Ty Pelton-Byce to a contract for the 2026-27 season. Pelton-Byce, 29, enters his sixth professional season, and fifth with the Steelheads, after collecting 41 points (13g-28a) in 59 regular-season games last season. He also chipped in with six points (4g-2a) in the club’s opening round playoff series against the Allen Americans. In four seasons with the Steelheads, Pelton-Byce has amassed 208 points (73g-135a) in 218 games, placing him fifth in total points in team history, just three shy of surpassing Lance … Continue reading →

STATELINE, NV – The Tahoe Knight Monsters, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vegas Golden Knights and the American Hockey League’s Henderson Silver Knights, announced the signing of defenseman Chase Pauls. Pauls joins the Knight Monsters after spending most of last season with the Rapid City Rush, where he skated in 66 games and totaled 21 points (3g-18a). Pauls also appeared in three AHL games with the Calgary Wranglers last season. Pauls began his professional career during the 2024-25 season, where he played for the Rush and the Bloomington Bison, marking 61 total games played for both teams. A … Continue reading →

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington Bison announced the team has signed forward Glebs Prohorenkovs to a contract for the 2026-27 season. Prohorenkovs recently completed his collegiate career after amassing 87 points (31g-56a) in 147 games at Niagara University. The Riga, Latvia native has also represented his country in two IIHF World Championship tournaments and many times on the international stage for Junior Championships. The 24-yeaer-old won a D1A Silver Medal at the 2019-20 U20 World Junior Championships and a D1A Gold Medal at the 2017-18 U18 World Junior Championships. Prohorenkovs’ first season in North America was with the North American … Continue reading →

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Rush, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Calgary Flames, announced the signing of Kenny Belanger Jr. for the 2026-27 season. Belanger, 21, turns professional following his freshman season at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, where he recorded 14 points (6g-8a) with 22 penalty minutes in 22 games . Prior to college, Belanger played four years of junior hockey between the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Ontario Junior Hockey League. He totaled 170 points (78g-92a) in 207 career games in the two leagues. A native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, … Continue reading →

PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Mariners, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Boston Bruins and American Hockey League’s Providence Bruins have announced that defenseman Connor Doherty has been signed to a contract for the 2026-27 season, marking a return to Maine for the former captain. Doherty, 33, served as captain of the Mariners from the 2021-22 season through 2023-24, departing Maine to join the Florida Everblades, where he spent the last two seasons. Capturing a Kelly Cup championship with the Everblades this past spring, Doherty appeared in 62 regular-season games and then skated in 20 more in the postseason. … Continue reading →

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – The Adirondack Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils and American Hockey League’s Utica Comets, have announced that the club has re-signed defenseman Pierson Brandon to a contract for the 2026-27 season. Brandon, 26, played 17 games this past season with Adirondack and recorded two assists before a season-ending injury. Prior to coming to Glens Falls, Brandon finished his final collegiate season in 2024-25 with UMass-Lowell, where he served as the team’s captain and totaled eight points (6g-2a) in 34 games. He spent the previous four years at Colgate University where he … Continue reading →