The Allen Americans announced today that they had signed former Rocky Mountain Rage forward Nathan O’Nabigon for the 2009-2010 season. The Rage have suspended operations for the upcoming season, and all personnel were immediately made free agents. O’Nabigon is expected to bring a physical, scoring presence to the team. Here are the press release...
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The Amarillo Gorillas signed two former Hobart College players today – Andy Brennan and Shawn Houde. They join teammate Keith Longo as former Hobart Statesman now playing in Amarillo. The team’s press release as well as player stats for Shawn Houde are below (No stats for Andy Brennan could be found): Amarillo, TX 7/29/09...
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It’s a busy morning for signings! The Laredo Bucks have also made a signing today, announcing that former WHL All-Star goaltender Dustin Slade will play for them this upcoming season. The young netminder has seen significant success at the junior level, posting very respectable career numbers. The Bucks are hoping that his dominant play...
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The Odessa Jackalopes announced Wednesday that they were bringing back two familiar names to the team for the upcoming season. Forward Kenny Bernard and defenseman Alex Dunn will both be wearing Jackalopes sweaters for the 2009-10 season. Bernard joined the team last season in December, and was a solid contributer to the team. Dunn...
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The Allen Americans continued to add to their roster on Tuesday, acquiring Colorado Eagles defenseman Erik Adams in exchange for future considerations. The experienced skater will bring some needed offensive punch from the blue line. Last season, Adams tallied 38 assists in 64 games. He should be a great compliment to the larger, physical...
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Justin Bowers, one of the original three signings for the Allen Americans, has been invited to the Phoenix Coyotes Rookie Camp this year. Bowers averaged over a point-per-game playing in the ECHL for the Dayton Bombers last season, and is one of the Americans’ brightest stars. Update (7/27/09 5:59PM): The Phoenix Coyotes’ rookie camp...
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I’m still working out a few ‘kinks’ in my communication with the Texas Brahmas, so I apologize for the slight delay in reporting this news. At the end of last week, The Brahmas announced they had re-signed Jordan Cameron, who was a key offensive player in their title run last season. Cameron posted 23...
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The Laredo Bucks announced the signing of another rookie player today. Defenseman Ian Clarke will join the Bucks after compiling 41 points in his 163 junior games, as well as 639 penalty minutes. That averages out to 3.92 minutes per game. I haven’t seen how many major penalties or match penalties helped comprise that...
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The Idaho Steelheads and Dallas Stars have agreed upon a two-year affiliation extension agreement. The press release from the Idaho Steelheads is below: Boise, ID – The Idaho Steelheads announced Thursday that the ECHL franchise has extended its affiliation agreement with the NHL’s Dallas Stars for the 2009-2010 season. With the exception of one...
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The Laredo Bucks have announced that GM and head coach Terry Ruskowski as well as Bucks defenseman Adam Rivet will be working at Hockey Ministries International hockey camp again this year. Both Ruskowski and Rivet have been an instructional part of this camp for several years. Here is the team’s press release regarding the...
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