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By: Owen Gund, South Carolina Stingrays NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - The South Carolina Stingrays, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Washington Capitals and AHL's Hershey Bears, announced today that Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Jared Nightingale has been named as the next Head Coach of the Chicago Blackhawks AHL affiliate, Rockford IceHogs. Prior to his arrival in the Lowcountry, Nightingale spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the IceHogs, where he worked closely with the Chicago Blackhawks' top prospects and helped Rockford reach the Calder Cup Playoffs each year. His familiarity with the organization and success in the ECHL make his return to the AHL a natural next step. Nightingale departs after a historic and record-setting season behind the Stingrays' bench. During his lone season with South Carolina, the 42-year-old led the team to a 52-15-5 regular season record, setting new franchise marks for wins (52), points (109), and home victories (...

By: Kelly Masse, NHL Hall of Fame TORONTO (May 30, 2025) ­– Frank Seravalli, President of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association, and Chuck Kaiton, President of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association, announced today that François Gagnon will receive the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for excellence in hockey journalism, and Daryl Reaugh will receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for outstanding contributions as a hockey broadcaster. François Gagnon began his career as a French-language NHL beat reporter covering the expansion Ottawa Senators in the 1990s. His work ethic, persistence, and respect from the hockey community led to the chance to cover one of sports' most iconic teams—the Montreal Canadiens. For the past three decades, Gagnon has covered the team for influential outlets including LeDroit, Le Soleil, La Presse, and RDS.ca, enhancing the experience for French-language readers and fans. “For more than three decades, François Gagnon has been hockey's voice of rea...

By: Andy Zilch, Bloomington Bison Bloomington, Ill.  – Bloomington Bison President Andy Zilch announced today the team’s 2025-26 regular season schedule. The 72-game schedule begins at Grossinger Motors Arena on Saturday, October 18, at 7 p.m., against the Iowa Heartlanders. It features 12 Friday home games and 13 Saturday home games. The Bison will play its annual Education Day game against the Indy Fuel on Tuesday, March 10, at 10:30 a.m. Later this summer, the Bison will unveil the promotional schedule, giveaways, theme nights, and specialty jersey games. The Bison will face 12 teams across all four Divisions in the ECHL. The Central Division rival Iowa Hearlanders will visit Bloomington eight times starting on Opening Night. The two teams play each other 13 times in total. The Bison will also play 12 games against Kalamazoo, 11 against Indy, nine against Toledo, eight against Fort Wayne, and five against Cincinnati. In addition, the Bison will host the Kansas City Mavericks in Dece...

Team’s 16th Season in Premier AA Hockey League starts on October 17th By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits (GREENVILLE, S.C.) – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced with the ECHL the team’s 72-game schedule for the 2025-26 Season. Below are notes and numbers regarding the team’s upcoming 16th season in the “Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League”: - The team begins defending home ice on Friday, October 17th, against the Utah Grizzlies. This is the fourth consecutive season that the home opener doubles as the first game of the new campaign. - Three brand new opponents are featured this upcoming season, with the Swamp Rabbits set to take on the Idaho Steelheads (three away games), the Bloomington Bison (final three games of the season at home), and the Greensboro Gargoyles for the first time. Greensboro is the ECHL’s 30th and newest team, playing in its inaugural season, and will square off against the Swamp Rabbits twice: once in eac...

WOLF PACK SIGNS FORWARD ZAKARY KARPA TO ONE-YEAR DEAL By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has signed forward Zakary Karpa to a one-year contract for the 2025-26 season. Karpa, 23, scored seven points (1 g, 6 a) in 31 games with Harvard University during the 2024-25 campaign. His six assists matched an NCAA career-high mark. He also notched six assists as a freshman during the 2021-22 season. Throughout four seasons as a member of the Crimson, Karpa appeared in 117 games and scored 35 points (16 g, 19 a). He served as captain for Harvard University during both the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. The native of Greenwich, CT, helped guide the program to an ECAC Championship as a freshman in 2022. The Rangers selected the 6’2”, 190-pound forward in the sixth round, 191st overall, of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Verizon powers Hartford Wolf Pack transactions....