If the ECHL season starts on time we are only 75 days away from opening night, but recently the SPHL and AHL have decided to push their start dates to December to coincide with the NHL. This week the ECHL Board of Governors will meet on Tuesday to determine if the season will be delayed. Right now the team with the most announced signings is Fort Wayne with 17, while division for Kalamazoo has the least with just 1. Recently a lot more players have decided to head overseas. Check out the updated rosters below.
*- Signed contract before heading overseas


Players Signed: Matt Salhany, Mike Szmatula, Charles Curti, Alexandre Carrier, Ryan Walker, Alex Sakellaropoulos, Ara Nazarian, Steven Ruggiero, Blake Thompson
Qualifying Offers: Kelly Summers, Jake Linhart, James Phelan, Conor Riley, John Edwardh and Robbie Payne

Players Signed: Cam Bakker, Patrick Megannety, Justin Valentino, Slater Doggett, Aaron Berisha, Cameron Heath, Brenden Miller, Derek Topatigh
Qualifying Offers: Rob Mann, T.J. Melancon, Chris Martenet, Nathan Todd, Dan Leavens, Jackson Leef, Jared Gomes

Players Signed: Dillan Fox, Ted Hart, Michael McNicholas, Andrew Romano, Nick Master
Qualifying Offers: Francois Brassard, Austin McEneny, Josh Couturier, Dallas Rossiter, Gabriel Sylvestre, Jonathan Racine and Ryan Ferrill

Players Signed: James Melindy, Todd Skirving, Garrett Johnston
Qualifying Offers: Parker Gahagen, Evan Neugold, Mark Tremaine and Dylan Vander Esch

Players Signed: Frank DiChiara, Brayden Low, Garrett Cecere, Hayden Hodgson, Rob Michel
Qualifying Offers: Ralph Cuddemi, Trevor Yates, Max Willman and Trevor Gooch

Players Signed: Jordan Smotherman, Ross Olsson, Kenneth Hausinger, Cam Hausinger, Drew Callin, Connor Doherty, Brennan Feasey
Qualifying Offers: Ivan Chukarov, Jack Stander, Anthony Florentino, Barry Almeida, Shane Walsh, Kyle Thomas, Jordan Samuels-Thomas and Eddie Matsushima


Players Signed: Derek Nesbitt, Malcolm Hayes, Zach Yoder, Sean Bonar, Grant Frederic, Anthony Collins, Nolan LaPorte, Logan Nelson, Michael Pelech, Jack Suter, Bryce Reddick, Cody Sylvester
Qualifying Offers: Zachary Malatesta, Nick Bligh and Eric Neiley

Players Signed: John McCarron, Micheal Neville, Cam Johnson, Joe Pendenza, Kyle Neuber, Ben Masella, Blake Winiecki
Qualifying Offers: Logan Roe, Patrick McCarron, and Michael Huntebrinker

Players Signed: Brien Diffley*, Joe Masonius, Garrett Thompson
Qualifying Offers: Hayden Hawkey, Evan Weninger, Ryan Black, Adam Larkin, Travis Howe, Jimmy Lodge and Karl El-Mir

Players Signed: Brendan Warren, Ian McKinnon, Abbott Girduckis, Jared Hilderman, Adam Dauda
Qualifying Offers: Trey Phillips, Dajon Mingo, Mitch Jones, Jack Glover, Chase Lang, Everett Clark and Pierre-Luc Mercier

Players Announced: Alex Tonge, Alex Rodriguez, Jakob Reichert, Jake Theut, Cody Milan, Samuel Thibault, Scott Dornbrock, Eric Williams
Qualifying Offers: Brandon Halverson, Brycen Martin, Brayden Sherbinin, River Rymsha, J.C. Campagna, Sebastian Vidmar, Cam Maclise and Sam Povorozniouk

Players Signed: Trevor Olson, Chris LeBlanc, Tommy Panico, Paul Meyer, Kevin Lohan, Alexander Kuqali, Peter MacArthur, Johno May, Richie Boyd, Michael Lackey
Qualifying Offers: Clint Windsor, Cody Donaghey, Brandon Anselmini, Jake Coughler, Taylor Cammarata, Brent Pedersen, Tyler Bird and Hunter Fejes

Players Signed: Andrew Cherniwchan, Tim Harrison, Cameron Askew, Jordan Klimek
Qualifying Offers: Tom Parisi, Neal Goff, Jaynen Rissling, Max Novak, Branden Troock, Mark Cooper, Dylan Steman and Nick Saracino


Players Signed: Justin Vaive, Jesse Schultz, Tyler Busch
Qualifying Offers: Andrew DeBrincat, Connor Schmidt, Nate Mitton, Ben Johnson, Philippe Hudon, Brendan Harms, Matt McLeod and Jacob Benson

Players Signed: Stefanos Lekkas, Kyle Haas, Marcus McIvor, Matt Murphy, Blake Siebenaler, Tommy Beaudoin, Matt Boudens, Stephen Harper, A.J. Jenks, Anthony Petruzzelli, Marc-Olivier Roy, Shawn Szydlowski, Liam Murphy, Olivier Galipeau, Nick Boka, Luke Boka, Mason Bergh
Qualifying Offers: Chase Stewart, Adam Henry, Shawn St-Amant, Brett McKenzie, and Brady Shaw

Players Signed: Alex Rauter, Joe Sullivan, Cody Payne, Charles Williams, Tim Shoup, Derian Plouffe
Qualifying Offers: Keoni Texeira, Craig Wyszomirski, Bobby MacIntyre, Spencer Watson, Michael Doherty and Ryan Van Stralen

Players Signed: Raymond Brice
Qualifying Offers: Ben Wilson, Tyler Ganly, Will Petschenig, Austin Farley, Kyle Blaney, Spencer Naas and Boston Leier

Players Signed: Butrus Ghafari, Connor Walters, Chris McKay, Conlan Keenan, Trevor Gorsuch, Brett Boeing, Luke Sandler
Qualifying Offers: Billy Christopoulos, Mike Moffat, Dylan Zink, Brenden Kotyk, Blake Hillman and Justin Buzzeo

Players Signed: Alec Butcher, Brad Drobot, Marc-Olivier Duquette, Jeremy Beaudry, Luke Lynch
Qualifying Offers: Kyle McKenzie, Steve Johnson, Chad Duchesne, Josh Holmstrom and Cam Brown


Players Signed: Spencer Asuchak, Jared Vanwormer, Braylon Shmyr, Joshua Lammon, Les Lancaster, Cody Corbett
Qualifying Offers: Turner Ottenbreit, Kayle Doetzel, Jacob Doty, Brett Pollock, Jordan Topping and Gabriel Gagne

Players Signed: Will Merchant, Zach Walker, A.J. White, Colby McAuley, Evan Wardley
Qualifying Offers: Brady Norrish, Keegan Kanzig, Colton Saucerman, Eric Sweetman, Brett Supinski, Max Coatta, Jonathan Charbonneau and Mitch Moroz

Players Signed: Luke Bafia, Tommy Muck, Loren Ulett, Justin Woods, Cole Candella, Bryan Lemos, Dylan Fitze, Greg Betzold, Ryan Cook
Qualifying Offers: Kevin McKernan, Charlie O’Connor, Mitchell Vanderlaan, Matt Schmalz, Michael Parks, Jack Walker and Sam Kurker

Players Signed: Tyler Coulter, Cedric Montminy, Adam Carlson, Gordon Defiel
Qualifying Offers: Tyler Parks, Chris Leibinger, Josh Elmes, Peter Quenneville, Stephane Legault, Brennan Saulnier, Darian Romanko and Dante Salituro

Players Signed: Charlie Sampair, Devin Williams, Joey Colatarci, Dean Balsamo
Qualifying Offers: Cam Knight, Miles Liberati, Nolan Gluchowski, Jake Bolton, Danny Moynihan, Jack Nevins and Cory Ward

Players Signed: Austin Beaulieu, Mitch Maxwell, Jared Pike, Yuri Terao, Matt Hoover, Edwin Hookenson, Alex Lepkowski, J.C. Brassard, Brayden Gelsinger
Qualifying Offers: Martin Ouellette, Connor Yau and Griffen Molino

Players Signed: Peter Crinella, Jay Dickman, Spender Dorowicz, Alex Berardinelli, Austin Albrecht, Cam Clarke, Billy Exell
Qualifying Offers: Mitch Gillam, Jacob Graves, Sean Allen, Patrik Parkkonen, Lane Bauer, Jason Salvaggio and Fabrizio Ricci
Players Leaving
Rocco Carzo, Kansas City – Retired
Alexey Solovyev, Atlanta – Avangard Omsk
Jamie Phillips, Brampton Beast- Retired
Michael Sdao, Adirondack – Retired
Eric Neilly, Atlanta – Gyergyói HK
Michael Kapla, Newfoundland – Västerviks IK
Patrick Munson, Orlando – Briançon
Brady Ferguson, Newfoundland – Rögle BK
Ondrej Vala, Idaho – HC Dynamo Pardubice
Zach O’Brien, Newfoundland – EV Landshut
Marcus Power, Newfoundland – EV Landshut
Matt Bradley, Newfoundland – HC Poruba (rumored)
Ben Holmstrom, Cincinnati- Lillehammer
Parker Milner, South Carolina – Retired
Tim McGauley, Utah – Stjernen Hockey
Michael Doherty, Indy – Retired
Craig Wyszomirski, Indy – Retired
Kyle Schempp, Idaho – Retired
Jonathan Charbonneau, Idaho – HC Detva
River Rymsha, Norfolk – HC Detva
Josh Kestner, Toledo – TPS
Alex Krushelnyski, Indy – Retired
Nikita Popugayev, Adirondack – Dynamo Moskva
Mikhail Shalagin, Orlando – Spartak Moskva
Alan Lyszczarczyk, Fort Wayne – HC Litvinov
Adam Henry, Fort Wayne – Retired
Brien Diffley, Greenville – Cergy
Kelly Summers, Adirondack – Eispiraten Crimmitschau
Cam Brown, Wheeling – SønderjyskE
Bobby MacIntyre, Indy – Frisk Asker
Daniel Leavens, Brampton – Stjernen Hockey
Linus Söderström, Worcester – Ässät
Jordan Henry, Brampton – Retired
Josh Winquist, Toledo – HC Banska Bystrica
Brady Shaw, Esberg Energy (Rumored)
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