ECHL Transactions - April 18
Published on April 18, 2026 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
Following are the ECHL transactions for Saturday, April 18, 2026:
CONTRACTED PLAYERS RELEASED (unrestricted free agents as per ECHL Playing Rule 75(f)):
Atlanta:
Ethan Scardina, F
Zach Yoder, D
Ryan Francis, F
OTHER TRANSACTIONS:
Adirondack:
Delete Ryan Helliwell, D Placed on IR 3 Day
Add Brian Carrabes, F Activated from IR 3 Day
Delete Matt Salhany, F Placed on Reserve
Add Grant Loven, F Activated from Reserve
Delete Justin Taylor, F Placed on Reserve
Add Henry Welsch, G Activated from Reserve
Delete Jeremy Brodeur, G Placed on Reserve
Atlanta:
Add Mike McNamee, F Activated from IR 3 Day
Delete Evan Orr, D Placed on Reserve
Delete Ryan Nolan, F Placed on Reserve
Add Josh Davies, F Assigned by Milwaukee
Add Zach Yoder, D Activated from Reserve
Add Ryan Francis, F Activated from Reserve
Add Austin Roest, F Assigned from Milwaukee by Nashville
Bloomington:
Add Eddie Matsushima, F Activated from IR 14 Day
Delete Ilya Tsulygin, F Placed on IR 3 Day
Delete Kylor Wall, D Transferred to IR 14 Day
Cincinnati:
Delete Liam Kidney, F Placed on IR 14 Day
Add Spencer Cox, D Activated from IR 14 Day
Delete Kurtis Henry, D Placed on Reserve
Delete Adam Kydd, F Placed on IR 3 Day
Add Jaxson Murray, F Activated from Reserve
Delete Jake Johnson, D Placed on Reserve
Add Rhett Parsons, D Activated from Reserve
Add Justin Portillo, F Activated from IR 3 Day
Florida:
Delete Riese Zmolek, D Placed on IR 3 Day
Delete Oliver Cooper, F Placed on Reserve
Add Riley Bodnarchuk, D Activated from Reserve
FAdd Ben Brar, F Activated from Reserve
Delete Carson Gicewicz, F Placed on Reserve
Add Kyle Neuber, F Activated from IR 3 Day
Greenville:
Delete Caiden Gault, F Placed on IR 3 Day
Add Tristan De Jong, D Activated from IR 14 Day
Delete Cole Fraser, D Placed on Reserve
Indy:
Add Owen Robinson, F Activated from Reserve
Delete Alex DiPaolo, F Placed on Reserve
Jacksonville:
Add Jack Babbage, D Activated from Reserve
Delete Jacques Bouquot, F Placed on Reserve
Add Simon Labelle, F Activated from Reserve
Delete Tyler Kopff, F Placed on Reserve
Kansas City:
Delete Lucas Sowder, F Placed on IR 3 Day
Add Luke LaMaster, D Activated from IR 3 Day
Add Chase Brand, F Activated from Reserve
Delete Marcus Crawford, D Placed on Reserve
Add Liam Gorman, F Activated from Reserve
Delete David Cotton, F Placed on Reserve
Delete Rob Mattison, G Released as EBUG
Add Jack LaFontaine, G Assigned by Coachella Valley
Maine:
Add Tynan Ewart, D Activated from IR 3 Day
Add Jackson Stewart, F Activated from IR 14 Day
Delete Jacob Perreault, F Placed on Reserve
Delete Sebastian Vidmar, F Placed on Reserve 4/17
Add Luke Cavallin, G Activated from Reserve 4/17
Orlando:
Add Carter Allen, D Activated from Reserve
Add Tyler Kobryn, F Activated from Reserve
Delete Dyllan Gill, D Recalled to Syracuse by Tampa Bay
Delete Milo Roelens, F Recalled to Syracuse by Tampa Bay
Reading:
Add Ryan Orgel, D Signed ECHL SPC
Delete Vincent Sevigny, D Placed on IR 3 Day
Delete Miles Gendron, D Placed on Reserve
Delete Carson Golder, F Transferred to IR 14 Day
South Carolina:
Add Ty Taylor, G Activated from Reserve
Delete Seth Eisele, G Placed on Reserve
Tahoe:
Add Mike Van Unen, D Activated from IR 14 Day
Delete Samuel Mayer, D Placed on Reserve
Trois-Rivieres:
Add Sean Gulka, F Activated from Reserve
Delete Landon Fuller, D Placed on Reserve
Tulsa:
Add Dakota Seaman, F Activated from IR 14 Day
Delete Tyrell Goulbourne, F Placed on Reserve
Add Jake Sibell, G Activated from Reserve
Delete Vyacheslav Buteyets, G Recalled to Anaheim
Add Easton Armstrong, F Activated from Reserve
Delete Ryan Lautenbach, F Placed on Reserve
Wheeling:
Add Gino Texter, G Added as EBUG
Delete Tommy Budnick, D Recalled by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Add Tommy Budnick, D Activated from IR 14 Day
Delete Taylor Gauthier, G Recalled to Pittsburgh
Worcester:
Add Lincoln Hatten, F Activated from Reserve
Delete Jordan Kaplan, F Placed on Reserve
ECHL Stories from April 18, 2026
- Bison Clinch Playoff Spot with Win over Iowa - Bloomington Bison
- Americans Open Round 1 in Allen After 2-1 OT Win - Allen Americans
- Knight Monsters Close Regular Season with 6-4 Win against Rush - Tahoe Knight Monsters
- Oilers Banish Thunder to Division Basement with Barn-Burning Overtime Victory in Season Finale - Tulsa Oilers
- Fuel Win, 4-3, Against the Nailers in Their Final Regular Season Game - Indy Fuel
- Royals First Round Playoff Series Announced vs. Wheeling - Reading Royals
- Desperate Fuel Steal Regular Season Finale, 4-3 - Wheeling Nailers
- Heartlanders' Regular Season Concludes in Bloomington - Iowa Heartlanders
- Bison Clinch 2026 Kelly Cup Playoff Berth - Bloomington Bison
- South Carolina Ends Regular Season with 6-0 Rout of Orlando - South Carolina Stingrays
- ECHL Transactions - April 18 - ECHL
- Railers Strike in Overtime, Beat Thunder 3-2 - Worcester Railers HC
- Stingrays Announce First-Round Playoff Schedule - South Carolina Stingrays
- Gladiators Announce Schedule for Round One of 2026 Kelly Cup Playoffs - Atlanta Gladiators
- Thunder Fall to Railers 3-2 in Overtime - Adirondack Thunder
- Cyclones Close out 2025-26 Season with Loss to K-Wings - Cincinnati Cyclones
- K-Wings Dominate Cyclones Saturday on Road - Kalamazoo Wings
- Dominant Win and Hat Trick by Dufort to Close out the Lions' Season - Trois-Rivieres Lions
- Swamp Rabbits Fall in Shootout against Icemen - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Mariners Close Regular Season with Loss in Trois-Rivieres - Maine Mariners
- Tampa Bay Lightning Reassign Milo Roelens and Dyllan Gill to the Syracuse Crunch - Orlando Solar Bears
- Roest & Davies Assigned to Atlanta from Milwaukee - Atlanta Gladiators
- Royals Sign Ryan Orgel to SPC - Reading Royals
- Rush Game Notes: April 18, 2026 vs. Tahoe Knight Monsters - Rapid City Rush
- ECHL Announces Suspension - ECHL
- Huge Point on the Line Tonight - Allen Americans
- Waugh Returns to Savannah from Hartford - Savannah Ghost Pirates
- Preview: Royals vs. Everblades, April 18th - Game 72/72 - Reading Royals
- Americans Beat Wichita 3-2 - Allen Americans
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