ECHL Transactions - October 8
Published on October 8, 2026 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
Following are the ECHL transactions for Thursday, October 8, 2026:
TRYOUT PLAYERS RELEASED (unrestricted free agents):
Jacksonville:
Max Macchioni, G
Trois-Rivières:
Fabrice Bourgeois, D
James Mayotte, D
Chiwetin Blacksmith, F
Wichita:
David Gifford, G
CONTRACTED PLAYERS RELEASED (eligible for waiver claims):
Allen:
Garrett Milan, F
OTHER TRANSACTIONS:
Allen:
Add Matthew Garcia, D Signed Tryout
Add Yefim Mishkin, F Signed Tryout
Add Trevor Grasby, D Signed Tryout
Add Kyle Jones, G Signed Tryout
Add Yegor Filippov, F Signed Tryout
Add Sam Sedley, D Signed ECHL SPC
Add Terrell Goldsmith, D Assigned from Tucson Roadrunners by Utah Mammoth 10/7
Add Miko Matikka, F Assigned from Tucson Roadrunners by Utah Mammoth 10/7 Add Jesper Vikman, G Assigned by Tucson Roadrunners 10/7
Add Noel Nordh, F Assigned from Tucson Roadrunners by Utah Mammoth 10/7
Add Sam Lipkin, F Assigned from Tucson Roadrunners by Utah Mammoth 10/7
Fort Wayne:
Add Cole Hults, D Signed ECHL SPC
Greensboro:
Add Ruslan Khazheyev, G Assigned from Chicago Wolves by Carolina Hurricanes
Kalamazoo:
Add Cooper Walker, F Assigned by Abbotsford Canucks
Add Tim Rego, D Assigned by Abbotsford Canucks
Add Sean Chisholm, F Assigned by Abbotsford Canucks
Orlando:
Add Dyllan Gill, D Assigned from Syracuse Crunch by Tampa Bay Lightning
Add Milo Roelens, F Assigned from Syracuse Crunch by Tampa Bay Lightning
Add Connor Kurth, F Assigned from Syracuse Crunch by Tampa Bay Lightning
Rapid City:
Add Tyson Feist, D Assigned by Calgary Wranglers
Add Kyle Walker, D Assigned by Calgary Wranglers
Reading:
Add Brady Berard, F Assigned by Lehigh Valley Phantoms
ECHL Stories from October 8, 2026
- Lions Fall to Thunder in Preseason Opener - Trois-Rivieres Lions
- Thunder Down Lions 6-1 in Preseason Action - Adirondack Thunder
- Goatheads Receive Defensemen Hank Kempf and Saige Weinstein from Colorado Eagles - New Mexico Goatheads
- Maine Mariners Launch Charitable Foundation - Maine Mariners
- ECHL Transactions - October 8 - ECHL
- Everblades Begin Preseason Action against Orlando - Florida Everblades
- Cyclones, FOX19 NOW, Rock Entertainment Sports Network Announce New TV Deal, All Home Games to be Broadcast Locally in 2026-27 - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Everblades Assigned Two Forwards from AHL - Florida Everblades
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