It's Sunday and time again to have your regular update on how the 12 Elite League sides are building for the new season. For those who have been asleep for a few months, the Elite League is now 12 club strong not 10 as both Guildford and Milton Keynes are joining this season. If you didn't know, where have you been hiding?
There won't be an update next Sunday as I'm away back in Down for a family christening but I'll try and do the update in the week after that. Anyway here's how the teams stack up so far.
Belfast Giants:
Head Coach: Adam Keefe (promoted from player)
In: Blair Riley, Jim Vandermeer, Steve Saviano
Out: James Desmarais, Michael Forney, Derrick Walser (PC)
Braehead Clan:
Head Coach:
In: Bari McKenzie, Craig Peacock, Jordan Buesa, Matt Haywood, Zach Sullivan, Josh Grieveson (Dundee)
Out: Matt Keith, Ryan Finnerty (HC - Manchester), Michal Zajkowski (Ornskoldsvik HF), Corey Cowick (Epinal), Jay Rosehill (Manchester), Alex Leavitt (Retired)
Cardiff Devils:
Player-Coach: Andrew Lord
In: Ben Bowns, Joey Haddad, Joey Martin, Mark Richardson, Craig Moore (Dundee)
Out: Guillaume Doucet (Milton Keynes)
Coventry Blaze:
Head Coach: Danny Stewart
In: David Clements, Jordan Pietrus, Kevin Noble, Ross Venus, Dax Lauwers (Alaska Aces), Luke Ferrara (Sheffield), Ryan Dingle (Fife)
Out: Barry Almeida, Brian Stewart, Garrett Klotz, Jim Jorgensen, Josh Godfrey, Marc Cantin, Matt Marquardt, Shawn Boutin, TJ Syner, Ben Davies (Guildford), Robin Bergman (Rungsted Seier Capital), Russ Cowley (Retired)
Dundee Stars:
Head Coach: Marc LeFebvre
In: Ben Edmonds, Cameron McGiffin, Craig Holland, Joey De Concilys, Adam Harding (Manchester), Jordan Cownie (Milton Keynes), Malcolm Gould (Strasbourg)
Out: Justin Faryna, Craig Moore (Cardiff), Josh Grieveson (Braehead), Scott Brannon (Caen)
Edinburgh Capitals:
Head Coach:
In: Jay King, Jordan Marr, Michael D'Orazio, Taylor MacDougall, Tyler Plews
Out: Michal Dobron (Brest)
Fife Flyers:
Head Coach: Todd Dutiaume
In:
Out: Philippe Paquet (Rouen), Ryan Dingle (Coventry), Shane Owen (BIK Karlskoga)
Guildford Flames:
Head Coach: Paul Dixon
In: Kevin Phillips, Ben Davies (Coventry), Ian Watters (Reading Royals), Mike Ratchuk (Sheffield), Tomas Nechala (Amiens)
Out: Jens Eriksson (Villard-De-Lans), Marek Maslonka (HK SKP Poprad), Danny Meyers (Retired)
Manchester Storm:
Head Coach: Ryan Finnerty (Braehead)
In: Jay Rosehill (Braehead)
Out: Adam Harding (Dundee), Mark Heatley (Heilbronner Falken)
Milton Keynes Lightning:
Head Coach: Peter Russell
In: Edward Knaggs, Glenn Billing, James Griffin, Jordan Hedley, Lewis Hook, Luc Johnson, Przemyslaw Odrobny, Guillaume Doucet (Cardiff), Kevin King (GAP Rapaces), Kyle Essery (GAP Rapaces)
Out: Adam Carr, Antti Holli, Craig Scott, Frantisek Bakrlik, James Neil, Leigh Jamieson, Lewis Christie, Michael Farn, Milan Baranyk, Jordan Cownie (Dundee), Mikojal Lopuski (GKS Katowice), Tom Carlon (Milton Keynes Thunder), Blaz Emersic (Retired)
Nottingham Panthers:
Head Coach: Corey Neilson
In: Dan Spang, David Clarke, Jeff Brown, Oliver Betteridge, Robert Farmer, Robert Lachowicz, Stephen Lee, Eduard Zakharchenko (HK Kremenchuk), Jordan Kelsall (Okanagan Hockey Academy U18), Josh Tetlow (Bracknell), Sam Gospel (Telford)
Out: Chris Lawrence, Miika Wiikman, Alex Nikiforuk (Epinal), Matt Carter (Epinal), Brad Moran (Retired), Dan Green (Retired)
Sheffield Steelers:
Head Coach: Paul Thompson
In: Ben O'Connor, Cole Shudra, Colton Fretter, David Phillips, Ervins Mustukovs, John Armstrong, Jonathan Phillips, Levi Nelson, Liam Kirk, Mathieu Roy, Robert Dowd, Zack Fitzgerald, Jonas Westerling (Sodertajle SK), Mark Matheson (Rouen), Tim Wallace (Alaska Aces)
Out: Geoff Walker (Fehervar AV19), Luke Ferrara (Coventry), Mike Ratchuk (Guildford), Anders Franzon (Retired), Guillaume Desbiens (Retired)
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