EIHL Rosters 2017-18: Ins and Outs (as of 1 September 2017) - Fife to Sheffield

Fife Flyers:

Head Coach: Todd Dutiaume

In: Carlo Finucci, Chad Smith, Chase Schaber, Chris Wands, James Issacs, Josh Scoon, Russ Moyer, Shayne Stockton: Re-Signed

Andy Iles (Elmira Jackals)
Charlie Mosey (Elmira Jackals)
Danick Gauthier (Tulsa Oilers)
Evan Bloodoff (Reading Royals)
Ian Young (Elmira Jackals)
Jordan Marr (Edinburgh)
Liam Heelis (unattached)
Peter LeBlanc (Manchester Monarchs)
Reece Cochrane (Kirkcaldy Kestrels)
Ricards Birzins (Nice)
Sean Beattie (Edinburgh)

Out: 

Brendan Brooks (Braehead)
Bryan Cameron (MEC Halle 04)
Craig Douglas (Kirkcaldy Kestrels)
Philippe Paquet (Rouen)
Ric Jackman+ (Bradford Rattlers)
Ryan Dingle (Coventry)
Sebastian Thinel (Rivere-du-Loup 3L)
Shane Owen (BIK Karlskoga)

Guildford Flames:

Head Coach: Paul Dixon

In: Andrew McKinney, Ben Campbell, Jez Lundin, Kevin Phillips, Michal Satek, Michael Will, Samuel Godfrey: Re-Signed

Adam Jones (Telford)
Ben Davies (Coventry)
Brennan Yadlowski (University of Alberta)
Brett Ferguson (GAP Rapaces)
Brian Stewart (Coventry)
Calle Ackered (Ostersunds IK)
Charles Wells (Mulhouse)
David Lillestrom-Karlsson (Ostersunds IK)
Ian Watters (Reading Royals)
Jesse Craige (GAP Rapaces)
John Dunbar (Norfolk Admirals)
Kruise Reddick (HC Vita Hasten)
Liam Stewart (Coventry)
Mikael Lidhammar (Dundee)
Mike Ratchuk (Sheffield)
Rhett Rachiniski (University of Alberta)
Tomas Nechala (Amiens)

Out:

Dean Skinns (Basingstoke)
Jared Lane (Bracknell)
Jens Eriksson (Villard-De-Lans)
Kari Sihvonen (Olofstroms IK)
Marek Maslonka (HK SKP Poprad)
Matic Krajl (HK Olimpija Ljubljana)
Michal Satek (Ertis Pavlodar)
Mike Ratchuk (Jacksonville Icemen)
Danny Meyers (Retired)

Manchester Storm:

Head Coach: Ryan Finnerty (Braehead)

In: Dallas Ehrhardt, Matt Bissonnette, Mike Clemente, Paul Swindlehurst: Re-Signed

Ashley Smith *** (Hull)
Chris Auger (Brampton Beast)
Ciaran Long (Basingstoke)
Dane Byers (Kolner Haie)
Declan Balmer (Basingstoke)
Declan Ryan *** (Altrincham Aces)
Gerard Hanson (Northern Michigan University)
Jay Rosehill (Braehead)
Linden Springer (Lakehead University)
Luke Moffatt (Chamonix-Morzine)
Matt Beca (Braehead)
Matt Stanisz (GKS Katowice)
Mike Hammond (Braehead)
Nate Fleming (unattached)
Ryan Trenz (Alaska Aces)
Shane Bakker (Atlanta Gladiators)

Out:

Adam Harding (Dundee)
Cody Cartier (Lacombe Generals)
Connor Varley (Epinal)
Darian Dziurzynski (HKM Zvolen)
Mario Valery-Trabucco (Amiens)
Mark Heatley (Heilbronner Falken)
Omar Pacha + (Dundee)
Paul Phillips (Milton Keynes)
Taylor Dickin (Dundee)
Eric Neilson (Retired)
Jack Prince (Retired)

Milton Keynes Lightning:

Head Coach: Peter Russell

In: Adam Long, Edward Knaggs, Glenn Billing, James Griffin, Jordan Hedley, Lewis Hook, Luc Johnson, Przemyslaw Odrobny: Re-Signed

Alex Forbes (Ogden Mustangs)
Ben Foster (Princeton University)
Carl Hudson (Chamonix-Morzine)
Christian Isackson (GAP Rapaces)
Denny Kearney (Cardiff),
Francis Verreault-Paul (Vipiteno)
Guillaume Doucet (Cardiff)
Kevin Gibson (Quad City Mallards)
Kevin King (GAP Rapaces)
Kyle Essery (GAP Rapaces
Jonathan Boxill (Belfast)
Ludwig Karlsson (IK Pantern)
Matt Nickerson (Belfast)
Paul Phillips (Manchester)
Quin Pompi (Princeton University)

Out:

Antti Holli, Craig Scott

Adam Carr (Streatham)
Adam Long *** (Peterborough)
Bobby Chamberlain (Invicta)
Edward Knaggs *** (Peterborough)
Glenn Billing *** (Peterborough)
Franitsek Bakrlik (Bracknell)
James Neil (Blackburn Hawks)
Jordan Cownie (Dundee)
Leigh Jamieson (Peterborough)
Lewis Christie (Milton Keynes Thunder)
Luc Johnson *** (Swindon)
Michael Farn (Streatham)
Mikojal Lopuski (GKS Katowice)
Milan Baranyk (Orlik Opole)
Tom Carlon (Milton Keynes Thunder)
Blaz Emersic (Retired)

Nottingham Panthers:

Head Coach: Corey Neilson

In: Dan Spang, David Clarke, Erik Lindhagen, Jeff Brown, Ollie Betteridge, Robert Farmer, Robert Lachowicz, Stephen Lee: Re-Signed

Alexander Mokshantsev (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
Brett Perlini (Fort Wayne Komets)
Eduard Zakharchenko (HK Kremenchuk)
Evan Mosey (Rockford Ice Hogs)
Jordan Kelsall (Okanagan Hockey Academy U18)
Joseph Hazeldine (Nottingham Leopards)
Josh Shalla (Indy Fuel)
Josh Tetlow (Bracknell)
Mark Derlago (Nikko Icebucks)
Mathieu Brisebois (Amiens)
Mathieu Gagnon (Brampton Beast)
Michael Garnett (Bern)
Raphael Bussieres (Olimpija Ljubijana)
Sam Gospel (Telford)
Tim Billingsley (Brampton Beast)
Yann Sauve (EHC Munchen)
Zack Phillips (Tingsryds AIF)

Out:

Brian McGrattan, Miika Wiikman

Alex Nikiforuk (Epinal)
Chris Lawrence (Dundee)
Deivids Sarkanis (HK Kurbads)
Jordan Kelsall *** (Swindon)
Joseph Hazeldine *** (Swindon)
Logan MacMillan (ASC Corona Brasov)
Matt Carter (Epinal)
Brad Moran (Retired)
Dan Green (Retired)
Geoff Waugh (Retired)

Sheffield Steelers:

Head Coach: Paul Thompson

In: Andreas Valdix, Ben O'Connor, Brad Day, Cole Shudra, Colton Fretter  David Phillips, Ervins Mustukovs, John Armstrong, Jonathan Phillips, Levi Nelson, Liam Kirk, Mathieu Roy, Robert Dowd, Zack Fitzgerald: Re-Signed

Angus Laing (Sheffield Steelhawks)
Brady Ramsay (Indy Fuel)
Kieran Brown (Iowa Wild AAA U16)
Jonas Westerling  (SodertajleSK)
Joonas Ronnberg (Storhamar)
Matt Marquardt (Coventry)
Scott Aarssen (Braehead)
Tim Wallace (Alaska Aces)

Out:

Angus Laing *** (Sutton Sting)
Geoff Walker (Indy Fuel)
Jace Coyle (Sonderjyske)
Luke Ferrara (Coventry)
Mike Ratchuk (Gulidford)
Anders Franzon (Retired)
Guillaume Desbiens (Retired)
Yared Hagos (Retired)


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** - Was in charge of youth programme
*** - Two way contract
+ - Retired as player but became Head Coach of team shown
++ - Left position as Head Coach, became assistant coach of team shown
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Player in italic typeface - Brit Under 23 years of age
Player in bold typeface - Import

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EIHL Rosters 2017-18: Ins and Outs (as of 1 September 2017) - Belfast to Edinburgh

Belfast Giants:

Head Coach: Adam Keefe (promoted from player)

In: Andrew Dickson, Blair Riley, Brandon Benedict*, Colin Shields, Jackson Whistle, Jim Vandermeer, Mark Garside, Matt Towe, Ryan Martinelli, Steve Saviano, Stephen Murphy: Re-Signed

Brendan Connolly (Rungsted Seier Capital)
Cole Jarrett (Tokohu Free Blades)
Darcy Murphy (Tulsa Oilers)
Dustin Johner (Villacher SV)
John Kurtz (Syracuse Crunch)
Jonathan Ferland (Vienna Capitals)
Kevin Raine (Florida Everblades)
Sebastian Sylvestre (Elmira Jackals)
Spiro Goulakos (Hartford Wolf Pack)

Out:

Michael Forney

Derrick Walser +++ (Peterborough Petes)
James Desmarais (Jonquiere Marquis)
Jerome Leduc (Dornbirner EC)
Jonathan Boxill (Milton Keynes)
Matt Nickerson (Milton Keynes)
Michael Quesnele (Angers)
Chris Higgins (Retired)
David Rutherford (Retired)

Braehead Clan:

Head Coach: John Tripp (Eispiraten Crimmitschau)

In: Bari McKenzie, Craig Peacock, Jordan Buesa, Matt Haywood, Zach Sullivan: Re-Signed

Adam Brace (Reading Royals)
Brendan Brooks (Fife*)
Cameron Burt (Starbulls Rosenheim)
Christoffer Bjorklund (Mora IK)
Connor Henderson (Solway Sharks)
Craig Cescon (Dundee)
Jacob Doty (Kansas City Mavericks)
Josh Grieveson (Dundee)
Landon Oslanski (Toledo Walleye)
Mike Embach (Fort Wayne Komets)
Ryan Nie (Eispiraten Crimmitschau)
Ryan Potulny (EHC Linz)
Scott Henderson (Solway Sharks)
Stuart Kerr (Solway Sharks)
Tyler Scofield (Starbulls Rosenheim)
Tyler Shattock (Alaska Aces)

Out:

Kyle Wharton

Callum Boyd (Edinburgh)
Cody Carlson (Atlanta Gladiators)
Connor Henderson *** (Solway Sharks)
Corey Cowick (Epinal)
Daniel Ahsberg (Helsingborgs HC)
Jay Rosehill (Manchester)
Lee Baldwin (Epinal)
Matt Beca (Manchester)
Michal Zajwokski (Ornskoldsvik HF)
Mike Hammond (Manchester)
Ryan Finnerty  (Head Coach - Manchester)
Scott Aarssen (Sheffield)
Scott Henderson *** (Solway Sharks)
Scott Pitt (MsHK Zillna)
Stefan Della Rovere (EC Kassel Huskies)
Stuart Kerr *** (Solway Sharks)
Alex Leavitt (Retired)
Matt Keith (Retired)

Cardiff Devils:

Player-Coach: Andrew Lord

In: Andrew Hotham, Ben Bowns, Gleason Fournier, Jake Morrissette, Joey Haddad, Joey Martin, Josh Batch, Layne Ulmer, Luke Piggott, Mark Louis, Mark Richardson, Matthew Myers, Patrick Asselin, Sean Bentivoglio, Thomas Murdy: Re-Signed

Bryce Reddick (Aalborg Pirates)
Callum Buglass (Cardiff Fire)
Craig Moore (Dundee)
Drew Paris (Dornbirner EC)
Justin Faryna (Dundee)
Matt Pope (Tokohu Free Blades)
Paul Crowder (unattached)
Toms Rutkis (Swindon)

Out:

Callum Buglass *** (Cardiff Fire)
Chris Jones (Swindon)
David Brine (Medvescak Zagreb)
Denny Kearney (Milton Keynes)
Guillaume Doucet (Milton Keynes)
Toms Rutkis *** (Swindon)
Chris Culligan (Retired)

Coventry Blaze:

Head Coach: Danny Stewart

In: Brett Robinson, David Clements, Jordan Pietrus, Jordan Stokes, Kevin Noble, Oliver Stone, Renny Marr, Ross Venus: Re-Signed

Adam Courchiane (Dusseldorfer EG)
Ben Lake (Alaska Aces)
Brython Preece (Utah Outilers)
Danick Paquette (Tulsa Oilers)
Dax Lauwers (Alaska Aces)
Gaelan Patterson (Chamonix-Morzine)
Garrett Ladd (Tulsa Oilers)
Gustav Ahnelov (Karlskrona HK)
Kevin Nastiuk (Dresdner Eislowen)
Luke Ferrara (Sheffield)
Marc-Olivier Vallerand (HC Bolzano)
Ryan Dingle (Fife)
Vojtech Kloz (Epinal)

Out:

Garrett Klotz, Marc Cantin

Barry Almeida (Worcester Railers)
Ben Davies (Guildford)
Brian Stewart (Guildford)
Jim Jorgensen (Podhale Nowy Targ)
Jordan Stokes *** (Telford)
Liam Stewart (Guildford)
Oliver Stone *** (Swindon)
Matt Marquardt (Sheffield)
Renny Marr *** (Swindon)
Robin Bergman (Rungsted Seier Capital)
Shawn Boutin (Dresdner Eislowen)
TJ Syner (Worcester Railers)
Josh Godfrey (Retired)
Russ Cowley (Retired)

Dundee Stars:

Head Coach: Omar Pacha (Manchester)

In: Ben Edmonds, Cameron McGiffin, Craig Holland, Joey De Concilys, Kris Inglis: Re-Signed

Adam Harding (Manchester)
Anthony Mastrodicasa (Rapid City Rush)
Chris Lawrence (Nottingham)
Emerson Hrynyk (Mount Royal University)
Gabriel Levesque (Anglet Hormandi)
Jimmy Jensen (Dijon)
Johan Andersson (Dijon)
Jordan Cownie (Milton Keynes)
Malcolm Gould (Strasbourg)
Marc-Olivier Mimar (Thetford Mines Assurancia)
Patrick Lee (UMass - Amherst)
Riley Stadel (Edmonton Oil Kings)
Taylor Dickin (Manchester)
Travis Fullerton (Edinburgh)
Tyler Brickier (Gangwon High 1)

Out:

Brett Switzer (Nice)
Craig Cescon (Braehead)
Craig Moore (Cardiff)
Felix-Antoine Poulin (MsHK Zillna)
Kevin Brujisten (Mulhouse)
Joe Fallon (Worcester Railers)
Joey Sides (Tulsa Oilers)
Josh Grieveson (Braehead)
Justin Faryna (Cardiff)
Mikael Lidhammar (Guildford)
Scott Brannon (Caen)
Marc Lefebvre (Cincinnati Cyclones++) 
Vinny Scarsella (Retired)

Edinburgh Capitals:

Head Coach: Dmitri Khristich (HK Kremenchuk**)

In: Harry Ferguson, Kevin Forshall, Jay King, Michael D'Orazio, Pavel Vorobyev, Rihards Grigors, Tyler Plews: Re-Signed

Aaron Robertson (Fife Falcons)
Alexander Ismalov (Yermak Angarsk)
Calum Robertson (Fife Falcons)
Callum Boyd (Braehead)
Denis Trakhanov (KS Torun)
Duncan Spiers (Solway Sharks)
Dylan Anderson (Queens University)
Igor Valeyev (Chelmet Chelyabinsk)
Jordan McLaughlin (Edinburgh Capitals SNL)
Juris Upitis (MHC Martin)
Konstantin Teslyukevich (Arlan Kokshetau)
Marek Tvrdon (HK Nitra)
Mike Cazzola (Binghamton Senators)
Pavel Shegalo (Metallurg Zhlobin)
Sergei Banashkov (Saryarka Karaganda)
Taylor Stefishen (Dijon)


Out: 

Jacob Johnston (Odense Bulldogs)
Jaroslav Hertl (Mont-Blanc)
Jordan Marr (Fife)
Liam Cassidy (Kirkcaldy Kestrels)
Matt Tipoff (Wichtia Thunder)
Michal Dobron (Brest)
Sean Beattie (Fife)
Travis Fullerton (Dundee)
Taylor MacDougall


* - Signed as Player-Assistant Coach
** - Was in charge of youth programme
*** - Two way contract
+ - Retired as player but became Head Coach of team shown
++ - Left position as Head Coach, became assistant coach of team shown
+++ - Retired as player, became assistant coach of team shown
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Player in italic typeface - Brit Under 23 years of age
Player in bold typeface - Import

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Talking Hockey: DEL vs Elite League

We love hockey here at FSB, and occasionally do an article that is not all Steelers related. And so we have one here. As you know Steelers took on crack DEL outfit Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers at Ice Sheffield in a couple of exhibition games recently, and did pretty well in them. We're going to do a feature on the DEL in this article and helping us talk it is our DEL expert, Lee White - also known as The Big Man.

Hope you enjoy...

FSB: So were you surprised that Steelers played a DEL side in pre-season?

LW: It did kind of surprise me yes, in fact. Mind you we all know the reasons behind it, Rob Wilson's return back to Sheffield. It would have been nice to have another DEL side over (coughs and mutters Adler Mannheim) but it was nice surprise that we attracted a team that did very well in their domestic league last season (3rd)

FSB: The games were close, the Ice Tigers winning both games by two goals and one goal respectively, Did the results flatter you that they were that close?

LW: It did and it didn't to be honest because you could see that Ice Tigers weren't playing their "A" game in both encounters, it was more like a B plus game if you had state so. But it was nice for people to see how hockey is played in Germany compared to the standard over here in the UK.

FSB: Steelers held their own in both games as we said. Do you think they could have come away with the win in either game?

LW: Personally, no, maybe a tie at best. The Ice Tigers conditioning was tip top and you could see that as both games wore on, as Steelers seemed to tire towards the end. But to put a positive spin on it, it was pleasing to see how close the games considering this and the skill levels involved in each league.

FSB: Which of the Steelers players actually caused the DEL side the most problems and why?

LW: It has to be the DVN (Dowd-Valdix-Nelson) line which were always making Ice Tigers think with their movement and anticipation where the others were. 

FSB: Looking at the performances generally, does this possibly give hope that we can see more results such as Braehead and Nottingham's win against DEL sides in the CHL happen again? Is the gap closing?

LW: The gap is definitely closing for sure. Five or six years ago, you would be lucky to compare an Elite League side to a mid table (at a push) DEL2 side but having seen Steelers play against Nurnberg, you could quite easily put the top EIHL teams on par with lower standard DEL sides such as Krefeld Pinguine.

FSB: We think that if Nurnberg iced their full team, we would have been steamrolled. Do you agree with that?

LW: In a simple one word answer, yes. I think they iced a lot of their younger talent but if that was their full roster then they were in second gear at most.

FSB: Finally, do you think this series will open the doors for more and more DEL sides playing exhibition games over here as part of their new season preparations?

LW: I don't think it will be a one off. I personally would love to see a game between the two Steelers teams again, Bletingheim vs Sheffield, whether it be here or in Germany. It can only benefit both nations and UK sides can pit themselves against better quality opponents which helps them gauge where they are in terms of standard. It will also go a long way in proving that UK hockey teams cannot be seen as the whipping boys of hockey which some people are led to believe is true.

A huge round of appreciation for Lee for his assistance in the creation of this article.

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