Opposition Signings & Departures 21/22

[TealSteeler]

Fife made a double signing on Sunday evening to add 2 more Brits to their roster.

They have brought back goaltender Andy Little and also added forward Scott Jamieson.

Little, 23, has appeared four times for the Flyers organisation but did not ice at all last season and in 2018-19. Jamieson, 20, iced 35 times in 2019-20 but has yet to score a goal or provide an assist.

https://twitter.com/FifeFlyers/status/1 ... 81698?s=19 - Little announcement

https://twitter.com/FifeFlyers/status/1 ... 90217?s=19 - Jamieson announcement

[TealSteeler]

Penultimate signing post...

Glasgow have added 26 year old American defenceman Tim Shoup to their blueline corps.

https://clanihc.com/post/signing-shoup- ... lan-stint/

He has spent the last 3 seasons in the ECHL with Manchester Monarchs and Indy Fuel, making 127 appearances in that time. You can picture a certain Cher song coming to mind when he takes to the ice...

[TealSteeler]

28 year old Canadian centre Ian McNulty has signed for Guildford Flames.

https://guildfordflames.com/forward_mcn ... _to_roster

McNulty arrives from ECHL side Tulsa Oilers, appearing in 204 games for them in the last three seasons. He has 34 goals and a total of 80 points in those matches.

Previously to turning professional McNulty spent four and a half seasons at the University of Regina.

[TealSteeler]

Manchester signed 28 year old American right wing Jared Van Wormer on Wednesday.

https://www.manchesterstorm.com/breakin ... ue-season/

Expecting him to be the Storm's power forward as he stands 6 feet tall and weighs over 200lbs.

Signed from ECHL side Kansas City Mavericks, he also has 14 games in the AHL with four different sides. Featured in the ECHL in the 2018-19 All Star Game.

[TealSteeler]

Glasgow have added 26 year old Canadian centre Quinn O'Brien to their roster.

https://clanihc.com/post/signing-obrien ... nd-chance/

A big body, at 6'3 and 220lbs: he will provide definitive size to the Clan's forward presence. He didn't play last season but this is his first professional season. He spent four seasons at the University of Ottawa where he was alternate captain for the first three and captain in season four.

O'Brien was initially planned to ice for Glasgow last season but as you know, the season didn't happen.

[TealSteeler]

Four season Fife Flyer Carlo Finucci has joined Alps HL side Cortina.

Finucci played last season for ASC Corona Brasov in the Erste Liga and Romanian leagues alongside a certain Josh McFadden.

In his four seasons on Kirkcaldy, the 34 year old Canadian/Italian played 249 games with 88 goals and a total of 212 points.

[TealSteeler]

Dundee sign 25 year old offensive defenceman Michael Poirier.

https://www.dundeestars.com/stars-add-t ... l-poirier/

Poirier joins from French Second Division side Dunkerque which was his maiden professional season. He appeared in just seven games for them, picking a couple of goals and three assists in that time. The season there was a short one due to coronavirus, a lot of teams played just a maximum of 12 games.

Prior to turning professional, Poirier spent four successive seasons at the University of Ottawa where he made 94 appearances and scored 52 points (14 goals) in the USports leagues..

[TealSteeler]

Fife have signed 26 year old Canadian forward Greg Chase.

https://twitter.com/FifeFlyers/status/1 ... 60480?s=19

A former seventh round pick (188th overall) of the Edmonton Oilers in 2013, Chase joins the Flyers from the Maine Mariners of the ECHL. Chase is the nephew of former NHLer Kelly Chase who iced over 450 NHL games for the St. Louis Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs, and himself has over 100 AHL games over three different organisations.

Chase did not play last season, but adds versatility to the Flyers roster as he is capable of playing either centre or left wing.

This is the newcomer's first experience of European hockey and takes the Flyers up to 13 in their roster now, nine of them forwards.

[SteelerBlade]

Belfast round out there roster with an outstanding defensive signing in the shape of 6”4” 220lb Griffin Reinhart.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/4 ... n-reinhart

The 27 year old Canadian was the 1st Rd, 4th overall pick of the New York islanders in 2012.

He’s played 39 NHL games for the New York Islanders & Edmonton Oilers.

In the AHL he’s iced 302 times for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Bakersfield Condors & Chicago Wolves.

He’s played outside North America in the KHL for Chinese side Kunlun Red Star.

Most recently he played 20/21 in the DEL for the Iserlohn Roosters.

[TealSteeler]

They have also signed winger J J Piccinich from the ECHL's Orlando Solar Bears.

https://www.belfastgiants.com/2021/08/3 ... -reinhart/

Piccinich was fourth round NHL pick for the Maple Leafs in 2014 but never played for them in the NHL. He has 10 appearances in the AHL combined with Toronto Marlies and San Antonio Rampage. He has a Memorial Cup win from his time as a junior and a ECHL Kelly Cup win with the Newfoundland Growlers.