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Glasgow have added 5”8” Scottish D man Reece Cochrane.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/3 ... e-cochrane

The 20 year old joins from the NIHL’s Sheffield Steeldogs.

He is a former GB youth international and has previously iced 70 EIHL games the Fife Flyers.


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Fife have made a double signing this evening.

First up, Swedish defenceman Erik Näslund. Näslund, 27, has spent ten seasons in the Hockeyettan (Division 1) icing almost 400 games at that level.

https://fifeflyers.co.uk/phone/50_signi ... slund.html

The second signing is American centre Michael McNicholas, another 27 year old. McNicholas has played 179 ECHL games and spent last season with Utah Grizzlies, Indy Fuel and Tulsa Oilers from whom he joins the Flyers from. He had a short spell in 2018-19 with Manglerud of the GET-Ligaen in Norway, icing 15 times and scoring 2 goals and 9 points before returning back to the States.

https://fifeflyers.co.uk/phone/51_signi ... holas.html
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Young netminder Will Bray has left Coventry in search of development in Finland.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/303036/will-bray

He’s joined Laser HT of the Suomi-Sarja.

A brave move and a good one as unfortunately you can’t develop as a keeper in the UK.


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Guildford have signed 1st year pro defenceman Kyle Locke to their ranks.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/161822/kyle-locke

The 25 year old Canadian is 6”1” and didn’t play in 20/21.

His most recent hockey was in the Canadian University USports League with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks.


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Glasgow have added 5”10” Canadian centre Guillaume Gauthier.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/1 ... e-gauthier

The 26 year old didn’t play in 20/21 and has iced just a single pro game for the ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears in 19/20.

He’s played in the Canadian University USports League with the McGill University Redbirds.


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Manchester have signed Australian backup netminder James Downie.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/2 ... mes-downie

The 21 year old is British-eligible under EIHL regulations.

He’s 6”2” and has iced predominately in the American youth system as well as in the Australian AIHL with the Sydney Bears & Melbourne Ice.

He’s the son of former Tayside, Fife, Trafford, Manchester, Lancashire, Blackburn & Dundee netminder Colin Downie.


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Manchester confirm Joe Hazeldine will continue with the club.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/2 ... -hazeldine

The 6”1” English D man, 20, signed a long term deal with the Storm before the Elite Series.

He’s iced 88 EIHL games for Nottingham & Manchester.
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Manchester have re-signed young English defenceman Ben Solder on a 3 year deal.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/240686/ben-solder

A product of the Chelmsford system, Solder iced 14 Elite Series games with the Storm.

The 20 year old is a former GB youth international at 18s & 20s and has spent the last 5 years icing junior in North America.


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Manchester re-sign 6”0” English forward Harry Gulliver to a 3 year contract.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/2 ... y-gulliver

The 21 year old cane through with Romford, Okanagan & Swindon.

The former GB youth international played 5 games in the Elite Series with Manchester.

He’s spent recent years icing in North American juniors as well as icing the NIHL Cup with Raiders IHC.


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Manchester re-sign 5”10” English forward Finlay Ulrick to a 3 year deal.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/2 ... lay-ulrick

The 21 year old has played 67 EIHL games for Manchester.

A product of the Hull system, Ulrick played youth international hockey for GB at 18s & 20s.

He played 3 years in North American juniors, and iced in the NIHL North Cup for the Blackburn Hawks.


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