Welcome to the fourth edition of "Around the EIHL" which brings you the latest movements for the 11 team strong EIHL in 2018-19. Want to know who is playing where next season? Well, this is your one stop article for just that.
Transfer dealings up to and including yesterday, 2 June 2018.
Let's start as always with the Belfast Giants. Just one addition to the team, taking the total signed to eight. Netminder Tyler Beskorowany joins the Giants from the now defunct Edinburgh Capitals. One player departs too, as veteran Brit Ashley Tait leaves to become the new player-coach at NIHL South side Basingstoke Bison. Next stop is of course the Braehead Clan and they have signed defenceman Matt Stanisz from fellow Elite League side Manchester Storm for their blue line. Two players have left Clan though, both defencemen. Félix-Antoine Poulin leaves for, wait for it, Manchester and Craig Cescon moves to Romanian Erste Liga side ASC Corona Brasov.
League Champions Cardiff Devils have re-signed Brit defenceman Craig Moore for 2018-19, Moore's first season since joining from Dundee last summer had been cut short with a serious knee injury. However fellow defenceman Drew Paris has moved to Sweden to join Karlskrona HK who were relegated from the SHL to the Allsvenskan at the end of season. We can confirm no further movements to report at Coventry Blaze yet. Two in and one out for Dundee Stars as Omar Pacha continues with his team building. New arrivals are defenceman Mike Sullivan and forward Charles Corcoran turn up on Tayside from HC Asiago and Brown University respectively; whilst Riley Stadel moves onto Ryan Finnerty's Manchester Storm.
No team announcements yet still from the Fife Flyers but Todd Dutiaume and Jeff Hutchins will again be behind the bench. One arrival in Surrey for the Guildford Flames, with Kevin King joining them from Milton Keynes. Four players signed up for the Manchester Storm since we last reported. There are new deals for Dane Byers and Declan Balmer whilst Félix-Antoine Poulin and Riley Stadel arrive in Altrincham from Braehead and Dundee respectively. Defenceman Matt Stanisz is a departure though, he's joined Braehead.
Next stop Milton Keynes Lightning and plenty of activity since we last updated. Four players in, two out. Arriving in Buckinghamshire are Italian internationalist Patrick Killeen from Ritten/Renon, Czech forward Radek Meidl who joins from Orlik Opole and young Brits Owen Griffiths and Cole Shudra who arrive from Peterborough Phantoms and on loan from Sheffield Steelers respectively. Leaving are last season's captain Kevin King who has joined Guildford, and Denny Kearney who departs for Ligue Magnus side Grenoble.
Nottingham Panthers up next, and they have been busy as well with four signings and one only departure. Leaving the Lace City is forward Zack Phillips who has joined Fehérvár AV19 of the EBEL. Yet icing for the Panthers in 18-19 are Tim Billingsley who joins for a second season, and in a huge re-signing: GB internationalist Brett Perlini. New faces are on the blue line are Tommy Hughes who is acquired from AHL side Hershey Bears and former NHLer Dylan Olsen who signs from Adirondack Thunder again of the AHL. Olsen follows in the steps of his father Darryl who had a season in the black and gold way back in 1996-97.
Last but by no means least, the Sheffield Steelers. Plenty of movement there too with Jordan Griffin joining the Club as their latest apprentice; acquired from Bradford Bulldogs U16 and new deals for Cole Shudra and Mark Matheson. Departing for new pastures are the afore-mentioned Shudra who joins Milton Keynes on a season long loan deal and in a huge transaction: GB internationalist Ben O'Connor who has linked up with KHL side Barys Astana.
More transfer updates next week.
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