#A.J. Jenks

[wtf-triassic]

Vaderlimulus tricki

By Tas Dixon

Etymology: Darth Vader’s horseshoe crab

First Described By: Lerner et al, 2017

Classification: Biota, Archaea, Proteoarchaeota, Asgardarchaeota, Eukaryota, Neokaryota, Scotokaryota Opimoda, Podiata, Amorphea, Obazoa, Opisthokonta, Holozoa, Filozoa, Choanozoa, Animalia, Eumetazoa, Parahoxozoa, Bilateria, Nephrozoa, Protostomia, Arthropoda, Chelicerata, Xiphosura, Xiphosurida, Limulina, Austrolimulidae.

Status: Extinct 

Time and Place: 251 to 247 million years ago, the Olenekian of the Early Triassic.

Vaderlimulus is only known from Idaho.

Physical Description: Vaderlimulus was similar in many respects to modern horseshoe crabs. They call them “living fossils” for a reason. The entire body (around 47 mm long not including the telson, which would have more than doubled total length) was protected by a hard carapace, with tiny eyes at the top of this. The legs were present on the underside, with a long, stiff telson projecting posteriorly. The most noteworthy feature of Vaderlimulus is the fact that the lateral spines of its carapace are highly splayed laterally and strongly curved backwards. Modern horseshoe crabs also have these spines, but they’re closely appressed to the body, giving the entire carapace a rounded appearance. You can probably guess why Vaderlimulus bears the name it does

Diet: Vaderlimulus presumably had a similar diet to modern horseshoe crabs, consisting of smaller seafloor invertebrates such as worms and shellfish. And sometimes algae.

Behavior: Presumably, Vaderlimulus had similar behavior to modern horseshoe crabs, feeding on the muddy bottom of shallow waters. Based on its close relatives such as Austrolimulus, Vaderlimulus may have even lived in freshwater. Whether it therefore underwent the same mass spawning as modern marine horseshoe crabs is unknown.

Ecosystem: The geological formation Vaderlimulus comes from is not good at preserving body fossils, but it is rich in trace fossils. Feeding traces and burrows of worms, resting traces of bivalves, and impressions left by fish in the sediment are known, as are impressions of cycads and bennettitales. At least one ammonite has also been preserved. These indicate that the environment was likely a coastal area.

Other: Vaderlimulus is one of the earliest records of the Dark Side in prehistory.

~ By Henry Thomas

Sources Under the Cut

Lerner, A.J., Lucas, S.G., Martin, L. (2017). “First fossil horseshoe crab (Xiphosurida) from the Triassic of North America”. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Abhandlugen 286 (3): 289-302.

Lockley, M., Lucas, S.G., Jenks, J.F., Lerner, A.J., Runions, T., Burton, J. (2018). “A Trace Fossil Assemblage From the Thaynes Group (Triassic), Idaho”. Fossil Record 6: New Mexico Museum of Nautral History and Science Bulletin 79: 429-440.

[mikecrook]

Walleye Sweep Series Against Rush

Another tough setback on the road as the puck won't bounce Rapid City's way #RushNation

TOLEDO, OH — The Rapid City Rush were able to cut into their deficit in the middle frame but in the end Evan Rankin and the Walleye take the weekend series on Toledo’s 4-1 victory Sunday evening. For the second night in a row Toledo would light the lamp first on the night’s contest.  Rankin scored the first of his three goals when he secured the puck during a scramble in front of the net and…

[goalhofer]

2019-20 Ft. Wayne Komets Roster

Wingers

#9 Gage Torrel (Monticello, Minnesota)

#10 Braedy Shaw (Cahokia, Illinois)

#17 Connor Sanvido (Maple Ridge, British Columbia)

#27 Shawn Szydlowski (St. Clair Shores, Michigan)

#29 Mason Bergh (Eden Prairie, Minnesota)

#47 A.J. Jenks (Wolverine Lake, Michigan)

#70 Shawn St. Amant (Terrebone, Quebec)

#81 Brad Ross (Lethbridge, Alberta)

#92 Ian Mackey (Tower Lakes, Illinois)

Centers

#13 Anthony Petruzzelli (Federal Way, Washington)

#28 Matt Boudens (Pembroke, Ontario)

#61 Taylor Ross (Kronau, Saskatchewan)

#88 Alan Lyszczarczyk (Nowy Targ, Poland)

Defensemen

#3 Chase Stewart (Marathon, Ontario)

#4 Jason Binkley (Powell, Ohio)

#8 Eric Israel (Huntington Woods, Michigan)

#23 Max Gottlieb (Old Bridge, New Jersey)

#24 Marc-Olivier Duquette (Saint-Louis-De-Gonzagu, Quebec)

#25 Kyle Haas (Calgary, Alberta)

#43 Matt Brassard (Barrie, Ontario)

#65 Will Petschenig (Manotick, Ontario)

Goalies

#31 Cole Kehler (Altona, Manitoba)

#34 Stephen Dhillon (Buffalo, New York)

[fromthe-point]

Fort Wayne, IN -- The Komets announced Tuesday that former Toledo Walleye forward A.J. Jenks has agreed to terms and will be on the Fort Wayne roster for 2019-20.

Jenks, 29, has been a foe of the Komets the last five seasons with the Walleye in the ECHL. The Wolverine Lake, Michigan native was on board with Toledo last season in the Kelly Cup finals, scoring playoff career highs of six goals  and 12 points in 23 games after scoring 19 goals and 37 points in 47 regular season outings.

"This is another great day in Komet land," Komets general manager David Franke said.  "After announcing the return of our Rookie of the Year Jake Kamrass yesterday, we are excited to announce the signing our arch nemesis A.J. Jenks.  As a player we have hated playing against, A.J. is now on our side. This should be exciting news for our loyal Komet fans."

[blogfernsonthayassslove]

MLB

'Like stacking pennies': Astros old and new do the little things, dominate White Sox in ALDS Game 1

คาสิโน ออนไลน์ Until they took the field Thursday afternoon for Game 1 of their American League Division Series, the Houston Astros had not competed in the playoffs without George Springer since Game 4 of the 2005 World Series.Coincidentally, their opponent that October and this one - the Chicago White Sox, who have not won a playoff series since catcher A.J. Pierzynski leaped into Bobby Jenks’ arms on the Minute Maid Park grass after the final out was recorded.As the teams kicked off the ALDS in that same stadium Thursday, it’s clear only one of those trivial items will prove relevant in 2021.The Astros, as dominant as they are reviled over the past five seasons, continued their robotic heroes old and new making the absence of Springer – one of the greatest performers in postseason history – feel trifling.The White Sox? They look like a 93-win appetizer for the Astros, for the moment overmatched and in line to continue a run of divisional futility now entering its fifth year.The South Siders won their first division title since 2008, when they were dispatched from the playoffs by the Tampa Bay Rays. Yet since Cleveland fell one win shy of a World Series title in 2016, the AL Central has been a playoff afterthought.

[qcmallardshockey]

Mallards Begin End of the Season Against Toledo

MOLINE, IL – The Quad City Mallards and Toledo Walleye faced off for the second to last time this season, as well as the second to last time ever. The day after announcing that the team would be ceasing operations at the end of the season on April 7th, the Mallards began the final 11 games of their ECHL history. Five home games remained before Wednesday’s contest, two of them being against the Walleye.

In the first period the Mallards looked like the lesser team, which shouldn’t be surprising due to the fact that the Illinois-based team is dead last in 7th place in the Central Division and the bottom of the league. Toledo, in contrast, has clinched a play-off spot and rests in first place in the Central Division. The home team was out-skated and out-shot during the first 20 minutes, going down 2-0 after goals by Kyle Bonis and A.J. Jenks.

The first Toledo goal came just over 90 seconds after the game began, Bonis firing the puck in topshelf from the left corner of the crease. Recently returned from the AHL’s Stockton Heat C.J. Motte had a terrific save about midway through the period after he went out of his crease to attempt to play the puck near the boards, the defensemen in black helping out as well with the stop. Shortly after that, however, Jenks added to the lead.

After much scrambling infront of the net and many saves by Motte, Jenks rifled the puck in topshelf to double up the Toledo lead. Ryan Obuchowski assisted on both opf the first period goals. After one period, Toledo had seven more shots on goal than the Mallards, sending 20 shots Motte’s way.

A fire was lit under the Mallards during the first intermission, as they came out of the locker room looking like a different team. Their play was more aggressive, their passing was crisper, and their skating faster. It took almost eight minutes for the Mallards to end Pat Nagle’s shutout in the second frame, Ryan McGrath finding twine while the Mallards were on the power play. Quentin Shore was at the right corner at the goal line when he passed it up to Jamie Tardif infront of the net. Tardif then back-handed it to McGrath from the right to left, McGrath lighting the lamp.

Gergo Nagy and Shore had a stupendous scoring opportunity at 12:59 after Nagy came out of the box. Nagy went on the breakaway, dropping the puck between the dots to Shore who was following close behind. Shore’s shot went high, however, and McGrath’s marker was the only one to be scored in the middle frame.

Halfway through the final frame Toledo scored again, Tyler Barnes shooting the puck into the gaping net while Motte was down on his left side.

Twenty-eight seconds after Toledo once more took a two goal lead the Mallards struck back, Chris Izmirlian netting his third goal of the season.

The Mallards and Walleye looked like much more evenly matched teams in the second and third periods compared to the opening frame, as Quad City eventually took the lead in shots on goal 44-39. Both teams earned three penalties apiece, the Mallards the only team to capitalize on the man advantage.

With this loss the Mallards have been officially eliminated from the play-offs, the first time in five seasons. The Mallards had previously made the play-offs the final two seasons in the CHL and their three previous season in the ECHL.

The Mallards and Walleye will finish up their season long series and the four game home-and-home series on Friday at 7:05 at the TaxSlayer Center. Friday’s contest is another $2 Hot Dog/$2 Beer Night presented by 97X, as well as a metro night presented by Metrolink.

As always, follow @sinbinmallards on twitter for the latest Mallards news.

[junker-town]

Explosive line brawl erupts in ECHL game, includes fighting goaltenders

GOALIE FIGHT!

Full line brawls are a rare sight in hockey. Even more so when they include goaltenders from both teams. That was what we got from the ECHL on Saturday, when a line brawl was sparked late in a game between the Toledo Walleye and the KC Mavericks.

The Walleye came away with the eventual 5-0 win, but not before tensions absolutely boiled over between the two teams. It didn’t take long for a full line brawl to erupt, and an even shorter time for both goaltenders to jump in and take on each other.

HERE IT IS: FULL VIDEO OF THE WALLEYE VS. KC BRAWL -- EVERYONE INVOLVED INCLUDING THE GOALIES. pic.twitter.com/yLg645d9Me

— Jordan Strack (@JordanStrack) February 11, 2018

The brawl was sparked after Garrett Klotz of the Mavericks took his stick to the back of Walleye A.J. Jenks. Klotz took more than a few extra whacks at Jenks, prompting swift retribution from the team

Here is what started the entire brawl: An absolute cheap shot by Garrett Klotz on AJ Jenks. Almost the exact same thing that happened to Simon Denis last year. Unbelievable. Plus the replay of the goalie fight. pic.twitter.com/g13aQaYp0f

— Jordan Strack (@JordanStrack) February 11, 2018

The goaltenders, however, were the real star here, as the pair squared off while the remainder of the fights were starting to wind down. The two goaltenders separated before things could get even more heated, but the damage was done.

Quite the exciting mid-February ECHL match!

[suzie81blog]

Miguel Angel, AJ Jenks, Sasha Latoya, Cartier Fraser in Buddy

Last night The Bloke and I were invited to the Press Night of Buddy at the Alexandra Theatre.

Telling the story of the Texas-born rock and roll legend Buddy Holly from his meteoric rise to fame before his tragic death at the age of 22, Buddy has become known as ‘The World’s Most Successful Rock & Roll Musical,’ celebrating it’s 30th anniversary year with a 2019 – 2020 tour. Seen by over 22 million music fans since it opened in London’s West End in 1989, the show has has enjoyed extraordinary success, having played a record- breaking 4450 performances over 556 weeks on tour in the UK and Ireland, as well as 5822 performances over 728 weeks in London’s West End, winning numerous awards along the way.

While Buddy Holly’s career may have only lasted for 18 months, he served as a pioneer within the music industry, being the first Rock ‘n’ Roll star to write his own songs, the first to popularise the two-guitar/one bass/one drum line-up, the first to get involved in production using techniques that would eventually pave the way for the Beatles to develop a similar sound and the first to wear glasses. The show depicts the early struggles of Buddy Holly and the Crickets, their performance as the first white act to play the Apollo Theatre stage in Harlem through their journey to incredible success and Holly’s whirlwind romance with Maria Elena (who he proposed to on their first date). The storyline itself and dialogue is fairly minimal, with much of the production focused more on the songs.

The lead was played by Brummie-born A.J. Jenks (who shares the role during alternate performances) who did a wonderful job, managing to convincingly emulate Holly with superb nuances and encapsulating his famous stammering style. He was joined by Christopher Weeks (who also plays the lead during certain performances), Joe Butcher, Josh Haberfield as the Crickets, and a small cast of incredibly talented actors throughout who all performed their own music, with some taking on multiple characters and instruments. There were some enormously powerful female vocals (Cartier Fraser and Sasha Latoya in particular), note-perfect a capella and a whole plethora of hit rock ‘n’ roll songs including That’ll Be The Day, Oh Boy, Rave On, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace, Johnny B. Goode, Raining In My Heart, Everyday and Shout . Shout out to Miguel Angel in the role of Tyrone Jones who has been in over 1500 performances of Buddy across the UK, USA and Canada since playing Richie Valens in the West End revival of the show in 2007.

The second half is more a full-scale concert than a musical, re-enacting his final show at Clear Lake with J.P. Richardson – the Big Bopper, (played by Joshua Barton) and Richie Valens (played by Ben Pryer) before his fateful plane crash in 1959 in which all three musicians and the pilot died. There’s a rather poignant and emotional moment of reflection at this point before the audience is pulled back into an encore of songs that had them dancing in the aisles, and it was beautifully done.

For Buddy Holly and rock ‘n’ roll fans, this show is an absolute must-see.

Buddy will be on stage at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham next from Tuesday 3rd until Saturday 7th March. To purchase your tickets, visit here.

Disclaimer: The Bloke and I were given complimentary tickets to the show, but were under no obligation to provide a positive review.

Review: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at the Alexandra Theatre Last night The Bloke and I were invited to the Press Night of Buddy at the Alexandra Theatre.

[mitchbeck]

KUHNS: SWAMP RABBITS WEEKLY #1

Greenville picks up 3 of a possible 4 points moving into a key weekend BY: Jordan Kuhns, Greenville Swamp Rabbits WEEKLY RECAP Heading into Opening Weekend, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits had a tough test on their hands. The Toledo Walleye, who had won 50 or more games in three of the last four seasons as one of the premier powerhouses in the ECHL, came to the Upstate as Greenville's first opponent. The Walleye ran into a buzzsaw of scoring in the second period, as the Swamp Rabbits connected for three goals on 11 shots on goal, and jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Austen Brassard, Chris Izmirlian and Johno May all connected for Greenville in an exciting second period that featured five goals overall. Toledo bounced back with two in the second, and one more in the third to draw even. A.J. Jenks ended the game at the 3:17 mark of overtime on a 4-on-3 power play. Greenville bounced back on night two in earnest. The Swamp Rabbits allowed the first goal of the game, but the response came in the form of goals from Stephen Pierog and May to give the home team a 2-1 lead heading into the third period. As they did the night before, the Walleye tied it, but the Swamp Rabbits got the last laugh overall to pick up the victory. Brassard connected for his second goal of the weekend with under five minutes to play, the game-winning goal, and May put it away with the empty-netter with about 30 seconds to play, and Greenville exited the weekend with three out of a possible four standings points against a league powerhouse heading into a critical weekend. 10/12 vs. Toledo — 4-3 OTL 10/13 vs. Toledo — 4-2 W PLAYER OF THE WEEK Johno May - 2 GP | 3 goals, 10 shots on goal, 2 PPG Swamp Rabbits forward Johno May has played in only 10 games in his professional career, but in those games, he has posted 5 goals and 4 assists. 3 of those 5 goals came last weekend against the Toledo Walleye, with two of them coming on the power play. His first goal came on Friday, and his next two on Saturday. He also led the Swamp Rabbits with 10 shots on goal on the weekend, which is surprisingly not tops in the league. He trails Idaho's Spencer Naas (17) and Brady Norrish (14), and Brampton's Erik Bradford (13). RABBIT TAILS It was a good weekend to hold the last name, Brassard. Forward Austen Brassard posted a goal on Opening Night, shorthanded, and added a goal and an assist on night two, including the game-winner on Saturday night. Defenseman J.C. Brassard started his season with two assists on Opening Night. Goaltender Garrett Bartus was a busy bee in goal this past weekend. His 64 saves rank third-most in the league, and his sparkling performance of 30 saves and a .938 save percentage on Saturday, led the way for the Swamp Rabbits to pick up the win. Head coach Kevin Kerr picked up his first win behind the bench of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, his first in the ECHL, and his 95th win as a professional. Six players had multi-point weekends for the Swamp Rabbits, showcasing a stable scoring that will be tough to stop all season. The Swamp Rabbits have not scored fewer than three goals in four games, dating back to preseason. Opening Night proved to be one for the record books. 10,037 fans attended the game on Friday night, which set a new franchise record. UPCOMING GAMES Friday, October 19 | @ Atlanta Gladiators | 7:35 p.m. Watch | Listen Saturday, October 20 | @ South Carolina Stingrays | 7:05 p.m. Watch | Listen SOUTH DIVISION STANDINGS Greenville Swamp Rabbits (1-0-1-0) - 3 pts Jacksonville Icemen (1-0-0-0) - 2 pts Atlanta Gladiators (1-0-0-0) - 2 pts Norfolk Admirals (1-0-0-0) - 2 pts Florida Everblades (1-1-0-0) - 2 pts South Carolina Stingrays (0-1-0-0) - 0 pts Orlando Solar Bears (0-1-0-0) - 0 pts   *standings as of October 15, 2018 Read the full article

[fromthe-point]

The Toledo Walleye captured the Bruce Taylor Trophy as Western Conference champions on Wednesday with a 6-2 win over the Tulsa Oilers in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Toledo wins the series 4 games to 3, and advances to meet the Newfoundland Growlers in the 2019 Kelly Cup Finals presented by SmileDirectClub.

The Walleye took a 2-0 lead 9:29 into the contest on goals from David Pope and Zach Gallant. After Stephen Perfetto got the Oilers on the board with a power-play tally at 12:24 of the first period, Chris Crane restored Toledo's two-goal lead at 17:14. Matt Register extended the lead to 4-1 13:28 into the second period. Jared Thomas pulled Tulsa within two at 19:33 of the second period, but Toledo's Bryan Moore and Ben Storm added empty-net tallies in the closing minutes of the third period to set the final.

A.J. Jenks led the Walleye in the series with six points (2g-4a) while Pat Nagle went 4-3 with a 1.98 goals-against average and a save percentage of .938. Perfetto (3g-4a) and Adam Pleskach (2g-5a) shared the series lead for the Oilers with seven points each.

This is the Walleye’s first trip to the Kelly Cup Finals in team history, and the third visit to the final round of the ECHL playoffs for a Toledo team. The Toledo Storm won back-to-back Riley Cup championships in 1993 and 1994.

[fromthe-point]

ECHL Transactions - Apr. 07

Adirondack Thunder: Shane Conacher, F || activated from reserve Nikolas Olsson, F || released from contract Kelly Summers, D || returned from loan to Belleville (AHL) Mike Szmatula, F || placed on reserve

Atlanta Gladiators: Brady Fleurent, F || placed on reserve Avery Peterson, F || activated from reserve [4.06] Adam Smith, D || signed contract, added to active roster

Brampton Beast: Matt Campagna, F || activated from reserve Bo Pieper, F || activated from reserve Nathan Todd, F || placed on reserve David Vallorani, F || placed on reserve

Fort Wayne Komets: Sean Flanagan, D || placed on reserve Zach Fucale, G || placed on reserve Kevin Gibson, D || activated from reserve Jamie Schaafsma, F || activated from reserve

Idaho Steelheads: Tony Calderone, F || placed on reserve James Phelan, F || activated from reserve Eric Sweetman, D || returned from loan to Grand Rapids (AHL)

Kalamazoo Wings: Ivan Kulbakov, G || recalled by Utica (AHL) [4.06] Eric Messer, G || added as EBUG [4.06]

Maine Mariners: Richie Boyd, D || signed contract, added to active roster Johnny Coughlin, D || placed on injured reserve (effective 4.07) Ryan Ferrill, F || activated from reserve Dillan Fox, F || placed on reserve Zeb Knutson, F || placed on reserve Wade Murphy, F || activated from reserve

Newfoundland Growlers: Matt Bradley, F || placed on reserve Cory Dunn, D || placed on reserve Josh Kestner, F || activated from reserve Marcus Power, F || activated from reserve

Orlando Solar Bears: Olivier Archambault, F || activated from reserve Parker AuCoin, F || released from contract Troy Bourke, F || activated from reserve Michael Brodzinski, D || assigned from San Jose (AHL) by San Jose (NHL) Cody Donaghey, D || assigned from San Jose (AHL) by San Jose (NHL) Jared Freadrich, D || released from contract Jackson Playfiar, F || placed on reserve Mike Robinson, F || released from contract

Toledo Walleye: Paolo Battisti, G || added as EBUG Shane Berschbach, F || placed on reserve Chris Crane, F || activated from reserve A.J. Jenks, F || activated from injured reserve Justin Kea, F || activated from reserve Jeff Lerg, G || released from contract Connor Schmidt, D || released from contract Greg Wolfe, F || placed on reserve

Tulsa Oilers: Alex Dostie, F || assigned from San Diego (AHL) by Anaheim (NHL) [4.06] Ian Keserich, G || placed on injured reserve (effective 4.03) [4.06] Scott Moldenhauer, D || assigned by San Diego (AHL) [4.06] Jared Thomas, F || placed on reserve Bobby Watson, F || placed on reserve [4.06]; activated from reserve

Utah Grizzlies: Josh Henke, F || released from contract R.T. Rice, F || activated from injured reserve; released from contract

Wheeling Nailers: Jack MacNee, D || released from ATO Jordan Neamonitis, G || added as EBUG Jordan Ruby, G || suspended by team, removed from active roster Aaron Titcomb, D || activated from reserve

Worcester Railers: Bo Brauer, F || placed on reserve Matt Gaudreau, F || activated from reserve Ryan Hubbard, G || added as EBUG

[fromthe-point]

ECHL Transactions - Mar.27

Brampton Beast: Austin McEneny, D || activated from reserve Bo Pieper, F || placed on reserve

Florida Everblades: Ben Masella, D || activated from reserve Mitch Vandergunst, F || placed on reserve

Indy Fuel: Zeb Knutson, F || released from contract

Jacksonville IceMen: T.J. Black, G || signed contract, added to active roster Everett Clark, F || placed on injured reserve (effective 3.24) Eli Lichtenwald, F || placed on injured reserve (effective 3.24)

Kansas City Mavericks: Max Kalter, F || released from contract Denver Pierce, F || signed contract, added to active roster; placed on reserve Jared VanWormer, F || activated from reserve

Norfolk Admirals: Derian Hamilton, D || signed ATO, added to active roster Ludlow Harris, D || placed on reserve

Orlando Solar Bears: Corbin Boes, G || placed on reserve Connor Ingram, G || activated from reserve

Reading Royals: Trevor Gooch, F || signed contract, added to active roster

Toledo Walleye: Felix Chamberland, F || signed contract, released from ATO [3.26] Randy Gazzola, D || signed contract, added to active roster [3.26] Abbott Girduckis, F || signed contract, added to active roster A.J. Jenks, F || placed on injured reserve (effective 3.18) Zane Schartz, D || released from contract

Tulsa Oilers: Brad Best, G || added as EBUG

Wheeling Nailers: Nicolas Erb Ekholm, F || released from ATO

Wichita Thunder: Shane Walsh, F || claimed off waivers from Florida

[fromthe-point]

The ECHL on Thursday announced the team captains, roster replacements and skills competition rosters for the 2019 CCM/ECHL All-Star Classic presented by ProMedica, to be hosted by the Toledo Walleye on Monday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. ET at the Huntington Center. The game will air LIVE exclusively on NHL Network.

David Kolomatis of the Manchester Monarchs will serve as captain for the Eastern Conference while Justin Hodgman of the Fort Wayne Komets will serve as captain for the Western Conference. A.J. Jenks is captain of Team Fins and Shane Berschbach is captain of Team Hooks.

On the Eastern Conference roster, Norfolk’s Jalen Smereck will replace Maine’s Sean Day, who is recalled to Hartford of the American Hockey League, and South Carolina’s Andrew Cherniwchan will replace teammate Jonathan Charbonneau, who is injured.

On the Western Conference roster, Kalamazoo’s Reid Gardiner will replace teammate Justin Taylor, who is injured; Indy’s Alex Brooks will replace teammate Neil Manning, who has departed to play in Europe; and Tulsa’s Adam Pleskach will replace Rapid City’s Andrew Radjenovic, who has departed to play in Europe.

[fromthe-point]

ECHL Transactions - Dec.27

Added as EBUG:

Andy DiCristofaro (G) || Brampton Beast

Tyler Green (G) || Wheeling Nailers

Released as EBUG:

^Eric Vogel (G) || Newfoundland Growlers

Alex Zion (G) || Fort Wayne Komets

Contracted Players Released:

Anthony Dumont-Bouchard (G) || Brampton Beast

Added to Active Roster:

%Kevin Lohan (D) || Orlando Solar Bears

*Brandon Lubin (D) || Fort Wayne Komets

*Joe Masonius (D) || Manchester Monarchs

*Shayne Morrissey (F) || Toledo Walleye

*Connor Schmidt (D) || Toledo Walleye

*Hannu Toivonen (G) || Maine Mariners

*Joe Widmar (F) || Fort Wayne Komets [12.26]

Removed from Active Roster:

~Mario Culina (G) || Newfoundland Growlers

#~Colten Veloso (F) || Jacksonville IceMen

Traded:

Luke Stork (F) || Maine Mariners → Wichita Thunder

Recalled to AHL by NHL:

Sean Day (D) || Maine Mariners → Hartford Wolf Pack

Ryan Gropp (F) || Maine Mariners → Hartford Wolf Pack

Recalled by AHL:

Vasili Glotov (F) || Cincinnati Cyclones → Rochester Americans

Kevin Spinozzi (D) || Wheeling Nailers → Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Loaned to AHL:

Etienne Boutet (D) || Orlando Solar Bears → Stockton Heat

Connor LaCouvee (G) || Maine Mariners → Laval Rocket

Alex Sakellaropoulos (G) || Adirondack Thunder → Binghamton Senators

Assigned by AHL:

Alex Gudbranson (D) || Toronto Marlies → Newfoundland Growlers

Alex Overhardt (F) || Milwaukee Admirals → Atlanta Gladiators

Scott Pooley (F) || Toronto Marlies → Newfoundland Growlers

Jared Thomas (F) || Tulsa Oilers

Activated from Reserve:

Garrett Cecere (D) || Maine Mariners

Garret Cockerill (D) || Jacksonville IceMen

Anthony Collins (F) || Indy Fuel

Zach Diamantoni (F) || Kalamazoo Wings

Jake Flegel (D) || Atlanta Gladiators

Corey Kalk (F) || Orlando Solar Bears

Dwyer Tschantz (F) || Maine Mariners

Justin Wade (F) || Florida Everblades

Placed on Injured Reserve:

Brendan Bradley (F) || Kalamazoo Wings

Placed on Reserve:

Lane Bauer (F) || Wichita Thunder [12.26]

Michael Doherty (F) || Manchester Monarchs

†Jordan Ernst (F) || Kansas City Mavericks

Olivier Dame-Malka (D) || Florida Everblades

A.J. Jenks (F) || Toledo Walleye

Zach Miskovic (D) || Indy Fuel

Maxim Mizyurin (F) || Newfoundland Growlers

Alex Schoenborn (F) || Orlando Solar BEars

Miroslav Svoboda (G) || Atlanta Gladiators

* Signed contract

# Activated from injured reserve earlier in the day

~ Suspended by team 

† Assigned by Stockton on 12.25

^ Added as EBUG earlier in the day

% Previously acquired in a trade

[fromthe-point]

ECHL Transactions - Jan.09

Added as EBUG:

Marty Magers (G) || Rapid City Rush [01.08]

Added to Active Roster:

*Brandon McMartin (D) || Atlanta Gladiators #Don Olivieri (D) || Norfolk Admirals *Carter Struthers (D) || Orlando Solar Bears

Removed from Active Roster:

^Mathieu Gagnon (D) || Brampton Beast

Traded:

Nick Roberto (F) || South Carolina Stingrays → Worcester Railers

Assigned by AHL:

Michael Huntebrinker (F) || Lehigh Valley Phantoms → Reading Royals Robbie Payne (F) || Texas Stars → Idaho Steelheads

Activated from Injured Reserve:

J.C. Brassard (D) || Greenville Swamp Rabbits [01.08] Matt McMorrow (F) || Norfolk Admirals Hunter Smith (F) || Toledo Walleye

Activated from Reserve:

Shane Eiserman (F) || South Carolina Stingrays A.J. Jenks (F) || Toledo Walleye Dwyer Tschantz (F) || Maine Mariners

Placed on Injured Reserve:

Ludlow Harris (D) || Norfolk Admirals [effective 01.06] Chris Martenet (D) || Brampton Beast [effective 12.20]

Placed on Reserve:

Cameron Askew (F) || South Carolina Stingrays Jake Faiella (D) || Greenville Swamp Rabbits [01.08] Dillan Fox (F) || Maine Mariners Miles Liberati (D) || Indy Fuel  Trevor Yates (F) || Toledo Walleye

* Signed contract

^ Suspended by team

# Claime off waivers

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ECHL Transactions - Dec. 01

Added to Active Roster:

*Brandon Rumble | Norfolk Admirals

Contracted Players Released:

Tanner Creel | Reading Royals

Recalled to AHL by NHL:

Josh Anderson | Utah Grizzlies → Colorado Eagles

Recalled by AHL:

Kevin Davis | Utah Grizzlies → Colorado Eagles

Cam Maclise | Jacksonville IceMen → Manitoba Moose

Assigned from AHL by NHL:

Callum Booth | Charlotte Checkers → Reading Royals

Assigned by AHL:

Brandon Anselmini | Utica Comets → Kalmazoo Wings

Activated from Injured Reserve:

Tyler Brown | Reading Royals

Jared Fiegl | Manchester Monarchs

Dante Salituro | Allen Americans

Activated from Reserve:

Josh Couturier | Wheeling Nailers

Marcus Crawford | Toledo Walleye

Taylor Crunk | Fort Wayne Komets

A.J. Jenks | Toledo Walleye

Jackson Leef | Brampton Beast

Chris Martenet | Brampton Beast

Logan Nelson | Indy Fuel

Michael Neville | Florida Everblades

Derek Pratt | Maine Mariners

Braylon Shmyr | Allen Americans

Dwyer Tschantz | Maine Mariners

Placed on Injured Reserve:

Derian Plouffe | Newfoundland Growlers

Placed on Reserve:

Alec Baer | Maine Mariners

Garrett Cecere | Maine Mariners

Gasper Kopitar | Manchester Monarchs

Renars Krastenbergs | Wheeling Nailers

Kevin Lohan | Toledo Walleye

Mitch Maloney | Allen Americans

Adam Marsh | Reading Royals

Austin McEneny | Brampton Beast

Robert Powers | Indy Fuel

*Cody Smith | Newfoundland Growlers

Cody Sol | Fort Wayne Komets

Jordan Stallard | Indy Fuel

Samuel Thibault | Toledo Walleye

Shane Walsh | Florida Everblades

* Previously signed to contract