ECHL Transactions - Jan. 1

ECHL transactions text with today's date

Following are the ECHL transactions for Thursday, January 1, 2026:

CONTRACTED PLAYERS RELEASED (eligible for waiver claims):

Florida:
Andrei Bakanov, F

OTHER TRANSACTIONS:

Adirondack:
Add     Odeen Tufto, F                        Acquired from Fort Wayne
Delete Odeen Tufto, F                        Placed on Team Suspension
Delete Kaleb Ergang, F                      Rights Traded to South Carolina
Add     Tanner Edwards, F                  Acquired from South Carolina
Delete Luke Reid, D                         Recalled by Utica

Fort Wayne:
Add     Odeen Tufto, F                        Activated from Team Suspension
Delete Odeen Tufto, F                        Traded to Adirondack
Delete Jayden Grubbe, F                    Transferred to IR 14 Day

Idaho:
Add     Jordan Steinmetz, F                Activated from Reserve
Delete Brendan Hoffmann, F             Placed on Reserve
Add     Jason Horvath, D                    Activated from IR 3 Day

Kansas City:
Delete Luke LaMaster, D                   Placed on Reserve
Add     Charlie Wright, D                   Assigned by Coachella Valley
Delete Will Gavin, F                         Placed on Reserve
Add     Justin Janicke, F                      Assigned by Coachella Valley
Delete Kyle Pow, D                           Placed on Team Suspension

Orlando:
Delete Tyler Drevitch, F                    Placed on IR 3 Day

South Carolina:
Delete Justin Nachbaur, F                  Placed on Reserve
Delete Aaron Chiarot, D                    Placed on IR 3 Day
Delete Jordan Klimek, D                   Placed on IR 14 Day
Add     Justin Nachbaur, F                  Assigned by Hershey
Add     Kaleb Ergang, F                      Rights acquired from Adirondack
Add     Tanner Edwards, F                  Activated from IR 14 Day
Delete Tanner Edwards, F                  Traded to Adirondack

Wheeling:
Add     Taylor Gauthier, G                  Returned from Loan by Team Canada (Spengler Cup)
Delete Zach Urdahl, F                        Recalled by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Delete Brayden Edwards, F               Recalled by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton