Opposition Signings Elite Series 2021

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Nottingham add another quality looking import out of the Norwegian Eliteserien in the form of 6”2” left shot D man Brendan Ellis.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/4 ... ndan-ellis

Ellis plays a physical game and has over 175 Norwegian Eliteserien appearances with Lillehammer.

The 32 year old started his European career in the AlpsHL for Italian side HC Gherdëina.

He also has a season of ECHL experience with the South Carolina Stingrays.




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Manchester add Canadian netminder Sean Bonar.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/46979/sean-bonar

The 30 year old is a career ECHLer icing 138 games for numerous clubs including Indy Fuel, Orlando Solar Bears, Brampton Beast, Fort Wayne Komets, Wichita Thunder, Atlanta Gladiators, Kansas City Mavericks, South Carolina Stingrays & Jacksonville Icemen.

He has iced twice in the AHL also.

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Nottingham sign 5”7” forward Christophe Boivin.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/2 ... phe-boivin

This will be the 25yo French-Canadian’s first experience of pro hockey. He joins from Canadian University side University of Québec-Trois-Rivières Patriotes of the USports league.

He has good numbers in the USports division as well in the QMJHL junior league.

He also iced in the Canadian side at Universiade in 18/19.

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Manchester announce the return of Canadian forward Cameron Critchlow.

The 29 year old re-joins from the ECHL’s Jacksonville Icemen.

In 19/20 Critchlow iced 56 EIHL games scoring 35 points.

He has 167 ECHL games for Jacksonville over 3 seasons averaging 0.4 points per game.

He’s also iced in the Australian AIHL summer league.

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Coventry announce the addition of 24 year old American forward Nick Jermain.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/2 ... ck-jermain

The six-footer joins from American NCAA university side Quinnipiac University Bobcats whom he captained.

This is his first pro contract.

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Nottingham add another 5”7” speedy forward in Austin Cangelosi.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/1 ... -cangelosi

The undersized American joins from Lillehammer of the recently curtailed Norwegian Eliteserien.

The 26yr old has iced 2 spells in the Norwegian Eliteserien for Lillehammer totalling 78 games with 89 points (45 + 44) so he is excellent offensively.

He’s also played DEL hockey for the Nürnburg Ice Tigers inbetween in 19/20 (with Kevin Schulze) however he only managed 14 appearences for 3 points due to injury.

He’s described as a lighting fast and energetic forward.

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Manchester add 6”1” 198lb defenceman Andreas Klavestad.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/5 ... -klavestad

The 25 year old Norwegian shoots right and joins from the Stavanger Oilers of the Norwegian Eliteserien.

He’s iced 312 Norwegian Eliteserien games for Sparta Sarosborg, Frisk Asker & Stavanger Oilers.

He’s a former Norwegian youth international and has 2 senior international appearences.




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Manchester defenceman Declan Balmer is unable to compete in the series and has been replaced by Essex-born 21 year old forward Harry Gulliver.

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

He rose through the Romford & Swindon systems before four years in America with the Ogden Mustangs of the Western States Hockey League.

He’s a former GB youth international at 18s & 20s and has most recently been playing on the Raiders IHC side in the NIHL Spring Cup.

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Coventry complete their roster with the re-signing of well-travelled, highly experienced veteran Finnish forward Janne Laakkonen.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/5 ... -laakkonen

The 38 year old playmaker joins from Narvik Arctic Eagles of the Norwegian Eliteserien. Having also spent a bit of 20/21 in the AlpsHL with Austrian side EHC Lustenau.

In Coventry in 19/20 he hit 57 points in 51 games, leading the EIHL in assists.

His extensive experience includes 567 games in Liiga with HPK, HIFK Helsinki, KalPa Kuopio & Ilves Tampere.

He’s also iced in SHL for Timrå IK.

In Finnish Mestis for LeKi Hockey.

In HockeyEttan for IF Sundsvall Hockey.

In the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship for Arystan Temirtau & Kulager Petropavlovsk.

In VHL for Yuzhny Ural Orsk.

In Belarusian Extraleague with Neman Grodno.

In French Ligue Magnus with Gothiques d’Amiens.

In Polska Hokej Liga with GKS Katowice.

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Manchester add 23 year old French-Canadian forward Maxime Fortier.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/2 ... me-fortier

Fortier joins from the Bratislava Capitals of the ICEHL where he’s scored 18 points in 36 games so far in 20/21.

Fortier iced junior in the QMJHL with the Halifax Mooseheads who he captained.

His pro North American experience consists of 48 AHL games & 42 ECHL appearances.