Greensboro Gargoyles

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Greensboro Gargoyles
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City Greensboro, North Carolina
League ECHL
ConferenceEastern
DivisionNorth
Founded2025
Home arena First Horizon Coliseum
ColorsGargoyle Grape, Greensboro Gold, Black
   
Owner Zawyer Sports & Entertainment
Head coachScott Burt
Affiliates Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Website Official site
Franchise history
2025 – presentGreensboro Gargoyles

The Greensboro Gargoyles are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, in the Piedmont Triad. They play in the ECHL and are Greensboro's first ECHL team since the folding of the Greensboro Generals in 2004. Their home games are played at First Horizon Coliseum. [1] They are owned by Zawyer Sports & Entertainment, who also own the Charlotte Checkers, Jacksonville Icemen, Savannah Ghost Pirates and the Tahoe Knight Monsters. [2] Former NHL players, Paul Bissonnette, Ryan Whitney, and Keith Yandle of the Spittin' Chiclets podcast at Barstool Sports are part owners of the team, as well as former NFL player J. Jansen. [3]

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On January 14, 2025, the Gargoyles name, logo and color scheme was unveiled. [4]

On May 6, 2025, the Gargoyles announced their affiliation with the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes and the American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves. [5]

On June 4, 2025, the Gargoyles announced that Scott Burt would become the first coach in franchise history. [6] On July 30, the Gargoyles signed their first ever player, forward Logan Nelson. [7]

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated February 3, 2026 [8]

Greensboro Gargoyles
No. Nat Player Pos S/G AgeAcquiredBirthplaceContract
32 Flag of Germany.svg Nikita Quapp G R232025 Ravensburg, Germany Wolves
80 Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Khazheyev G L212025 Chelyabinsk, Russia Hurricanes
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Deni Goure F R222025 Chatham, Ontario Wolves
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graeme McCrory F L252026 Oshawa, Ontario Gargoyles
12 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Faremouth F R262025 Jackson, Michigan Gargoyles
14 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Newell F L302025 Thousand Oaks, California Gargoyles
15 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Messuri F L242025 Arlington, Massachusetts Gargoyles
17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Rinaldi F R302025 Pierrefonds, Quebec Gargoyles
18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Richardson F L242025 Stittsville, Ontario Gargoyles
21 Flag of the United States.svg Blake Biondi F R232025 Duluth, Minnesota Gargoyles
24 Flag of the United States.svg Demetrios Koumontzis F L252025 Scottsdale, Arizona Gargoyles
28 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Nelson  ( C ) F R322025 Rogers, Minnesota Gargoyles
40 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Weiss F L262025 Raleigh, North Carolina Wolves
44 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Smith F R272025 Ajax, Ontario Gargoyles
78 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tian Rask F R262026 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Wolves
86 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Biro F R252025 Sherwood Park, Alberta Gargoyles
2 Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Zins D R272025 Saint Michael, Minnesota Wolves
4 Flag of the United States.svg Braden Doyle D L242025 Lynnfield, Massachusetts Gargoyles
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Kyte D R262025 Pembroke, Ontario Wolves
9 Flag of the United States.svg Dalton Skelly D L302025 Keller, Texas Gargoyles
22 Flag of Belarus.svg Artyom Borshyov D R252025 Vitebsk, Belarus Gargoyles
45 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Colton Leiter D R302025 Edmonton, Alberta Gargoyles
58 Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Montgomery D R232025 Washington, DC Wolves
77 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Noah Delmas D R292025 Newmarket, Ontario Wolves

References

  1. ↑ Whittington, Lloyd (October 7, 2024). "Professional hockey poised to return to Greensboro's newly branded First Horizon Coliseum". Triad Business Journal . Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ Egan, Elizabeth (October 16, 2024). "Florida group that bought Charlotte Checkers appears to be behind Greensboro's new minor-league hockey team". Triad Business Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ Vernon, Jeremy (January 14, 2025). "Gate City hockey gets new life as Greensboro Gargoyles unveiled". WFMY-TV . Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Introducing the Greensboro Gargoyles". ECHL . January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Gargoyles enter into affiliation with Carolina Hurricanes". ECHL. May 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Scott Burt Named First Head Coach of Greensboro Gargoyles". Greensboro Gargoyles. June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Logan Nelson Becomes First Player in Greensboro Gargoyles History". Greensboro Gargoyles. July 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Roster". Greensboro Gargoyles. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
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