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(s)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 future professional minor league ice hockey team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, in the Piedmont Triad. They will play in the ECHL and bring Greensboro their first ECHL team since the folding of the Greensboro Generals in 2004. Their home games will be 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] Paul Bissonnette, Ryan Whitney, Mike Grinnell, Keith Yandle, and J. J. Jansen are also part owners. [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 August 18, 2025 [8]

Greensboro Gargoyles
No. Nat Player Pos S/G AgeAcquiredBirthplace
28 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Nelson  ( A ) C R312025 Rogers, Minnesota
45 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Luke Mylymok LW L232025 Wilcox, Saskatchewan
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wade Murphy RW R312025 Victoria, British Columbia
14 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Newell LW L292025 Thousand Oaks, California
71 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Rinaldi RW R302025 Pierrefonds, Quebec
45 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Colton Leiter C R292025 Edmonton, Alberta

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 August 12, 2025.
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