Greensboro Gargoyles
| Greensboro Gargoyles | |
|---|---|
| City | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| League | ECHL |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Home arena | First Horizon Coliseum |
| Colors | Gargoyle Grape, Greensboro Gold, Black |
| Owner | Zawyer Sports & Entertainment |
| Head coach | Scott Burt |
| Affiliates | Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) Chicago Wolves (AHL) |
| Website | Official site |
| Franchise history | |
| 2025 – present | Greensboro 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 NFL player J. J. Jansen.[3]
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]
| No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Nikita Quapp | G | R | 23 | 2025 | Ravensburg, Germany | Wolves | |
| 80 | Ruslan Khazheyev | G | L | 21 | 2025 | Chelyabinsk, Russia | Hurricanes | |
| 7 | Deni Goure | F | R | 22 | 2025 | Chatham, Ontario | Wolves | |
| 10 | Graeme McCrory | F | L | 25 | 2026 | Oshawa, Ontario | Gargoyles | |
| 12 | Zach Faremouth | F | R | 26 | 2025 | Jackson, Michigan | Gargoyles | |
| 14 | Patrick Newell | F | L | 30 | 2025 | Thousand Oaks, California | Gargoyles | |
| 15 | Anthony Messuri | F | L | 24 | 2025 | Arlington, Massachusetts | Gargoyles | |
| 17 | Anthony Rinaldi | F | R | 30 | 2025 | Pierrefonds, Quebec | Gargoyles | |
| 18 | Ryan Richardson | F | L | 24 | 2025 | Stittsville, Ontario | Gargoyles | |
| 21 | Blake Biondi | F | R | 23 | 2025 | Duluth, Minnesota | Gargoyles | |
| 24 | Demetrios Koumontzis | F | L | 25 | 2025 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Gargoyles | |
| 28 | Logan Nelson (C) | F | R | 32 | 2025 | Rogers, Minnesota | Gargoyles | |
| 40 | Tyler Weiss | F | L | 26 | 2025 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Wolves | |
| 44 | Greg Smith | F | R | 27 | 2025 | Ajax, Ontario | Gargoyles | |
| 78 | Tian Rask | F | R | 26 | 2026 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Wolves | |
| 86 | Jordan Biro | F | R | 25 | 2025 | Sherwood Park, Alberta | Gargoyles | |
| 2 | Trevor Zins | D | R | 27 | 2025 | Saint Michael, Minnesota | Wolves | |
| 4 | Braden Doyle | D | L | 24 | 2025 | Lynnfield, Massachusetts | Gargoyles | |
| 8 | Patrick Kyte | D | R | 26 | 2025 | Pembroke, Ontario | Wolves | |
| 9 | Dalton Skelly | D | L | 30 | 2025 | Keller, Texas | Gargoyles | |
| 22 | Artyom Borshyov | D | R | 25 | 2025 | Vitebsk, Belarus | Gargoyles | |
| 45 | Colton Leiter | D | R | 30 | 2025 | Edmonton, Alberta | Gargoyles | |
| 58 | Bryce Montgomery | D | R | 23 | 2025 | Washington, DC | Wolves | |
| 77 | Noah Delmas | D | R | 29 | 2025 | Newmarket, Ontario | Wolves |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vernon, Jeremy (January 14, 2025). "Gate City hockey gets new life as Greensboro Gargoyles unveiled". WFMY-TV. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ "Introducing the Greensboro Gargoyles". ECHL. January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ^ "Gargoyles enter into affiliation with Carolina Hurricanes". ECHL. May 6, 2025.
- ^ "Scott Burt Named First Head Coach of Greensboro Gargoyles". Greensboro Gargoyles. June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ^ "Logan Nelson Becomes First Player in Greensboro Gargoyles History". Greensboro Gargoyles. July 30, 2025.
- ^ "Roster". Greensboro Gargoyles. Retrieved October 17, 2025.