Photo credit: ECHL/Kalamazoo Wings.
The Vancouver Canucks organization has officially completed a trade this week that saw them land a former NCAA defenseman who suited up for Ohio State University.
It’s been a busy period for the Vancouver Canucks organization from the NHL club to down in Abbotsford (AHL) and even in Kalamazoo in the ECHL, who are getting ready for their 2025-26 season opener on Saturday afternoon against the Fort Wayne Komets.
As Kalamazoo gets ready for their new season, they’ve been hard at work preparing their opening night roster and earlier this week, released four players at the conclusion of training camp, making them unrestricted free agents, including former Merrimack College & Providence College goaltender Zach Borgiel.”Following are the ECHL transactions for Saturday, October 11, 2025
TRYOUT PLAYERS RELEASED (unrestricted free agents):
Kalamazoo:
Zach Borgiel, G
CONTRACTED PLAYERS RELEASED (eligible for waiver claims):
Kalamazoo:
Dennis Miller, F
Michael Colella, F
Peyton Hoyt, F”
On Wednesday afternoon, 72 hours before their season is set to begin, the Kalamazoo Wings announced that they’ve completed a trade, rounding out their blue line.
Vancouver Canucks organization adds former NCAA defenseman via trade
In a post on their website, the Kalamazoo Wings announced that they’ve acquired 6’3″, 205 pound defenseman Ryan Dickinson from the Worcester Railers in exchange for future considerations, while fellow defenseman Jayden Lee has been called up to the Abbotsford Canucks.
“The Kalamazoo Wings, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, announced Wednesday that the Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) have recalled the loan defenseman Jayden Lee, and the team has acquired defenseman Ryan Dickinson from the Worcester Railers for future considerations.” the club said.
Dickinson, a native of Brighton, Michigan, spent one year with Ohio State University (NCAA D1) during the 2020-21 season, registering one assist, 29 penalty minutes and was a minus-three in 14 games.
The following season, Dickinson dropped down to NCAA Division 3, suiting up for SUNY-Oswego, where he’d spend the next two-and-a-half years of his career before making the jump to professional hockey partway through the 2023-24 campaign.
In 75 games in the ECHL with the Worcester Railers, the 26-year-old has put up 13 points (two goals, 11 assists), 78 penalty minutes and is a minus-seven.
Puck drop for Kalamazoo’s first game of the 2025-26 season on Saturday is set for 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. local) and can be viewed live on FloHockey.
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