Greensboro, NC – The Greensboro Gargoyles, proud ECHL affiliate of the defending Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes and the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, prepare for a three-game weekend series against the Worcester Railers.

The Gargoyles will host the Railers on Thursday, November 12th at 7 pm for I LOVE GREENSBORO Night. The series resumes with Cancer Awareness Night on Saturday, November 14th at 7 PM and wraps up Sunday, November 15th for Sunday Funday presented by Lakeside Dental at 3 PM. Greensboro looks to bounce back after a 2-0 loss on Saturday against the Mariners. The Gargoyles added four out of six points from the Mariners with two regulation wins Thursday and Friday.  Greensboro now sits second in the North Division, sixth in the ECHL, and is 5-3-2-0 in their last ten games.  

Greensboro and Worcester played 5 times during the inaugural season, with the Gargoyles going 1-3-1 against the Railers. The Railers have started this season 2-6-0-0 and are last in the ECHL in points, while also taking the most penalty minutes per game at 22.75 PIMs/Game. The Railers are led in points by Jordan Kaplan with 3 goals and 2 assists and blueliner Ryan Wheeler with 4 assists.

GARGOYLES STAT LEADERS – 
Goals: Leyh, Lindauer (4)
Assists: Lindauer (6)
Points: Lindauer (10)
+/-: Lindauer, Oden (+7)
PIMs: De Jong (23)
Wins: Khazheyev (3)
GAA: Velmakin (2.14)
SV%: Velmakin (.932)

ROSTER TRANSACTIONS –

The Gargoyles had an active week on the ECHL Transactions list with two trades and three AHL call-ups.

On Sunday, the Gargoyles traded defenseman Caleb Price to the Idaho Steelheads for future considerations. Price appeared in 14 games for the Gargoyles after signing in March, 2026.

Greensboro announced three players being called up to the AHL on Monday. Forward David Gagnon and Goaltender Yegor Velmakin were recalled by the Wolves. Velmakin looks to make his AHL debut after a strong start to his North American career, while Gagnon gets his second AHL stint this season after two goals on Friday night for the Gargoyles. Defenseman Braden Doyle scored an unassisted goal and added two assists over the weekend. Doyle played 10 games for the Wolves last season.

The Gargoyles completed a trade with the Fort Wayne Comets, acquiring Benjamin Lindberg in exchange for future considerations. Lindberg, 26, is a fourth-year professional with three seasons of ECHL experience. The East Aurora, NY native has appeared in 29 ECHL games with the Adirondack Thunder, Worcester Railers, Tahoe Knight Monsters, and Fort Wayne Komets. He has also played 70 SPHL games with the Evansville Thunderbirds, Peoria Rivermen, and Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs.

In addition, previously signed 2023-24 ECHL Defenseman of the Year Patrick Kudla will make his Gargoyles debut Thursday against the Railers.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

Thursday, November 12 vs Worcester Railers 7 PM (I Love Greensboro Night)
Saturday, November 14 vs Worcester Railers 7 PM (Cancer Awareness Presented by Cone Health)
Sunday, November 15 vs Worcester Railers 7 PM (Sunday Funday)

Friday, November 20 @ South Carolina Sting Rays 7 PM
Saturday, November 21 @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7 PM
Sunday, November 22 @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits 3 PM

Wednesday, November 25 vs Norfolk Admirals 7 PM (GOBBLE WOBBLE)

For more information, visit gargoyleshockey.com or call (336) 365-0295.

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