Earlier today, the Savannah Ghost Pirates announced the re-signing of forward Nick Granowicz for the 2025–26 season. After a breakout rookie campaign that saw him skate in all 72 games, Granowicz is back with eyes on helping Savannah push toward postseason success.
After 18 seasons, Eric Staal has officially retired from the NHL. Staal played his final game in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final with the Florida Panthers. On Tuesday, the Carolina Hurricanes announced they had signed their former captain to a one-day contract so he could retire with the team which originally drafted him No.
The Savannah Ghost Pirates have had a quiet offseason, with the only big announcements being Coach Jared Staal’s joining, the change of affiliation to the Florida Panthers, assistant coach Nick Tuzzolino’s leaving, and Brendan Kotyk’s joining, and then the four awards they won.
The Savannah Ghost Pirates have announced that they have hired Brenden Kotyk as the team’s assistant coach. He replaced Nick Tuzzolino, who had taken the job of General Manager/Associate Head Coach with Worcester Railers.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Since the announcement of the new ECHL teams joining the league, it has been speculated that the Savannah Ghost Pirates would lose their affiliation with the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Savannah Ghost Pirates announced today that they have hired Jared Staal as head coach. Previously, the Ghost Pirates had Alex Loh as interim Head Coach after they fired Coach Rick Bennett in early February of this season.