Devils fans already knew about Ben Bowns but on Thursday Night, and they were treated to a parade of signings much to the delight of the 300+ supporters present at the Rearden Smith Theatre at the National Museum for the first official event under the new ownership.

All-star Tyson Marsh and Brit International Mark Richardson were announced as the first 2 defenceman signed up for 2014-15 season. GB International Matthew Myers was the first forward announced along with locals Luke Piggott and Chris Jones. Jake Morrissette was also confirmed to be back for the coming season.

Newcomers Chris Culligan and Joey Haddad rounded out the signings and the announcement that Andrew Lord would be player/coach left the fans with 10 confirmed players for the 2014-15 season. Culligan is coming into his first full season of pro hockey after a brief stint at the end of his university career last year scoring 6 points in 6 games in Gwinnett and earning a call up to the AHL.

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Haddad has been described as ‘one of the best all round forwards in the ECHL’ by previous coaches and we are delighted to confirm Joey as a Devil. The supporters present were treated to a show reel of what to expect from the 6’2” forward and certainly will be player that will gain a lot of attention within the Elite League.

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Andrew Lord, Neil Francis and Todd Kelman are well underway with recruitment plans for the coming season and we look forward to announcing additional confirmations to the roster in the not so distant future.