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Kulakov, 22, put up five goals and eight assists for 13 points in 49 games last season. The 6\u20192, 216lb defenseman will add some grit for the Royals on the backend. The Royals have also signed Kulakov for the 2025-26 season, bringing their roster to four defensemen and 12 players for next season. He is the second new defenseman to join the Royals for next season, along with rookie Jack Page.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The Russian defenseman returns to the North Division after beginning his career with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/category\/echl\/north\/worcester-railers\/\">Worcester Railers<\/a> at the end of the 2022-23 season. In 68 games with Worcester, he would put up five goals and nine assists for 14 points. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-worcester-railers-trade-artyom-kulakov-to-allen-americans\/\">He was traded to Allen right before the start of the 2024-25 season<\/a>, but spent training camp with the Railers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cArtyom is a physical defensemen who takes a lot of pride in defending and shutting down the opposition,\u201d stated\u00a0<strong>Anthony Peters<\/strong>, Head Coach & General Manager. \u201cHe loves the game and is extremely excited to be a Reading Royal. We will look to him to be very hard to play against and continue to develop his game. We are very happy to have him as a Royal.\u201d<br \/>Head Coach Anthony Peters on the acquistion of Kulakov (Via Reading Royals Press Release)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kulakov began his junior career in Russia, playing one season in the MHL. In 29 games with Omskie Yastreby, he had four goals and eight assists for 12 points. After just one season in the MHL, Kulakov would head to the OHL to join the Erie Otters. In 102 games with the Otters, he put up five goals and 11 assists for 16 points. During his time in Erie, he was coached by Reading\u2019s new assistant coach, Wes Wolfe. 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Spencer Blackwell\u2019s Career Spencer Blackwell started his junior career in the OJHL, where he played in eight games and had 26 penalty minutes with the Aurora Tigers. 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Kulakov, 22, put up five goals and eight assists for 13 points in 49 games last season. The 6\u20192, 216lb defenseman will add some grit for the Royals on the backend. The Royals have also signed Kulakov for the 2025-26 season, bringing their roster to four defensemen and 12 players for next season. He is the second new defenseman to join the Royals for next season, along with rookie Jack Page.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The Russian defenseman returns to the North Division after beginning his career with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/category\/echl\/north\/worcester-railers\/\">Worcester Railers<\/a> at the end of the 2022-23 season. In 68 games with Worcester, he would put up five goals and nine assists for 14 points. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-worcester-railers-trade-artyom-kulakov-to-allen-americans\/\">He was traded to Allen right before the start of the 2024-25 season<\/a>, but spent training camp with the Railers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cArtyom is a physical defensemen who takes a lot of pride in defending and shutting down the opposition,\u201d stated\u00a0<strong>Anthony Peters<\/strong>, Head Coach & General Manager. \u201cHe loves the game and is extremely excited to be a Reading Royal. We will look to him to be very hard to play against and continue to develop his game. We are very happy to have him as a Royal.\u201d<br \/>Head Coach Anthony Peters on the acquistion of Kulakov (Via Reading Royals Press Release)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kulakov began his junior career in Russia, playing one season in the MHL. In 29 games with Omskie Yastreby, he had four goals and eight assists for 12 points. After just one season in the MHL, Kulakov would head to the OHL to join the Erie Otters. In 102 games with the Otters, he put up five goals and 11 assists for 16 points. During his time in Erie, he was coached by Reading\u2019s new assistant coach, Wes Wolfe. 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Spencer Blackwell\u2019s Career Spencer Blackwell started his junior career in the OJHL, where he played in eight games and had 26 penalty minutes with the Aurora Tigers. He then joined the Thorold Blackhawks in the GOJHL [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-wichita-thunder-re-signs-pair-of-forwards\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\"><br \/>\n Read More <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div id=\"post-139429\" class=\"post-139429 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-allen-americans category-bloomington-bison category-central category-echl category-mountain category-north category-rapid-city-rush category-wheeling-nailers tag-b1g tag-big-ten tag-ccha tag-echl-2025-26-player-signings tag-jared-westcott tag-lake-superior-state-university tag-lone-star-brahmas tag-nahl tag-ncaa tag-penn-state tag-sioux-falls-stampede tag-ushl eq-blocks\">\n<div class=\"news-snippet\">\n <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-rapid-city-rush-add-jared-westcott\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"featured-image\"><br \/>\n <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-3-1-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-3-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-3-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-3-1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-3-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/> <\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"summary\">\n<h4 class=\"blog-news-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-rapid-city-rush-add-jared-westcott\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">ECHL: Rapid City Rush Add Jared Westcott<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Rapid City Rush have announced that they have signed 6\u20191\u2033 forward Jared Westcott for the 2025-26 season. Rapid City now has seven forwards and 12 players signed for the 2025-26 season. Junior and Collegiate Career Jared Westcott started his junior career in the NAHL with the Lone Star Brahmas, where he registered one assist [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-rapid-city-rush-add-jared-westcott\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\"><br \/>\n Read More <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div id=\"post-139428\" class=\"post-139428 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-echl category-idaho-steelheads category-mountain tag-bchl tag-cedar-rapids-roughriders tag-echl-2025-26-player-signings tag-nahl tag-ncaa tag-nchc tag-st-cloud-state-university tag-topeka-roadrunners tag-trail-smoke-eaters tag-trevor-zins tag-university-of-st-thomas tag-ushl eq-blocks\">\n<div class=\"news-snippet\">\n <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-idaho-steelheads-re-sign-trevor-zins\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"featured-image\"><br \/>\n <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/54359618555_81b8fc4bc5_k-e1756461224651-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/54359618555_81b8fc4bc5_k-e1756461224651-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/54359618555_81b8fc4bc5_k-e1756461224651-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/54359618555_81b8fc4bc5_k-e1756461224651-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/54359618555_81b8fc4bc5_k-e1756461224651.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/> <\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"summary\">\n<h4 class=\"blog-news-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-idaho-steelheads-re-sign-trevor-zins\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Re-Sign Trevor Zins<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Idaho Steelheads have re-signed 6\u20190\u2033 defenseman Trevor Zins for the 2025-26 season. Idaho now has five defenseman and 12 players signed for the 2025-26 season. Junior and Collegiate Career Trevor Zins started his junior career in the USHL with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. He played in 72 games, where he had one goal and [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/echl-idaho-steelheads-re-sign-trevor-zins\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\"><br \/>\n Read More <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n <\/section>\n<p> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"main\">\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"copyright text-center\">\n\t\t\t\u00a9 2021-2025 Inside The Rink\u00ae<\/p>\n<p>This website has no affiliation to any of the hockey leagues it reports on. 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