WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced that the club has signed forwards Tanner Schachle and Porter Schachle to contracts for the 2025-26 season.
Tanner Schachle, 28, re-signs in Worcester following an 11-game stint with the team last season. Schachle had five points (1g-4a) following a trade with the Orlando Solar Bears. He has played in 146 ECHL games across his four-year professional career, amassing 43 points (14g-29a) and 168 penalty minutes.
Prior to professional hockey, Schachle played four seasons of college hockey between the University of Alaska-Anchorage and Long Island University. In 74 collegiate games, the Wasilla, Alaska native recorded 21 points (9g-12a) to go with 153 penalty minutes. Before playing in college, Schachle played three seasons in the North American Hockey League between the Kenai River Brown Bears and Fairbanks Ice Dogs. There he had 82 points (41g-41a) in 166 games along with 180 penalty minutes. Schachle played in one season in the Alberta Junior Hockey League and tallied 10 points (4g-6a) and 99 penalty minutes in 53 games played.
Porter Schachle, 24, signs on with Worcester for his first season of professional hockey. He arrives in Worcester with four seasons of college hockey experience, having split time between the University of Vermont and the University of Alaska-Anchorage. In 114 collegiate games, Schachle had 32 points (18g-14a) along with 108 penalty minutes.
Prior to collegiate hockey, Porter played 117 games in the NAHL between the Kenai River Brown Bears and Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks, totaling 76 points (35g-41a) along with 422 penalty minutes across his junior career.
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