The Fife Flyers Ice Hockey Club are excited to announce the signing of Canadian Forward Josh Winquist for the 2025/26 season.
Described as a playmaker and high scoring forward, Josh comes to Fife with a wealth of experience across the American Hockey League (AHL), ECHL, Metal Ligaen in Denmark, Tipos Extraliga in Slovakia, HockeyAllsvenskan in Sweden and most recently DEL2 in Germany.
A proven goalscorer, Josh recorded over a point per game in his ECHL career with 234 points (78 goals + 156 assists) in 227 regular season games.
As well as high point production in the ECHL, Josh recorded 85 points (33 goals + 52 assists) in his 151 AHL games. Which saw him icing with the Oklahoma City Barons, Bakersfield Condors, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Toronto Marlies and Rockford IceHogs.
The past two seasons have seen Josh ice exclusively in Europe. Icing with the Esbjerg Energy in the Danish top tier during the 2023/24 season, he finished top of the scoring with 70 points (26 goals + 44 assists) in 66 games. Coincidently ahead of former Flyer Brandon Magee.
Last season saw Josh head to Germany joining Selber Wölfe where he again finished top of the points. Suiting up in 50 games, he totalled 46 points (20 goals + 26 assists).
On signing Josh for the 2025/26 season, Head Coach Jamie Russell said: “We are very excited with this signing.
“It was a long process and a lot of work but Josh is a difference maker that will be the engine for our offensive attack.
“He is an experienced player that has the versatility to play centre or wing.”
Flyers President and GM Max Birbraer added: “I’m really happy to get this signing over the line.
“We have been speaking to Josh throughout the summer and he was somebody we were hoping to secure from the get go.
“He is an offensive weapon who can play in multiple positions and situations in the power play which will give us flexibility.
“Josh will lead our offensive core and will bring much needed experience to the front lines.”
As the roster continues to grow, Josh is the 17th player to sign up for the 2025/26 season and will wear #91.
Own and Loan packages for Josh are available now by emailing commercial@fifeflyers.co.uk
