Rail Yard Dawgs Trade Rights to SPHL MVP Joe Widmar to Pee Dee
The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs have traded the rights to reigning SPHL MVP Joe Widmar to the Pee Dee IceCats in exchange for the rights to Marcus Fechko.
Roanoke Lynchburg, VA, October 26, 2026 —
The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs have traded the rights to reigning SPHL Most Valuable Player Joe Widmar to the Pee Dee IceCats in exchange for the rights to Marcus Fechko.
The reported exchange involves the players’ rights. The available information does not say that either player has signed a contract, joined a team, or will appear in a game for the club receiving his rights. It also does not specify whether the transaction includes any other terms or assets.
Widmar is identified as the reigning SPHL MVP, while no additional biographical, statistical or team information about Fechko was provided. The season in which Widmar received the award, the date of the trade and the length or status of either player’s rights were not specified.
The announcement does not include comments from the teams or players, nor does it explain the reasoning behind the exchange. No details were provided about when either player might report, whether either has an existing contract, or what the transaction means for the clubs’ lineups.
As a result, the confirmed information is limited to the exchange of rights: Widmar’s rights move from Roanoke to Pee Dee, and Fechko’s rights move to Roanoke. Further details about the transaction and the players’ plans were not included.
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