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  1. ECHL Holiday Break: Gifts Teams Could Really Use This Season

    Dec 24, 2024

    The ECHL’s holiday break is a tough time for coaches and a great time for players.
  2. Iowa Heartlanders Lead List Of Sneaky Good Teams, Players In ECHL To Date

    Nov 20, 2024

    Don’t look now, but the Iowa Heartlanders suddenly are a factor in the ECHL.
  3. Brandon Hawkins, Michal Stinil Highlight 11 Of ECHL's Most Exciting Players

    Nov 6, 2024

    Michal Stinil leads the ECHL in scoring three weeks into the season – he leads all skaters in goals (eight) and points (14) through eight games – and it’s kind of cool to see.
  4. How To Succeed In The ECHL: Some Advice For Expansion Teams

    Oct 25, 2024

    The ECHL has two expansion teams this season – the Bloomington Bison and Tahoe Knight Monsters – with another on the way in Greensboro, North Carolina.
  5. Biggest Things We Saw From The ECHL's Opening Weekend

    Oct 22, 2024

    The 2024-2025 ECHL season is off and running, and the opening weekend didn’t disappoint.
  6. NHL Minor League Hockey Team Affiliate List 2024-2025

    Sep 12, 2024

    For the vast majority of players in the NHL, they're going to need a stop playing within the farm system of the club that either drafted or signed them. Some will get their start in the ECHL, the premier "AA" hockey circuit, while many will spends some time in the American Hockey League, the last step for most players before they realize their NHL dreams.
  7. Olympic Hockey Qualifiers: How To Watch NHL Prospects Like David Reinbacher

    Aug 29, 2024

    While the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina still feel a bit distant, the final spots for teams hoping realize their Olympic dreams will be determined this week in Europe. A number of current NHL players and notable NHL prospects, as well as a number of North American minor leaguers will be participating in this year’s event.
  8. From Platooning Goalies To Rest: ECHL Division Finals Off To Exciting Start

    May 7, 2024

    If the Kansas City Mavericks or Toledo Walleye win the Kelly Cup – and it’s fair to say they’re the favorites among the eight remaining teams – we could see something unique: A champion platooning goalies.
  9. Toledo Vs. Wheeling: 2024 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs Central Division Finals

    Apr 30, 2024

    The Toledo Walleye will meet the Wheeling Nailers in the Central Division Finals of the 2024 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs.
  10. What We Learned During The First Week Of The 2024 ECHL Playoffs

    Apr 22, 2024

    I’d venture that almost every Florida Everblades fan would struggle to pick Matthew Wedman out of a lineup. But those same fans certainly adore him right now.
  11. Indy Fuel Vs. Wheeling Nailers: ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs Matchup Preview

    Apr 16, 2024

    The Indy Fuel and the Wheeling Nailers will meet in the opening round of the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs. Veteran ECHL writer Justin Cohn breaks down the series and tells you what you should keep an eye on during the series.
  12. ECHL 2024 Playoffs First Round Schedule And How To Watch The Kelly Cup

    Apr 15, 2024

    The 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs are here! After a grueling 72-game season, 16 teams remain in the hunt for the ECHL's top prize.
  13. Race For ECHL Central Division Playoff Spots Is Must-See Hockey

    Apr 5, 2024

    The Indy Fuel’s Ross MacDougall, backtracking in front of his own net, coughed up the puck to the Wheeling Nailers’ Matt Koopman.
  14. Cincinnati Cyclones Make History With All-Black Starting Lineup In ECHL

    Mar 31, 2024

    The Cincinnati Cyclones are the first team in professional hockey history known to have iced a starting lineup of five black skaters.
  15. 10 ECHL Players Turning It On At The Right Time

    Mar 14, 2024

    Playing in the ECHL can be a grueling endeavor.