The ECHL has two expansion teams this season – the Bloomington Bison and Tahoe Knight Monsters – with another on the way in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Oct 25
The 2024-2025 ECHL season is off and running, and the opening weekend didn’t disappoint.
Oct 22
Every ECHL offseason represents a chance for a fresh start.
Oct 4
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.
Sep 12
So what happens after an NHL team drafts a player?
Jul 9
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.
Apr 22
The Norfolk Admirals will face the Trois-Rivières Lions in the first round of the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs. This is the first of the two North Division semifinals. The other features the Adirondack Thunder and Maine Mariners.
Apr 16
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.
Apr 15
We’re in the stretch run of this ECHL regular season – every team has between 10 and 14 remaining games – and only the Kansas City Mavericks and Idaho Steelheads have locked up playoff spots so far. In other words, so incredibly much has yet to be decided.
Mar 20
We all give a lot of love to the big scorers in the ECHL, the Brandon Hawkins and Wade Murphys of this world. And, of course, we love those big-shooting defensemen like Matt Register and Jalen Smereck. And the highlight-making goaltenders, such as Cam Johnson.
Feb 26
We’re coming up on the ECHL’s Christmas break, which is something players love, of course, but not all coaches do.
Dec 21, 2023
I’m based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and whenever I watch the ECHL’s Komets play these days, I find myself pondering this question: What the heck is Jack Dugan doing at this level?
Nov 30, 2023
Unless it’s, oh, Dec. 15, it’s too early to panic about any ECHL team. That’s what I always tell people, anyway.
Nov 21, 2023
ECHL teams are only allowed to dress four veterans in games, a rule that used to seem incredibly important. But as the ECHL has evolved into a younger, faster developmental circuit for the NHL, the veteran limit has become increasingly inconsequential.
Nov 7, 2023
The North Division proved last season that a coach need not have a ton of head-coaching experience to be successful.
Oct 17, 2023
