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Rapid City Rush Coach Scott Burt Returns To Team After Cancer Treatment

The Rapid City Rush are feeling whole again as the team announced Saturday that head coach Scott Burt is returning to the team after a 10-week medical leave. Burt has been battling a cancerous brain tumor, recently completing a round of treatments at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Feb 16

Rapid City Rush Coach Scott Burt Returns To Team After Cancer Treatment
Rapid City Rush Coach Scott Burt Returns To Team After Cancer Treatment
Super 8: ECHL Goaltenders Who Could Have NHL Futures

The best part of ECHL hockey is the goaltending.

Oct 29, 2024

Super 8: ECHL Goaltenders Who Could Have NHL Futures
Super 8: ECHL Goaltenders Who Could Have NHL Futures
How To Succeed In The ECHL: Some Advice For Expansion Teams

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, 2024

How To Succeed In The ECHL: Some Advice For Expansion Teams
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How To Succeed In The ECHL: Some Advice For Expansion Teams
10 Storylines To Ponder Heading Into ECHL Training Camps

Training camps are opening in ECHL cities across North America, an exciting time for fans tracking the best prospects, best teams and ever-changing landscape of Double-A hockey.

Oct 7, 2024

10 Storylines To Ponder Heading Into ECHL Training Camps
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10 Storylines To Ponder Heading Into ECHL Training Camps
NHL Minor League Hockey Team Affiliate List 2024-2025

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, 2024

NHL Minor League Hockey Team Affiliate List 2024-2025
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NHL Minor League Hockey Team Affiliate List 2024-2025
NHL Minor League Hockey Team Affiliates Breakdown

So what happens after an NHL team drafts a player?

Jul 9, 2024

NHL Minor League Hockey Team Affiliates Breakdown
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NHL Minor League Hockey Team Affiliates Breakdown
ECHL Releases 2024-25 Schedule, Teams Get Creative With It On Social Media

The 2024-25 ECHL schedule is here and teams have gone all in on their video releases on social media. We love to see it.

Jun 5, 2024

ECHL Releases 2024-25 Schedule, Teams Get Creative With It On Social Media
ECHL Releases 2024-25 Schedule, Teams Get Creative With It On Social Media
10 ECHL Shutdown Defensemen You Should Know

It’s only natural that we give a lot of love to the players who score highlight-reel goals and make snazzy 100-foot passes. We also love the goaltenders who make acrobatic saves. Fighters, we never stop talking about them, do we?

Mar 28, 2024

10 ECHL Shutdown Defensemen You Should Know
10 ECHL Shutdown Defensemen You Should Know
10 ECHL Players Turning It On At The Right Time

Playing in the ECHL can be a grueling endeavor.

Mar 14, 2024

10 ECHL Players Turning It On At The Right Time
10 ECHL Players Turning It On At The Right Time
One Game To Win, Here Are The ECHL Goalies You Want

Any hockey team that hopes to have success in the postseason knows it must have a reliable goalie, someone who can steal a big game when the pressure is at its highest.

Jan 26, 2024

One Game To Win, Here Are The ECHL Goalies You Want
One Game To Win, Here Are The ECHL Goalies You Want
Handing Out Holiday Gifts In The ECHL

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

Handing Out Holiday Gifts In The ECHL
Handing Out Holiday Gifts In The ECHL
ECHL: 28 Players Who Aren't On NHL Or AHL Contracts That Perhaps Should Be

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

ECHL: 28 Players Who Aren't On NHL Or AHL Contracts That Perhaps Should Be
ECHL: 28 Players Who Aren't On NHL Or AHL Contracts That Perhaps Should Be
Don't Panic About Any ECHL Team's Start, Not Until Dec. 15, Anyway

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

Don't Panic About Any ECHL Team's Start, Not Until Dec. 15, Anyway
Don't Panic About Any ECHL Team's Start, Not Until Dec. 15, Anyway
2023-24 ECHL Rosters Revealed Ahead Of Opening Night

The ECHL season opens Thursday night with excitement, intrigue and a whole bunch of high-end players that will be looking to make their mark on the league this season. With the puck set to drop, the league announced the opening-day rosters for all 28 of its member teams.

Oct 19, 2023

2023-24 ECHL Rosters Revealed Ahead Of Opening Night
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2023-24 ECHL Rosters Revealed Ahead Of Opening Night
ECHL Mountain Division Preview: Will Idaho Steelheads Repeat Historic Run?

Six Mountain Division teams spent last season chasing one – the Idaho Steelheads, who had the best regular season in the history of the ECHL, going 58-11-3 with the top-ranked offense and top-ranked defense in the 28-team league.

Oct 16, 2023

ECHL Mountain Division Preview: Will Idaho Steelheads Repeat Historic Run?
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ECHL Mountain Division Preview: Will Idaho Steelheads Repeat Historic Run?