Any coach will tell you that a hockey team cannot be carried just by its star players. Depth is pivotal.
Jan 8
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.
Nov 6, 2024
The best part of ECHL hockey is the goaltending.
Oct 29, 2024
The emergency backup goalie, affectionately known as the EBUG, is one of those eccentricities that exists in hockey. When a team unexpectedly loses one of its rostered goalies, especially when they’re on the road, it’s become a necessity.
Oct 26, 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.
Oct 25, 2024
The 2024-2025 ECHL season is off and running, and the opening weekend didn’t disappoint.
Oct 22, 2024
The last few seasons in the ECHL has brought a lot of intrigue. There have been new teams, plenty of new exciting players and prospects, and there’s been a three-peat champion bringing a little consistency to the mix.
Oct 18, 2024
Every ECHL offseason represents a chance for a fresh start.
Oct 4, 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.
Sep 12, 2024
So what happens after an NHL team drafts a player?
Jul 9, 2024
For the first time in franchise history, the Kansas City Mavericks will be playing for the Kelly Cup. The Mavericks ousted the Toledo Walleye in six games to advance to their first championship series. The club celebrated its first Western Conference title thanks to a convincing 7-1 win on home ice to close out the Walleye, a perennial contender that is still searching for a Kelly Cup of its own.
May 28, 2024
I have to say, it’s been interesting to see how my inbox has looked over the last week. Because I reside in the Central Division – home base is Fort Wayne, Indiana – I hear often from Toledo Walleye fans and they were feeling supremely confident heading into the Western Conference Finals.
May 22, 2024
It’s hard not to root for the Adirondack Thunder at least a little bit.
May 21, 2024
The Mountain Division-champion Kansas City Mavericks will face the Central Division-champion Toledo Walleye in the Western Conference Finals of the 2024 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs.
May 14, 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.
May 7, 2024
