Author: Armand Klisivitch

Inside The Rink ECHL Manager | Senior Editor Credentialed Reporter for the Adirondack Thunder & Worcester Railers.

ECHL: Greensboro Announces Co-Owners and Logo

Earlier this year, the ECHL announced that Greensboro would become the 30th team in the league, with play beginning next October. Today, we received more exciting news as they revealed the team’s name and introduced some notable co-owners. Spittin’ Chiclets Named Co-Owners Earlier today, Spittin’ Chiclets announced on their podcast that they will be co-owners […]

Emil Heineman skating for the Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens Forward Emil Heineman Hit By Car

The Montreal Canadiens have announced that forward Emil Heineman will miss three to four weeks with an upper-body injury after being hit by a car in Salt Lake City yesterday. Montreal plays the Utah Hockey Club tonight in Utah—this is one of those injuries you don’t see every day. Heineman, 23, is in his first […]

ECHL: North Division Recap | Week 13

This divisional recap summarizes the North Division teams in the ECHL, focusing on their standings, recent game results, player milestones, and key statistics. The theme of week 13 would be injuries as almost every team in the Division would either suffer an injury during the week or come in dealing with a laundry list of injuries. […]

ECHL: Ryan Fanti Named Goaltender Of The Week | (January 6th-12th)

The ECHL has announced that Orlando Solar Bears goaltender Ryan Fanti has been named the ECHL Goaltender of the Week for the week beginning January 6th and ending January 12th. Fanti went 4-0 with a 1.45 GAA, .952SV%, and one shutout. The 25-year-old goaltender would also start all three games of a three-in-three against the […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Orlando Solar Bears | 01/12/2025

The Adirondack Thunder came into Sunday Afternoon on a positive note after a strong game on Saturday night despite a 4-3 OT loss. In the opening frame, the theme of penalties would continue as Adirondack would be short-handed just 1:29 after the opening faceoff, and despite killing it off, Orlando’s Jarrett Lee would find the […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Orlando Solar Bears | 01/11/2025

The Adirondack Thunder came into Saturday Night needing a win after an ugly 6-0 loss on Friday night, as their losing streak hit a season-long five games. David Fessenden would get the start on Saturday Night after stopping 10 of 11 shots in relief of Tyler Brennan, and on the other end of the ice, […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Orlando Solar Bears | 01/10/2025

The Adirondack Thunder looked to snap a four-game losing streak on Friday Night as they welcomed the Orlando Solar Bears to town for the first time since March 28th, 2017. Before the game started, things weren’t looking great for Adirondack as newly acquired forward Kishaun Gervais would be a late scratch to the Thunder lineup, […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Make A Coaching Change

The Allen Americans announced on Thursday that they’ve fired head coach and General Manager BJ Adams. Allen is currently 10-17-5-0, sixth in the Mountain Division, and 14 points out of a playoff spot. The last time the Americans didn’t qualify for the Kelly Cup Playoffs was during the 2018-19 season. This is the second head […]

ECHL: A Check-in with ECHL Commissoner Ryan Crelin

ECHL Commissioner Ryan Crelin made his annual visit to Glens Falls, NY, before the Christmas/Holiday Break and touched on the state of the league while answering questions from the Media. The Media started the availability by asking him about the current state of the league. “First off the addition of two new teams so that’s […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Sign Savva Smirnov

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they’ve signed forward Savva Smirnov to an ECHL contract after he was called up from the Quad City Storm. Smirnov, 23, has five goals and eight assists in 17 games this season in the SPHL with the Storm and Roanoke Rail Yard Dogs. He also played in seven games […]