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ECHL: Walleye Back with a Splash during Opening Weekend

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ECHL: Defenseman Grant Gabriele Signs with Toledo Walleye

The Toledo Walleye have signed defenseman Grant Gabriele for the 2023-2024 season. The 26-year-old spent last season in the ECHL with the Maine Mariners. He appeared in 67 contests and posted 25 points made up of 9 goals and 16 assists. He also had 22 penalty minutes. Gabriele finished the season with a +5 rating. […]

ECHL: Forward Carson Denomie Signs with Toledo Walleye

The Toledo Walleye have signed forward Carson Denomie for the 2023-2024 season. The 23-year-old spent most of the 2022-2023 season in the ECHL with the Iowa Heartlanders. He played in 52 games with 20 points made up of five goals and 15 assists. He also had 23 penalty minutes. In addition to Iowa, he saw […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Sign Forward Brandon Kruse

The Toledo Walleye have added another BGSU Falcon to their 2023-2024 roster with the signing of forward Brandon Kruse. Kruse was drafted by Las Vegas in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL draft but made his professional debut in the AHL with the Henderson Silver Knight at the end of the 2021-2022 season. He […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Add Three More Players to the Pond

The Toledo Walleye have added forward Sam Craggs along with defensemen Jake Willets and Thomas Farrell. Sam Craggs, an Elmhurst, Illinois native, will return to Toledo for a third straight season. During the 2022-2023 season, Craggs appeared in 60 games, putting up ten goals and ten assists. Over the final ten games of the season, […]

Report: Pat Mikesch Is Expected To Be Named Head Coach Of Toledo Walleye

Pat Mikesch comes to the Toledo Walleye from the USHL Green Bay Gamblers. Mikesch started with the Gamblers as an assistant coach from 2011-2014. Then, he spent eight years as the head coach of the organization. Of those eight years, he had five winning seasons and made the playoffs in three of those years. However, […]

Toledo Walleye Sign Forward Mitchell Lewandowski

Mitchell Lewandowski, former Michigan State, Spartan forward, will be joining the Toledo Walleye for the 2023-2024 season. The 25-year-old Clarkston, Michigan native spent his entire five-year college career wearing the Green and White at Michigan State University. Lewandowski appeared in 156 games for the Spartans with 121 points. He had 56 goals and 65 assists. […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye With Another Impressive Season

The Toledo Walleye had a successful year of recognition and setting new ECHL and franchise records. Heading into the 2022-2023 season, Coach Dan Watson brought back 12 players from the previous season’s team. They were an effective squad that went to Kelly Cup Finals but fell short to the Florida Everblades. This was the highest […]

ECHL: The Idaho Steelheads Are Headed To The Kelly Cup Final

The Idaho Steelheads have won the Western Conference, eliminating the Toledo Walleye from the Kelly Cup Playoffs in five games. Toledo could not find an answer for Idaho’s crisp play and impeccable offense. In goal for Toledo on Saturday was Sebastian Cossa, and for Idaho, Adam Scheel. Toledo struck first in the first in hopes […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Win in Toledo, Lead Series 3-1

The Idaho Steelheads found a way to block out the electric atmosphere of 8,300 fans at Toledo’s Huntington Center to defeat the Walleye. Despite a late push from Toledo, Idaho was able to prevail. John Lethemon was in goal for Toledo, and Adam Scheel for Idaho. Toledo was able to get by Scheel first to […]