Author: Zachary Alvarado
Inside The Rink journalist covering the Wheeling Nailers and Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL. I am a Duquesne University Sports Information and Media major graduating in December. I have been passionate about hockey since I was 4 years old.
Tampa Bay Lightning Re-Sign Declan Carlile
- Zachary Alvarado
- June 6, 2024
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced earlier today they have re-signed Declan Carlile to a two-year, two-way contract. The 24-year-old defenseman was signed by the Lightning on March 16, 2022, as an undrafted free agent after finishing three years at Merrimack College. Since signing with the Bolts, Carlile has seen 140 regular season games with Tampa’s […]
Read MoreECHL: Norfolk Admirals Announce 2024-25 Season Schedule
- Zachary Alvarado
- June 5, 2024
After completing their first winning season and taste of the Kelly Cup Playoffs, the Norfolk Admirals have announced their schedule for the 2024-25 ECHL Season. Their 72-game schedule will be comprised of 24 Friday games, 23 Saturday games, 13 Sunday games, eight Wednesday games, and rare games on Tuesday (three) and Thursday (one). The Admirals […]
Read MoreECHL: Wheeling Nailers Announce 2024-25 Schedule; Moved to Eastern Conference
- Zachary Alvarado
- June 5, 2024
With the Kelly Cup Finals underway, the ECHL community is counting down the days to puck drop in October for the 2024-25 season. The Wheeling Nailers announced their schedule for the upcoming season as well as their conference and division realignment. With the expansion of the Bloomington Bison heading to the Western Conference’s Central Division […]
Read MoreECHL: Norfolk Admirals Player Heads Back To Czechia
- Zachary Alvarado
- May 31, 2024
Former Norfolk Admirals defenseman Simon Kubicek will be returning to his home country of Czechia to play the 2024-25 season with the Motor Ceske Budejovice. The 22-year-old defenseman spent his first two professional seasons between the Newfoundland Growlers, Admirals, and Manitoba Moose of the AHL. Before turning pro, Kubicek played three seasons of Major Juniors […]
Read MoreECHL: Norfolk Admirals 2023-24 Season Recap
- Zachary Alvarado
- May 28, 2024
Before the start of the 2015-16 season, the Norfolk Admirals re-joined the ECHL when the Anaheim Ducks announced they would move their American Hockey League team to San Diego to be closer to the team. Since then, it has been a rough journey for the team and the community. The Admirals were unable to have […]
Read MoreECHL: Wheeling Nailers 2023-24 Season Recap
- Zachary Alvarado
- May 26, 2024
The Wheeling Nailers 2023-24 season was a complete 180 from last season. The Nailers finished in 12th place in the Western Conference last season but finished in 5th this season with a regular season record of 38-28-4-1, which was good enough for 81 points. The Nailers went 21-13-1 at home while going 17-15-4 on the […]
Read MoreECHL Playoffs Series Recap: Wheeling Nailers vs. Toledo Walleye | Round 2
- Zachary Alvarado
- May 13, 2024
The Wheeling Nailers and Toledo Walleye met in the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs second round in a best-of-seven series to determine who moves on to play for the Western Conference championship. The Nailers put up valiant efforts in games one and four, but it was all Toledo in games three and four as it swept […]
Read MoreECHL Announces Fines and Suspensions | 05/11/2024
- Zachary Alvarado
- May 11, 2024
The ECHL Department of Player Safety announced today that Norfolk Admirals forward Keegan Iverson and Idaho Steelheads forward Jordan Kawaguchi have each been fined an undisclosed amount and suspended as a result of their actions in Friday Night’s games. At 16:23 of the first period, Adirondack Thunder forward Mac Welsher went in for a hit […]
Read MoreECHL Playoff Recap: Wheeling Nailers Vs. Toledo Walleye Game 3 | 05/08/2024
- Zachary Alvarado
- May 9, 2024
The Wheeling Nailers are in a 0-3 hole in the Central Division Finals after a 7-3 loss to the Toledo Walleye Wednesday night at WesBanco Arena. The Nailers could not find a way to stop the absolute domination tandem of Sam Craggs and Riley Sawchuk in the game. With the win, Toledo extends its win […]
Read MoreECHL: Norfolk Admirals Transactions | 05/06/2024
- Zachary Alvarado
- May 6, 2024
The Norfolk Admirals announced earlier today that 24-year-old goaltender Oskari Salminen has been reassigned to Norfolk from the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League. The Kotka, Finland native was called up to the Moose following the Admirals Game 1 win of the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs North Division Semifinals against the Trois-Rivieres Lions. Salminen […]
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