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ECHL: Florida Everblades: Brad Ralph Earns 500th Coaching Win

Photo Credit: Florida Everblades/ECHL On Sunday December 1st, 2024, the Florida Everblades announced that Head Coach Brad Ralph earned his 500th coaching win. Before turning into a coach, Ralph was a player that played in the AHL. He was drafted in 1992 NHL Entry Draft in Round 2, 53rd overall by the Phoenix Coyotes. In […]

ECHL Roster Transactions: Savannah Ghost Pirates | 11/25/2024

Trade: On Monday, November 25th, 2024, Savannah Ghost Pirates announced they traded defenseman CJ McGee to the Orlando Solar Bears. McGee, a New Jersey Native, signed an amateur tryout contract last season in April with the Ghost Pirates. He played in three games, with two being against the Jacksonville Icemen and one against the Greenville […]

ECHL: Savannah Ghost Pirates: Josh Davies Earns Call-Up

On November 11th, 2024, Savannah Ghost Pirates announced that forward Josh Davies had earned a call-up to the AHL affiliate Charlotte Checkers. This past weekend, Davies, who is all of 20 years old, netted two goals against opponent Idaho Steelheads in Savannah’s win Saturday night, 4-3. Last season, the Winger earned 61 points with WHL […]

Joey Daccord Secures a Future in Seattle

Joey Daccord, also known as The Mayor to Kraken fans signed a five-year, $25 million extension on Wednesday morning. The extension lines up with the long-term deals signed in the offseason from Matty Beniers, Adam Larsson, Brandon Montour and Chandler Stephenson. Joey Stepped up last season and proved his ability to handle an increased workload. […]

FloSports To Expand AHL Coverage

The AHL and FloSports have agreed to a multi-year extension of their media partnerships which is highlighted by AHLTV will now become AHLTV on Flohockey. They will broadcast all AHL Regular Season Game along with the Calder Cup Playoffs. FloSports has been involved with the AHL since 2005, as their LeagueStat system has been utilized […]

ECHL: Tulsa Oilers Sign Three Players for the Upcoming Season

The Tulsa Oilers have announced that they have signed defenseman Trevor Thurston, forward Dallas Comeau, and forward Serron Noel for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Trevor Thurston’s Career Trevor Thurston is a 22 year old 6’2″ defenseman from North Delta, British Columbia. Thurston started his junior career in the 2018-19 season and spent it playing for […]

Florida Panthers Roster Preview: Goalies

A strong goalie tandem is necessary for a deep playoff run and a good regular season. Last year, the Panthers had just that in Sergei Bobrovsky and Anthony Stolarz. While Bobrovsky took the majority of the starts, Stolarz was extremely solid as the backup and played well whenever he was called in. The departure of […]

ECHL: Savannah Ghost Pirates Announce New Affiliation

Since the announcement of the new ECHL teams joining the league, it has been speculated that the Savannah Ghost Pirates would lose their affiliation with the Vegas Golden Knights. Why? One of the teams announced making their debut this season is the Tahoe Knight Monsters, a team less than eight hours by car and two […]

ECHL: 2024 Kelly Cup MVP

Florida Everblades made history on June 8th, 2024 by winning their third Kelly Cup Championship consecutively. This is their fourth Kelly Cup title overall (2012, 2022, 2023, 2024). One player had an outstanding performance throughout the entirety of the postseason. Oliver Chau was awarded the Most Valuable Player for the 2024 playoffs. During the regular […]

Bears Lose 4-1 to Checkers to Wrap Up Regular Season | 4/20/2024

The Bears played their final game of the regular season on Saturday, April 20th at the GIANT Center and hosted the Charlotte Checkers. It had been the second game straight against the Checkers, the previous game was a 4-3 victory for Hershey on Wednesday. However, they took a 4-1 loss to wrap up the regular […]