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ECHL: Meet the Reading Royals: Joseph Nardi

This week, the spotlight falls on Royals’ forward, Joseph Nardi. Nardi has spent the entire 2023-24 season so far with the Royals, however, his hockey story didn’t start here in Reading. Before Nardi made his presence known in Reading, Pennsylvania, his professional career started in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose last season. He played […]

PHOTOS: Kalamazoo Wings vs. Reading Royals – 12/2/2023

READING, PA – The Reading Royals and Kalamazoo Wings faced off Saturday night at Santander Arena for the Royals’ Christmas in Maragritaville night. The Royals defeated the Wings 5-3. Click here to read Sam Wismer’s full recap of the game. Check out this photo gallery from Inside the Rink’s Sarah Pietrowski who was there to […]

Heartlanders Win Sunday Shootout Following Ohio Losses

Toledo, OH- After their third game in three days, Iowa was able to get a dramatic shootout win, final score 5-4, in Toledo’s Huntington Center following a Friday loss of 6-2 at Cincinnati and a Saturday 5-3 loss at the Walleye. The Heartlanders started the weekend in Cincinnati with game five of their 10-game road […]

PHOTOS: Kalamazoo Wings vs. Reading Royals – 11/30/2023

READING, PA – The Reading Royals and Kalamazoo Wings faced off for the first time in 5 years Thursday night, at Santander Arena. The game featured the Royals’ 5000th goal, which was scored by Brendan Hoffman. Tag Bertuzzi scored the other two goals for the Royals in his first game with them. The Kalamazoo Wings […]

PHOTOS: Iowa Heartlanders vs. Cincinnati Cyclones – 12/01/2023

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Friday night, the Cincinnati Cyclones beat the visiting Iowa Heartlanders 6-2 at the Heritage Bank Center in downtown Cincinnati. It was a slow start for the Cyclones, but they pulled off the win thanks to a hat-trick by Sahil Panwar. Cincinnati’s goaltender, Olof Lindbom, registered 28 saves. Check out this photo gallery […]

ECHL: Reading Royals Make A Statement Win

It’s no secret that the Reading Royals are off to a plodding start this season. They are currently 5-10-1-1. Last night they took the series win against the Kalamazoo Wings. Matt Brown scores his sixth goal of the season to start the first period. At 18:04 into the first, Joe Nardi and Darren Brady set […]

ECHL: A Chat With The Commissioner, Ryan Crelin

The ECHL Commissioner Ryan Crelin made his annual visit to Glens Falls on Friday Evening, and there were a number of different topics that were discussed; one of them, which isn’t the biggest topic he touched on, caught my attention was the way they have redone the schedule so that each team in the North […]

Heartlanders All-Time Point Streak Comes to an End After Second Game in Wheeling

Wheeling, WV- After a high-scoring and chippy game on Saturday, both teams came out of the tunnel on Sunday with almost no energy to spare. The Iowa Heartlanders and Wheeling Nailers each took one of their two-game rivalry renewal at the WesBanco Arena. Iowa earned their league-high point streak for this season at 8 games […]

PHOTOS: Wheeling Nailers vs. Cincinnati Cyclones – 11/24/2023

CINCINNATI, Ohio.- Friday afternoon and for the second consecutive game, Cincinnati’s Matej Pekar was the star of the game, registering two goals in a 5-2 win against the Wheeling Nailers. It was a scoreless first period, with only 11 total shots on goal for both teams. In the second period, Cincinnati jumped ahead with two goals […]

ECHL: Heartlanders Look to Continue Eight Game Points Streak in Wheeling

From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia… that’s a line you’ve heard a lot of if you’re a Billy Joel fan or watched lots of Nailers hockey. The Iowa Heartlanders took an impressive win and a close shootout loss. Iowa now has 15 points in their last eight games and has climbed all the […]