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ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators Ink Deal with Forward Joseph Widmar

The Atlanta Gladiators have recently announced the signing of Joe Widmar, a forward who is re-joining the team for the 2023-24 season. Widmar’s professional career began in the 2017-18 season with the Peoria Rivermen of the SPHL. His exceptional performance, tallying 40 points (11g-29a) in 36 games, earned him a spot on the SPHL All-Rookie […]

ECHL: Michael McNiven Traded to Savannah Ghost Pirates

In a surprising move, the Savannah Ghost Pirates have acquired goaltender Michael McNiven from the Wheeling Nailers. The 26-year-old netminder, hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, brings experience and skill to his new team. This season, McNiven has appeared in six games for the Nailers, posting a goals-against average of 3.98 and a save percentage of […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Win One, Lose One Against Iowa Heartlanders

The Toledo Walleye had a two-game home stand against the Iowa Heartlanders to kick off their first weekend of hockey in December. Toledo held their first-ever Glow Weekend with fans waving glow sticks and wearing glowing wristbands that lit up to match the events and music of the game. To commemorate the event, the Walleye […]

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 […]