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Iowa Heartlanders 2023-24 Season Preview

Coralville, Iowa- It’s that time of year again around the ECHL. The ice is painted, the uniforms have been printed, team stores are being restocked, and 28 teams turn their eyes toward the Kelly Cup. In Coralville, things will look a bit different for year three of Heartlanders hockey. The puck will drop at Xtream […]

Heartlanders Make Opening Weekend Schedule Modifications

Coralville, Iowa- The Heartlanders have just announced that their first game of the 2023-24 regular season will now be played a day earlier than originally anticipated, with Saturday, October 21st’s game now being set to drop the puck on Thursday, October 19 at 6:35 pm CT. All tickets that were purchased for the game originally […]

ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones Season Preview

The Cincinnati Cyclones, in conjunction with the Indy Fuel and Wheeling Nailers, have announced the team’s 2023-24 preseason schedule. For the first time in franchise history, the Cincinnati Cyclones will partake in three preseason games, breaking away from the traditional norm of playing two contests. The Cincinnati Cyclones will host the Indy Fuel at Heritage […]

ECHL: Meet The Four New Head Coaches

It’s another off-season of coaching changes in the ECHL, however, it’s a little quieter than the 2022 offseason, where we saw seven new head coaches as heading into the 2023-24 season, four teams will have a new bench boss; Fort Wayne Komets, Trois-Rivieres Lions, Toledo Walleye, and the Newfoundland Growlers. All four of these coaches […]

ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones Add Eight Players To The Training Camp Roster

The Cincinnati Cyclones announced today that the team had inked seven players to Amateur Tryout (ATO) contracts, in addition to signing forward Michal Mrazik to a Standard Player Contract (SPC) before the team begins its training camp next week. The Cincinnati Cyclones are set to take the ice for camp beginning on Monday and will […]

ECHL: Justin Taylor Returns to K-Wings

Justin Taylor is back! The Kalamazoo Wings announced today they have signed Taylor, 34, to a Standard Player Contract for the 23-24 season. Justin, a Mindemoya, ON native, is the club’s current games played, goals scored, and total points leader. In his 13 seasons of pro hockey, he has spent 12 of them in a […]

ECHL: History of the Fort Wayne Komets

The Fort Wayne Komets began in 1952 under the International Hockey League (IHL), where they remained until 1990. At that time, the franchise would move to Albany, New York, as the Albany Choppers. A few days later, the Franke family, who purchased the Flint Spirits, moved the team to Fort Wayne and took on the […]

ECHL: Shawn Sydlowski Returns To Fort Wayne

Shawn Sydlowski has announced that he is returning to the Fort Wayne Komets after spending last season with the Orlando Solar Bears. In 46 games last season with the Solar Bears, Sydlowski had 14 goals and 15 assists for 19 points. The 33-year-old winger has spent nine of his first ten seasons with the Fort […]

ECHL: K-Wings Pen Two More

James McEwan has signed with the K-Wings for 2023-24 season and Stephen Alvo was given a PTO. McEwan, hailing from Chatham, ON, suited up for the K-Wings last season for three games before an injury ended his season. He spent most of last season with the Florida Everblades, where he played 28 games for the […]

ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones Signs Malcolm Hayes

The Cincinnati Cyclones announced earlier today that the team has signed defenseman Malcolm Hayes for the 2023-24 season. Malcolm Hayes, 28, began his ECHL career with Kansas City during the 2019-20 season but has spent most of his career with his hometown team in Atlanta, where he posted four assists and 80 penalty minutes across […]