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Inside The Rink’s ECHL Triple Threat: Weekend Battles for Playoff Spots, Clinchers & Teams on the Edge | 03/21-03/23/2025

With just a few weeks remaining in the ECHL regular season, the race for the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs is at its most intense stage. Several teams are fighting to clinch their postseason berths, while others are still battling to keep their playoff hopes alive. With every point carrying massive implications, this weekend’s Triple Threat […]

PHOTOS: Indy Fuel vs. Cincinnati Cyclones – 03/15/2025

CINCINNATI, Ohio. – Saturday afternoon, the visiting Indy Fuel defeated the Cincinnati Cyclones 2-1 at Heritage Bank Center. The Cincinnati players wore specialty purple jerseys for Cyclones Fight Cancer. Kyle Bollers opened the scoreing at 16:52 into the first period for the Cyclones and Fuels’ forward Darby Llewellyn tied the game up at 6:52 in […]

ECHL Game Recap: Iowa Heartlanders vs Rapid City Rush | 03/15/2025

The Rapid City Rush and the Iowa Heartlanders were back in action Saturday night to wrap up their three game series. Both teams once again made changes in net as the goalie matchup went back to Thursday night’s matchup with Rapid City starting Connor Murphy and Iowa starting Kyle McClellan. First Period The two teams […]

PHOTOS: Toledo Walleye vs. Cincinnati Cyclones – 03/14/2025

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Friday night, the visiting Toledo Walleye defeated the Cincinnati Cyclones 4-3 in overtime at Heritage Bank Center in downtown Cincinnati. Brendon Michaelian opened the scoreboard for Toledo nine minutes into the first period. The walleye made it 2-0 via Mitchell Lewandowski just over a minute later. Remy Parker cut the lead in […]

ECHL Game Recap: Iowa Heartlanders vs Rapid City Rush | 03/14/2025

After taking the first game in overtime, the Rapid City Rush were back in action on Friday night against the Iowa Heartlanders. Both teams decided to make changes in net as the Rush started goaltender Matt Radomsky and the Heartlanders started William Rousseau. First Period After coming out flat on Thursday night, the Rush played […]

ECHL Game Recap: Toledo Walleye vs Cincinnati Cyclones l 03/14/2025

The Toledo Walleye secured a stunning overtime victory against the Cincinnati Cyclones on Friday night, with Sam Craggs delivering the winning goal through a clever five-hole move on Vyacheslav Peksa. The game stretched over 2 hours and 32 minutes, as both teams battled hard in this competitive Central Division matchup. Special teams played a crucial […]

ECHL Game Recap: Iowa Heartlanders vs Rapid City Rush | 03/13/2025

The Rapid City Rush and Iowa Heartlanders opened up their series on Thursday night in Rapid City. Rapid City started Connor Murphy in net while the Heartlanders started Kyle McClellan. First Period After having a dominant start to the period, the Heartlanders were able to get on the board first. Exactly two minutes into the […]

ECHL Series Preview: Iowa Heartlanders vs. Rapid City Rush | 03/13-15/2025

The Rapid City Rush are welcoming the Iowa Heartlanders to South Dakota for a three game series this weekend. Last Week Last week, the Rush were in Tahoe taking on the Tahoe Knight Monsters. The Rush lost the first game 5-4 and then lost the second game 7-1. The Rush were able to win the […]

ECHL Announces Length Of Nico Blachman and Mikael Robidoux Suspensions

The ECHL Department of Player Safety has announced that Iowa Heartlander forward Nico Blachman has been suspended seven additional games, and Bloomington Bison forward Mikael Robidoux has been suspended four additional games after their hearings with the league. Both players were suspended indefinitely on Saturday for their actions in Friday Night’s Game. They would each […]

ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones Transactions | 3/11/2025

The Cincinnati Cyclones completed the following transactions earlier today, ahead of their Friday home matchup against the Toledo Walleye. As of March 11th, the Cyclones sit in last place in the Central Division at 22-26-9-0, two points behind the Bloomington Bison for the fourth and final playoff spot. Andrew Noel Signed from Ferris State Bulldogs […]