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ECHL:Phantom Profile: Spencer Naas

Spencer’s Starters: Spencer Naas was born June 28, 1995, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The first time he played hockey for a team with recorded statistics was for the two seasons he played at Blake School in the USHS-MN. He played 50 games in his freshman and sophomore years in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. […]

Iowa Heartlanders hockey player, Brendan Robbins is waxing his hockey stick that is leaning on the boards of the home bench.

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Weekend Preview

Only eight games left for the Iowa Heartlanders (17-33-13) before they close out their season. Without an opportunity to play for the Kelley Cup in the post-season, the Heartlanders have been using their recent games to test out a few new team members and look forward to the franchise’s third season. The season begins to […]

ECHL: Debuts in the Heartland

As we near the end of the 2022-23 regular season, many teams are gearing up to make their final playoff pushes and runs. Though the Iowa Heartlanders will not appear in the playoffs, they are gearing up in another way. In case you are struggling to keep track of all the new faces hitting the […]

ECHL: Reading Royals Ends Toledo Walleye’s 18-Game Winning Streak

The Reading Royals ended the Toledo Walleye’s 18-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory to start the weekend series on a high note as they inch towards the Kelly Cup Playoffs. The Reading Royals took on the heated Toledo Walleye, who have won 18 of their last games, racking in a 20-game point streak. Toledo […]

ECHL: Kalamazoo Wings battle but lose twice

The Kalamazoo Wings played two teams on opposite ends of the Central Division standings last weekend, losing both contests. On Friday, March 10, the K-Wings faced the Central Division-leading Toledo Walleye (39-15-4-2, 84 pts) at home and lost 4-1. Toledo opened the scoring 13 seconds into the game and extended their lead to 2-0 at […]

ECHL: Player Feature Ryan Fanti, The Man Behind the Mask

Ryan Fanti answered Brad Barone invitation to fight by landing a few haymakers. Photo Credit: @TheChadRyan on Twitter

ECHL: A Chat With Commissioner Ryan Crelin

The ECHL is in its first full season coming out of COVID. The ECHL commissioner Ryan Crelin was recently in Adirondack and made himself available for the media to discuss the state of the League and answer questions. Despite the effects that COVID had on the League, the ECHL is finally back where it wants […]

ECHL: Player of the Week Matt Alvaro

After a wild 3-game weekend overshadowed by Friday night’s goalie fights and Sunday’s five misconducts, it’s fair to say that Matt Alvaro’s excellent week of play might have taken a backseat. This week ECHL named Alvaro the Player of the Week after tallying eight points off of two goals and six assists in the Komets […]

ECHL: Penalties Too Much to Overcome for Komets vs Indy Fuel

Komets return home but struggle to stay on the ice and out of the box. Photo Credit Josh Gales.

Komets and Fanti Deliver Knockout Punches

Ryan Fanti answered Brad Barone invitation to fight by landing a few haymakers. Photo Credit: @TheChadRyan on Twitter