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ECHL League Transactions 1/30/2024

Follow along with daily ECHL transactions with Inside The Rink, which features exclusive photos of players and individual articles breaking down the roster moves! We update this page multiple times per day, so be sure to check the latest update time! Last Update: 7:25 PM EST Yesterday’s Roster Transactions: ECHL League Transactions 1/29/2024 Reading Royals […]

PHOTOS: Wheeling Nailers vs. Reading Royals – 01/24/2024

READING, PA – The Reading Royals and Wheeling Nailers faced off Wednesday night at Santander Arena. The Nailers defeated the Royals 5-4 in overtime. Click here to read Sarah Rossini’s full recap of the game. Check out this photo gallery from Inside the Rink’s Sarah Pietrowski who was there to capture the action.

ECHL: Did the Royals Just Play Their Worst Game of the Season?

In an ongoing struggle to make their game connect, the Reading Royals fell to the Wheeling Nailers in a crippling 8-3 loss. The game had its high points, but a closer look into the action shows a heartbreaking potential for the rest of the season. The Royals’ game against Wheeling served as a pivotal moment […]

ECHL Game Recap: Reading Royals vs. Wheeling Nailers| 01/24/2024

The Reading Royals played one of their few Wednesday night games this season against the Wheeling Nailers and though the game started out promising, lack of motivation seemed to be the enemy that brought them yet another loss. The Reading Royals faced the Wheeling Nailers at home for the first time this season to start […]

PHOTOS: 2024 ECHL All-Star Skills Competition and Awards – 01/15/2024

SAVANNAH, Ga- Monday evening the Savannah Ghost Pirates hosted the 2024 ECHL All-Star Classic. The Ghost Pirates team faced a team of All-Star players selected from other teams within the ECHL. During the intermissions there were Skills Competitions, for the Fastest Skater, Accuracy Shooting and the Hardest Shot. Click here to view the photo gallery […]

PHOTOS: 2024 ECHL All-Star Classic – 01/15/2024

SAVANNAH, Ga – Monday evening the Savannah Ghost Pirates hosted the 2024 ECHL All-Star Classic. The Ghost Pirates team faced a team of All-Star players selected from other teams within the ECHL. In this exhibition game the All-Star team took a 18-11 victory. During the intermissions there were Skills Competitions, for the Fastest Skater, Accuracy […]

ECHL All-Star Game Recap

The ECHL All-Stars faced off against the Savannah Ghost Pirates at Enmarket Arena on Monday Night for the 2024 ECHL All-Star Game in what was expected to be a high-scoring affair and finished as an 18-11 victory for the ECHL All-Stars. Leading the way for the All-Stars in the 18-11 victory was captain Brandon Hawkins, […]

ECHL Announces All-Star Game Rosters

The ECHL has officially announced the roster for the 2024 All-Star Game in Savannah on January 15th. All 27 teams besides the host city Savannah, whose whole team will be participating, have one player who was named an All-Star. The ECHL Team at ITR breaks down each individual player and what he did to earn […]

PHOTOS: Wheeling Nailers vs. Cincinnati Cyclones – 12/22/2023

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Friday night, the visiting Wheeling Nailers beat the Cincinnati Cyclones 4-2 at the Heritage Bank Center in downtown Cincinnati. The Cyclones’ comeback fell short despite tying the game up at two goals a piece early in the third period. Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink’s Héctor Urcia, for highlights […]

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 […]