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ECHL Mountain Division Semifinals – Game 2 Recap: Tahoe Knight Monsters vs Wichita Thunder

The Tahoe Knight Monsters and Wichita Thunder met for the second game of their best-of-seven series on Sunday Night at Intrust Arena in Wichita, Kansas. The Knight Monsters had won the first game of the series 6-1. Tahoe was looking to do something that no other team had done yet in the Kelly Cup Playoffs: […]

ECHL Announces Fines and Suspensions | 04/20/2025

The ECHL Department of Player Safety has announced that Orlando’s Brayden Low has been fined, and Wichita’s Joe Carroll has been fined and suspended. Brayden Low Fined Brayden Low has been fined an undisclosed amount for his actions in Saturday’s game vs South Carolina Stingrays. Low would slewfoot South Carolina’s Tyler Weiss at the 19:32 […]

ECHL: Peter Bates Wins 2025 Sportsmanship of the Year Award

The ECHL has named Peter Bates of the Wichita Thunder the 2025 recipient of the ECHL Sportsmanship of the Year Award. This is the first time the award has gone to a member of the Wichita Thunder. Per the ECHL, The award is presented annually to the Player who is judged to have exhibited the […]

ECHL: All-ECHL First and Second Teams Announced

The ECHL announced continued handing out awards on Thursday as they announced their All-ECHL First and Second teams. Yesterday, they announced the All-Rookie Team. All-ECHL First Team F-Brandon Hawkins (Toledo Walleye)– Brandon Hawkins has been named to the All-ECHL First Team for the third straight season. Hawkins, 30, is putting up impressive numbers for the […]

ECHL: St. Cloud State Alum in the ECHL

St. Cloud State has many hockey players who have gone on to play at the professional level, including ten players currently in the ECHL. Chase Brand (2019-23) Forward Chase Brand spent four seasons at St. Cloud State, where he played in 117 games. Brand had 14 goals and 20 assists for 34 points. He had […]

ECHL Series Recap: Wichita Thunder vs. Kansas City Mavericks | 03/26-03/30/2025

The Kansas City Mavericks faced off against the Wichita Thunder in a three-game series that began on Wednesday. Both teams were battling for playoff positions and home-ice advantage. The Mavericks entered the series with a record of 42-16-4-1, while the Thunder stood at 35-21-6-1. Games one and three took place at Cable Dahmer Arena in […]

ECHL Game Recap: Wichita Thunder vs Rapid City Rush | 03/23/2025

The Rapid City Rush and Wichita Thunder were back in action on Sunday to wrap up their series in South Dakota. First Period Neither team made any changes between the pipes, as the Rush stuck with goaltender Matt Radomsky and the Thunder stayed with Trevor Gorsuch. After rough starts in the two previous games, Rapid […]

ECHL Game Recap: Wichita Thunder vs Rapid City Rush | 03/22/2025

The Rapid City Rush and Wichita Thunder were back in action on Saturday night for the second game of their three game series. The playoff race is starting to heat up, and both teams are looking to take any points they can get. Neither team made a change in net, as the Rush stuck with […]

ECHL Game Recap: Wichita Thunder vs Rapid City Rush | 03/21/2025

The Rapid City Rush started the last leg of their homestand against the Wichita Thunder on Friday night. Rapid City started with goaltender Matt Radomsky in net while the Thunder had Trevor Gorsuch between the pipes. First Period After a great series against the Iowa Heartlanders last week, the Rush came out a little flat-footed […]

ECHL Series Preview: Wichita Thunder vs Rapid City Rush | 03/21-03/23/2025

The Rapid City Rush are wrapping up their home stand this weekend in a three-game series against the Wichita Thunder. Last Week Last week, the Rush were at home taking on the Iowa Heartlanders. Rapid won the first game 4-3 in overtime. They were then able to take the second game 4-2 and then completed […]