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ECHL: Sean Allen Returns to Florida for 2025–26 Season
- Karen Zehner
- June 30, 2025
The Florida Everblades have announced the return of defenseman Sean Allen for the 2025–26 ECHL season. The 27-year-old will be entering his second season with the Everblades, bringing experience, grit, and a physical presence back to Florida’s blue line. Allen joined the Everblades ahead of the 2024–25 campaign and appeared in 59 regular-season games, registering […]
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ECHL: Hakon Nilsen Returns to Norway
- Riley Lundrigan
- June 20, 2025
As the NHL season has concluded with the Stanley Cup returning to its previous home in South Florida, a Cape Coral, Florida-born athlete is returning to his international home of Norway. Hakon Nilsen will be departing the Savannah Ghost Pirates and heading to Norway. He has made nine appearances for their national team. Last season […]
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AHL & ECHL: 2024–25 Teddy Bear Toss Champions
- Karen Zehner
- June 4, 2025
The annual Teddy Bear Toss had once again united fans, players, and hockey communities across the ECHL and AHL in a shared mission: delivering warmth, comfort, and joy to children and families in need. With thousands of stuffed animals raining down onto the ice after each team’s first goal, the 2024–25 season’s tosses brought in […]
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ECHL Mountain Division Semifinals: Tahoe Knight Monsters Dominate Wichita Thunder 4-0
- Karen Zehner
- April 26, 2025
The Tahoe Knight Monsters roared into their first Kelly Cup Playoffs with authority, sweeping the Wichita Thunder 4–0 in a commanding first-round performance. Tahoe dominated every facet of the series—outscoring Wichita 22–8, outshooting them 172–126, and showcasing depth, special teams excellence, and clutch play under pressure. Led by offensive standouts Jett Jones, Simon Pinard, Logan […]
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ECHL Mountain Division Semifinals – Game 2 Recap: Tahoe Knight Monsters vs Wichita Thunder
- Armand Klisivitch
- April 20, 2025
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: […]
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ECHL Announces Fines and Suspensions | 04/20/2025
- Armand Klisivitch
- April 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 […]
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ECHL: Peter Bates Wins 2025 Sportsmanship of the Year Award
- Armand Klisivitch
- April 11, 2025
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 […]
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ECHL: All-ECHL First and Second Teams Announced
- Armand Klisivitch
- April 10, 2025
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 […]
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ECHL: St. Cloud State Alum in the ECHL
- Felicity Harding
- April 8, 2025
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 […]
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ECHL Series Recap: Wichita Thunder vs. Kansas City Mavericks | 03/26-03/30/2025
- Teresa Taylor
- March 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 […]
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