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ECHL Season Preview: Adirondack Thunder

The Adirondack Thunder are poised for a big year after a strong second half last season, which saw them sneak into the last Kelly Cup Playoff Spot in the North Divison with a 32-29-9-2 record. However, they would lose to the Newfoundland Growlers in five games during the opening round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. […]

ECHL: Worcester Railers Re-Sign Jack Quinlivan

The Worcester Railers, ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s New York Islanders, announced today that they’ve re-signed 27-year-old forward Jack Quinlivan for the 2023-24 season. Quinlivan played his first season in the ECHL in 2022-23. He put up two goals and one assist for three points in ten games with the Railers. Before playing for Worcester, […]

ECHL: Former Royal Returns to Reading for the 2023-24 Season

With the Reading Royals’ season just over a month away, the team is starting to take shape with a not-so-new addition coming to Reading. The Royals have re-signed a former 2018-19 forward to add to the growing list of talent in preparation for their upcoming season. This week, the Royals add forward Tyson Fawcett to […]

ECHL: Five Notable Names That Moved On This Summer

Every off-season, we see some big names from the ECHL make the jump over to the AHL or over to Europe, and the 2023 off-season was no exception, as there is a ton of ECHL talent that will be taking their talents overseas next season. While tracking all the names that have gone overseas from […]

Jake Theut Announces Retirement

On September 8th, 2023, goaltender Jake Theut announced his retirement from professional hockey after four seasons where he spent time in the SPHL, ECHL, and AHL. The 29-year-old goaltender spent three seasons at the collegiate level, where he spent three years at Northeastern University, where he only saw action in five games, before spending his […]

ECHL: Shawn Weller Re-Signs With Thunder For His Final Professional Season

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have re-signed Shawn Weller to an ECHL contract for the 2023-24 season, and Weller also announced that the 2023-24 season will be his final year playing professionally. Weller was originally drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the third round of the 2004 NHL Draft and spent two full […]

Former Hershey Bear, Reading Royal, and IceHog Garrett Mitchell Retires

Garrett Mitchell, the former Hershey Bear and Reading Royal captain of the Rockford IceHogs, recently announced that he has officially retired from professional hockey at the age of 31. Mitchell played for the IceHogs the last three seasons and put up 20 points in 120 games over this period. With the Reading Royals, in 2019-20, […]

ECHL: Several Players Returning to Idaho Steelheads for 2023-24 Season

The Idaho Steelheads have had a lot of important signings in August, as many key players are returning to Idaho for the upcoming ECHL season. These players include forwards Wade Murphy, Zane Franklin, Colton Kehler, captain A.J. White, and defensemen Matt Register, Ty Pelton-Byce, and Cody Haiskanen. A majority of them, if not all of […]

ECHL: An Interview with Adirondack Thunder Forward Andy Willis

Heading into the 2023-24 season, the Adirondack Thunder will have a few new faces on their team, and one of them is 25-year-old forward Andy Willis who started playing hockey at the age of three. The Missouri native had success right off the bat as he won three State Championships in High School and Willis […]

ECHL: Newfoundland Growlers Last Man Standing

Forward Todd Skirving, the only player who has been with The Newfoundland Growlers franchise since its inception, shares how he ended up on ‘The Rock’ and never left. “I was actually signed to play for the Atlanta Gladiators that season. I finished my rookie year in Atlanta, and we had a coaching change,” number 15 began. […]