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ECHL: 2024-25 End of Season Review | Adirondack Thunder

The 2024-25 Adirondack Thunder season was not a pretty one, as the Thunder went from the top team in the East during the 2023-24 season to the worst team in the East during the 2024-25 season. Adirondack would use 51 different players during the 2024-25 season, including 18 different defenseman throughout their 72-game schedule. Adirondack […]

ECHL Kelly Cup Final- Game 2 Recap: Trois-Rivières Lions vs Toledo Walleye

The Trois-Rivières Lions and Toledo Walleye met for Game 2 of the Kelly Cup Final. Toledo took Game 1 by a score of 3-1. For the second straight night, it would be Tyler Hylland who opened the scoring for the Lions. Just like in Game 1, the Walleye quickly responded as Trenton Bliss made a […]

ECHL Kelly Cup Final- Game 1 Recap : Trois-Rivières Lions vs Toledo Walleye

The 2025 Kelly Cup Final kicked off in Ohio, where the Toledo Walleye welcomed the Trois-Rivières Lions in Game 1. It was a night of firsts, as the Trois-Rivières Lions made their inaugural appearances in the Kelly Cup Final, and these two formidable teams clashed for the first time in history. Both teams, having triumphed […]

ECHL: 2025 Kelly Cup Final Preview | Trois-Rivières Lions vs Toledo Walleye

Get ready for a series that will go down in the history books, as the Eastern Conference and Western Conference clash in a battle for the prestigious Kelly Cup. The Kelly Cup, the ultimate prize in the ECHL, is awarded to the playoff champion at the end of each season. The potential seven-game showdown kicks […]

ECHL: Filip Fornaa Svensson Heads Home To Sweden

Forward Filip Fornaa Svensson is returning home to Sweden to join Vimmerby HC after spending just one year in the ECHL. In 51 games during the 2024-25 season with the Fort Wayne Komets and Norfolk Admirals, the 26-year-old put up 25 goals and 14 assists for 39 points. Fornaa Svennson was acquired by Norfolk from […]

ECHL Eastern Conference Finals – Game 6 Recap: Trois-Rivieres Lions vs Florida Everblades

For the first time since 2021, the Kelly Cup Finals will not include the Florida Everblades. The Everblades would fall in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, ending their season. In the first period, it would be the Everblades who had the slight advantage out of the gate. The Trois-Rivieres Lions would finally break […]

ECHL: Reading Royals Relieve Jason Binkley Of Head Coaching and GM Duties

The Reading Royals have announced that they’ve relieved Jason Binkley of his duties as Head Coach and General Manager. Reading after missing the Kelly Cup Playoffs in 2024, would put up 33-28-9-2 record and would sneak into the fourth and final playoff spot on the last day of the regular season, before being swept by […]

ECHL Eastern Conference Finals – Game 5 Recap: Florida Everblades vs Trois-Rivieres Lions

A Saturday afternoon game occurred between the Trois-Rivières Lions and Florida Everblades in Quebec. Game five of the Eastern Conference Finals will be the last time the two teams play in Quebec together. The series is tied at two, and continues to be a battle of the Goalies. Luke Cavallin takes his place between the […]

ECHL Eastern Conference Finals – Game 3 Recap: Florida Everblades vs Trois-Rivieres Lions

The Trois-Rivieres Lions returned to Colisee Videotron, looking to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals after winning the first two games in Estero over the Florida Everblades. Trois-Rivieres would get some chances early, including two wrap-around chances, but neither found the back of the net. The physicality that has been there […]

ECHL: Greenville’s Ben Freeman Signs with Frederikshavn White Hawks

Ben Freeman, the 6’5” center out of Falmouth, Maine, is heading overseas to continue his professional hockey journey. After four seasons in the ECHL—most recently serving as captain of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits—Freeman has signed with the Frederikshavn White Hawks of Denmark’s Metal Ligaen. A Steady Climb Through the Ranks Freeman first made his mark […]