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ECHL: Trois-Rivieres Lions Extends Ron Choules

The Trois-Rivieres Lions announced that they’ve extended Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Ron Choules to a two-year extension that carries him through the 2026-27 season. Trois-Rivieres finished the year with a 45-19-8 record and won their first North Division title in franchise history. The Lions made easy work sweeping the Reading Royals in the first […]

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ECHL: Reading Royals Cement Two-Year Extension with Philadelphia Flyers

The Reading Royals have extended their official affiliation with the Philadelphia Flyers, continuing their role as the NHL club’s primary ECHL partner through the 2026–27 season. The agreement extends a relationship that began in 2014 and has become a key piece of the Flyers’ player development system. A Decade of Progression from ECHL to NHL […]

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PHOTOS: Trois-Rivières Lions vs. Reading Royals – 04/23/2025

READING, Pa. – The Reading Royals faced off against the Trois-Rivières Lions Wednesday night at Santander Arena in Game 4 of the Kelly Cup playoffs. The Lions defeated the Royals 5-2, eliminating Reading from the playoffs. Click here to read ITR’s Armand Klisivitch’s in depth recap of the game. Check out this photo gallery from […]

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ECHL North Division Semifinals Recap: Wheeling Nailers vs Norfolk Admirals

The Norfolk Admirals and Wheeling Nailers met in the North Division Semifinals in what was expected to be a tightly contested series. It would be the odd 2-5 format due to arena availability at Norfolk Scope, so the Nailers, despite having home-ice advantage, began this series on the road. Norfolk and Wheeling split the short […]

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Norfolk Admirals Forward Brandon Osmundson Celebrates a goal

ECHL North Division Semifinals – Game 5 Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs Wheeling Nailers

The Norfolk Admirals and Wheeling Nailers met for Game 5 of the North Division Semifinals on Saturday Night. Wheeling once again looked to keep their season alive with a win. For Wheeling, they would start their third different goaltender of the series on Saturday in Taylor Gauthier. Norfolk also made a change between the pipes, […]

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PHOTOS: Trois-Rivières Lions vs. Reading Royals – 04/21/2025

READING, Pa. – The Reading Royals faced off against the Trois-Rivières Lions Monday night at Santander Arena in Game 3 of the Kelly Cup playoffs. The Lions defeated the Lions 3-2 in double overtime. Click here to read ITR’s Armand Klisivitch’s in depth recap. Check out this photo gallery from Inside the Rink’s Sarah Pietrowski […]

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Wheeling Nailers goalie Jaxon Castor makes a save vs Norfolk Admirals

ECHL North Division Semifinals – Game 4 Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs Wheeling Nailers

The Norfolk Admirals and Wheeling Nailers faced off in Game 4 of the North Division Semifinals on Friday Night. Wheeling looked to avoid their second consecutive sweep in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. For Wheeling, they would be forced to go to Jaxon Castor between the pipes. Sergei Murashov was called up to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. […]

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Reading Royals and Trois-Rivieres Lions shake hands at the end of the North Division Semifinals

ECHL North Division Semifinals Recap: Trois-Rivieres Lions vs Reading Royals

The Trois-Rivieres Lions and Reading Royals met in the North Division Semifinals, and the Lions swept the series in four games. For the Lions, this is the first time in franchise history that they will advance to the North Division Finals, as they await the winner of the Norfolk Admirals/Wheeling Nailers. Reading has failed to […]

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ECHL: Sergei Murashov Called Up To Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have announced that they’ve called up goaltender Sergei Murashov from the Wheeling Nailers. This comes after Joel Blomqvist left Wednesday Night’s vs the Lehigh Valley Phantoms after the second period with an injury. Sergei Murashov is 12-3 with a 2.64 GAA, .913 SV% with one shutout in 16 games at the AHL […]

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ECHL North Division Semifinals – Game 3 Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs Wheeling Nailers

The Norfolk Admirals and Wheeling Nailers continued their best-of-seven series on Wednesday Night as the series shifted to WesBanco Arena. Thomas Milic would get the start for the Admirals as he looked to keep his shutout streak going. The Nailers would get some reinforcements as Chase and Logan Pietila re-joined the team after being called […]

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