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ECHL All-Star Skills Competition Recap

The ECHL’s stars had a chance to put their talents on display Monday evening in Savannah, Georgia. The league held its annual All-Star event in front of 6,795 fans at Enmarket Arena. The event, hosted by the Savannah Ghost Pirates, saw the home team take on the ECHL All-Stars during the evening’s All-Star game. Fans […]

PHOTOS: Orlando Solar Bears vs Greenville Swamp Rabbits – 01/10-01/12/2024

GREENVILLE, Sc – The Orlando Solar Bears made the trip up to Greenville this past week for an eventful couple of games. Wednesday night brought out fans and their dogs but was a tough loss for the home team as the Bears took the game with a final score of 5-2. The Rabbits pulled it […]

PHOTOS: 2024 ECHL All-Star Skills Competition and Awards – 01/15/2024

SAVANNAH, Ga- Monday evening the Savannah Ghost Pirates hosted the 2024 ECHL All-Star Classic. The Ghost Pirates team faced a team of All-Star players selected from other teams within the ECHL. During the intermissions there were Skills Competitions, for the Fastest Skater, Accuracy Shooting and the Hardest Shot. Click here to view the photo gallery […]

PHOTOS: 2024 ECHL All-Star Classic – 01/15/2024

SAVANNAH, Ga – Monday evening the Savannah Ghost Pirates hosted the 2024 ECHL All-Star Classic. The Ghost Pirates team faced a team of All-Star players selected from other teams within the ECHL. In this exhibition game the All-Star team took a 18-11 victory. During the intermissions there were Skills Competitions, for the Fastest Skater, Accuracy […]

ECHL All-Star Game Recap

The ECHL All-Stars faced off against the Savannah Ghost Pirates at Enmarket Arena on Monday Night for the 2024 ECHL All-Star Game in what was expected to be a high-scoring affair and finished as an 18-11 victory for the ECHL All-Stars. Leading the way for the All-Stars in the 18-11 victory was captain Brandon Hawkins, […]

ECHL: An Interview With Savannah Ghost Pirates Head Coach Rick Bennett

The Savannah Ghost Pirates are in their second season in the ECHL and have struggled in the standings as they’ve put up a record of 41-52-13-2 through 108 games. Behind the Ghost Pirates bench for the past two seasons in Rick Bennett, who, prior to joining the Ghost Pirates, spent 11 seasons behind the bench […]

PHOTOS: Savannah Ghost Pirates vs. Florida Everblades – 01/13/2024

ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Everblades were in a festive mood Saturday night at Hertz Arena when they closed out their three-game home series against the Savannah Ghost Pirates. Wearing purple Hispanic Heritage Night-themed jerseys, the Everblades became the Los Tortugas for the night. Although their look was different, the results were the same, another win […]

ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators Mid-Season Report Card

Current Record: 11-20-1-1 (25 Points) – After 33 GP Win Percentage: 36.40% Power Play Percentage: 18.8% Penalty Kill Percentage: 77.9% Class President: Forward Mitch Fossier #18 After playing 26 games and scoring 10 goals with 23 assists, Forward Mitch Fossier has earned the title. Despite being on injury reserve for a few weeks, he now holds […]

ECHL Game Recap: Florida Everblades vs. Savannah Ghost Pirates | 01/13/2024

ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Everblades hosted their first Hispanic Heritage Night at Hertz Arena Saturday as they became “Los Tortugas” or “The Turtles”. 6,352 fans often cheered as the specialty jersey-clad Everblades defeated the visiting Savannah Ghost Pirates 4-0, winning their home portion of the five-game series against the Ghost Pirates. Saturday night’s game […]

PHOTOS: Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Jacksonville Icemen – 01/13/2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Saturday night, in their second throwback game playing as the Lizard Kings, Jacksonville faced the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. The Lizard Kings originally played in Jacksonville from 1995-2000. The announcers, rosters, scoreboards and jerseys all reflected Jacksonville being the Lizard Kings. Greenville took a 2-1 victory. Nikita Pavlychev scored a power play goal […]