Minor Leagues

ECHL: Reading Royals Look Ahead to Playoffs After Trade Deadline

Now that the trade deadline has come to a close, making one last trade to Kalamazoo for defenseman Ryan Cook, the Royals shift their focus to playoffs. New Additions to the Roster Just before the trade deadline, Reading traded forward Brett Boeing to the Kalamazoo Wings in exchange for defenseman Ryan Cook. The 28-year-old from […]

ECHL Playoff Spot Secured: Newfoundland Growlers

Goaltender Dryden McKay was in fine form Saturday night, and the crowd couldn’t get enough of the edge-of-the-seat game against the Adirondack Thunder. McKay made eight straight saves in the do-or-die shootout before Derian Plouffe made the winning shot. Growlers head coach Eric Wellwood admitted that the effort put forth by the team the night […]

ECHL: Phantom Profile: Pat Guay

Who is Pat Guay? Patrick (Pat) Guay is a 20-year-old center who is contracted with the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights but is currently playing for their ECHL affiliate – the Savannah Ghost Pirates. He was born on April 29, 2002, and raised in Magog, Quebec, Canada. He stands at 5’9″, weighs 179 lbs, and shoots […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Point-Streak Up To Five, Now Seven Points Out Of Playoff Spot

The Adirondack Thunder had a very successful trip as they went out to Newfoundland and took four out of a possible six points with a short-handed roster and two new goaltenders during the three-game set against the top team in the North Division. During the three-game series, Shane Harper had seven points (3G,4A). Over the […]

ECHL: Player Feature Ryan Fanti, The Man Behind the Mask

Ryan Fanti answered Brad Barone invitation to fight by landing a few haymakers. Photo Credit: @TheChadRyan on Twitter

The Voice of the Newfoundland Growlers: Chris Ballard – Just Living the Dream

In this unique one-on-one, we sit down with Chris Ballard, known as ‘the voice’ of the Newfoundland Growlers, to ask a few professional – and very personal – questions. Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Chris Ballard took over the primary play-by-play for the Newfoundland Growlers in their 2018-19 premier ECHL season, which just happened to […]

ECHL Spooky Recap: Swamp Rabbits Trip to Savannah brings upon an Intense Game for Both Teams in a Dire Division Standing Competition

It’s been a pretty interesting week for the Savannah Ghost Pirates and Greenville Swamp Rabbits, as they’ve spent the last week of March 6-12 playing games that would be influential to their division standings. The Swamp Rabbits went in to play two back-to-back games at home, one against Jacksonville Icemen on Thursday and the other […]

ECHL: Gladiators Dominate Swamp Rabbits, Move To Within Three Points of Playoff Line

Duluth, GA– The Atlanta Gladiators (31-23-5-1) played their most complete game in almost a month on Tuesday night, beating the rival Greenville Swamp Rabbits (32-19-7-1) 6-4 at Gas South Arena. Atlanta was aggressive from the opening faceoff, getting a power play early in the first period but not scoring. Atlanta’s leading goal scorer Cody Sylvester […]

ECHL: A Chat With Commissioner Ryan Crelin

The ECHL is in its first full season coming out of COVID. The ECHL commissioner Ryan Crelin was recently in Adirondack and made himself available for the media to discuss the state of the League and answer questions. Despite the effects that COVID had on the League, the ECHL is finally back where it wants […]

Bruins Looking At College Free Agent Standout

As the collegiate hockey season comes to a close for many teams, free agents will be seeking National Hockey League entry-level contracts heading into the summer. They could even potentially see some NHL playing time or American Hockey League roster spots. The Boston Bruins had some success with the college free-agent route recently, including the […]