Minor Leagues

Finding the Back of the Net Proves to Be a Problem for the Rush

After making it to the second round of the playoffs last season, in Coach Scott Burt’s first season, the Rapid City Rush have had an up-and-down season. The Rush came into the Toledo series looking promising after sweeping the two-game series against the Utah Grizzlies. However, their performance in this series was all but promising. […]

Bruins’ Center Prospect Flourishing In AHL

The Boston Bruins prepared for life after Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci by signing center Pavel Zacha to a four-year extension. Since the January 14 deal with the Czech native, Zacha has proved his worth by scoring eight goals and tallying five assists in the 13 games since the $19 million deal was inked. Beyond […]

The Newfoundland Growlers sink their teeth into good deeds & great fan relations: Todd Skirving on taking care of ‘Home Ice’

Todd Skirving of the Newfoundland Growlers, an affiliate of the Toronto Marlies and Toronto Maple Leafs, has one of his best ECHL seasons. Still, the man many call ‘the unofficial mayor’ of St. John’s, Newfoundland, has had his off-ice challenges. However, as he’s known to do, Skiving has taken the high road. “This season, I […]

Forecast Inside the Jungle

The Fort Wayne Komets are set to head back on the road after spending Saturday and Sunday at the Allen County World Memorial Coliseum. The Komets picked up four out of a possible six points this past weekend by winning at Cincinnati, losing at home against Cincinnati, and closing out the weekend with an overtime […]

Nick Hutchison’s Big Weekend Not Enough as Thunder Fail To Gain Ground In Standings

The Adirondack Thunder had a huge four-in-five this week where they had a chance to pull closer to the Worcester Railers this weekend but failed to do so and are now 10 points back of the fourth and final playoff spot, with two games in and hand, and six head-to-head match-ups vs. Railers. Adirondack got […]

Saville’s Return Reignites the Pirates’ Flame

Since it is the Ghost Pirates’ first season, we’ve seen many surprises from them this year. So far, they’ve won 15 out of 49 games and are currently in 7th place in the Southern division. Even though they have lost more games than they’ve won this season, the new team has developed a remarkable ability […]

Scoring Frenzy Ends with Komets OT Win

If high-scoring hockey is what you are into, then Sunday’s matchup between the Fort Wayne Komets 25-16-4-2 and the Kalamazoo Wings 20-25-4 was your kind of game with 11 total goals, including a sudden-death winner by the Komets. Fort Wayne was coming off back-to-back intense games requiring comebacks, with one going the K’s way and […]

Connor Bedard Joins Elite Company

The 2023 NHL Entry Draft takes place June 28-29 in Nashville, Tennessee, at Bridgestone Arena, home of the Nashville Predators. All eyes will be on Regina Pats phenom Connor Bedard. Bedard, 17, is the projected first-overall pick in this year’s draft. The 5’ 10”, 185 lb center has 103 points (51G, 52A) in 41 games […]

Komets Fall Short vs. Cyclones

The Fort Wayne Komets returned to the Allen County Memorial Coliseum to play their first home game in the last thirteen days. After Friday night’s unbelievable comeback win, which found the Komets down 3-0 early on to win in a shootout, we all knew Saturday’s rematch would be a treat to all those in attendance. […]

Who Are The Reading Royals?

The Reading Royals are the proud ECHL affiliate to the Philadelphia Flyers, but where exactly did this team in Reading, Pennsylvania get its start? The Columbus Chill Before the Royals became known as the Reading Royals, they were originally named the Columbus Chill and played in Columbus, Ohio. The team was founded in 1991 and […]