SPHL

PHOTOS: Pensacola Ice Flyers vs. Knoxville Ice Bears – 02/24/2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn – The Knoxville Ice Bears hosted the Pensacola Ice Flyers in the second of a two-game weekend series on Saturday night. The Knoxville Ice Bears were looking to bounce back from their 4-0 loss on Saturday during their Nashville Predators night. The Ice Bears started off quick with two goals within the first […]

PHOTOS: Pensacola Ice Flyers vs. Knoxville Ice Bears – 02/23/2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn – The Knoxville Ice Bears hosted the Pensacola Ice Flyers in the first game of a two-game weekend on Friday night. Coming off an overtime win in Huntsville the previous weekend, the Ice Bears were looking to continue to gain points in their playoff push. Pensacola, however, had different plans. They started the […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Forward Travis Broughman

The Adirondack Thunder have a few returners from last year’s team who made a remarkable comeback in the second half of the season to sneak into the Kelly Cup Playoffs. In the second half of the signings, it would be a couple of free-agent signings and a few calls ups from the SPHL that made […]

ECHL: Two Mariners’ Players Called Up to AHL, New Player Signed

The Maine Mariners roster has shaken up a fair amount lately. Today it was announced that Maine’s ECHL All-Star of the year, defenseman Gabriel Chicoine, was being called up on loan to the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL. Chicoine has the most points for a defenseman on the Mariners, standing at 42 points. The next […]

ECHL: Has Dom Marcinkevics Solidified Himself On The Adirondack Thunder?

Over the past two seasons, Pete MacArthur and Mike Bergin have always found the gems of the SPHL and have signed them to ECHL deals with the Adirondack Thunder. Last season, it was Travis Broughman who, after putting up eight goals and 14 assists for 22 points in 19 games with the Roanoke Rail Yard […]

PHOTOS: Evansville Thunderbolts vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 02/16-17/2024

ROANOKE, Va – It was a weekend doubleheader at the Berglund Center, with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs hosting the Evansville Thunderbolts. The Friday night game was explosive, with Roanoke goalie Tyler Roy having a shutout (31 saves) and Dawgs forward Savva Smirnov not only getting his first pro goal, but netting a hat trick […]

PHOTOS: Macon Mayhem vs. Knoxville Ice Bears – 02/17/2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn – The Knoxville Ice Bears hosted the Macon Mayhem on Saturday, for their annual Weiner Dog Races. The Knoxville Ice Bears were looking to gain some much needed points in their chase for the last spot in the playoffs. Both teams played a tight game in the scoreless first period. Macon’s David Nippard […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Sign Goaltender Riley Morris

BOISE, IDAHO — After the departure of Jared Moe, who signed a PTO with the Tuscon Roadrunners, the Idaho Steelheads have signed Riley Morris, a Southern Professional Hockey League goaltender. Morris, a Calgary, Alberta native, has prior ECHL experience playing stints with the South Carolina Stingrays, Kansas City Mavericks, and Tulsa Oilers in the 2022-23 season. […]

ECHL Player Profile: Matt Ustaski

Matt Ustakski was a seventh-round pick of the Winnipeg Jets back in 2014, and he still remembers the day his name got called, “Ya, definitely pretty cool to get your first taste of the NHL, and it’s that’s everyone’s dream growing up is to play in the NHL one day, and you gotta make it […]

PHOTOS: Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 02/10/2024

ROANOKE, Va. – As the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs’ annual Family Weekend continued, the Knoxville Ice Bears arrived at the Berglund Center for the Saturday night game. While Knoxville took the 5-4 win in over time, the near sellout crowd on Superhero night was loud and proud. The ongoing rivalry between these teams created tension […]