Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs

ECHL: Reading Royals: A Talk With Steven Leonard

Steven Leonard is making a name for himself in the ECHL, but that doesn’t come without some experience and the grit he has brought to the Reading Royals this season. Working Through The Ranks Leonard has played 27 games in the FPHL with the Danbury Hat Tricks and Port Huron Prowlers. During that span of […]

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PHOTOS: Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 03/01-02/2024

ROANOKE, Va.- It was a back-to-back weekend series for the Rail Yard Dawgs, as the Knoxville Ice Bears visited the Berglund Center for games on Friday and Saturday. Friday night’s “Baseball Night” game started off fast and furious, setting a franchise record for most goals in a game, 12-3. Highlights from the scoring include a […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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PHOTOS: Macon Mayhem vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 02/09/2024

ROANOKE, Va – The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs’ annual Family Weekend started off with a bang, as they broke a four-game loosing streak with a 7-3 win over the Macon Mayhem Friday night. The first period set the pace as the Dawgs hit the back of the net four times before the first intermission, setting […]

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PHOTOS: Pensacola Ice Flyers vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 01/27/2024

ROANOKE, Va – A crowd of 7,012 fans were present for Looney Toons night at the Berglund Center on Saturday, as the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs faced the Pensacola Ice Flyers. The Dawgs were edged out by the Ice Flyers, with a 3-2 final score. Roanoke had the 1-0 lead, after they dominated the first […]

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PHOTOS: Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs vs. Knoxville Ice Bears – 01/07/2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn – The Knoxville Ice Bears hosted the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs on Sunday night. The Knoxville Ice Bears were looking to break their eight game losing streak, however, the major story of this game was the 211 penalty minutes assessed to the two teams. The Knoxville Ice Bears fell to the Roanoke Rail Yard […]

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PHOTOS: Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs – 01/06/2024

ROANOKE, Va– Fresh off their comeback win from the night before against Birmingham, the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs faced the Knoxville Ice Bears Saturday night. It was a chippy, tense game between the two rivals, with the only goal in the first two periods being from Knoxville’s Davis Kirkendall. The third period was all Dawgs, […]

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