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ECHL: Toledo Walleye Announce 2024-25 Schedule

Today, the Toledo Walleye announced their 2024-25 schedule for the upcoming season, and they have a rough start, playing their first five games on the road. The first home game for the Walleye is November 1st against the Wheeling Nailers, the same team they swept in this year’s playoffs. The season schedule has Toledo opening […]


ECHL: Indy Fuel Defenseman Headed to Austria

As the season comes to a close and players head home for the Summer, some players are deciding the future of their careers. For Fuel defenseman Ross MacDougall, that time has come. It was announced via the BEMER Pioneers Vorarlberg X account that Ross MacDougall has signed with the club. Pioneers Vorarlberg is part of […]


New York Rangers Pushed to the Brink After Heartbreaking Game 5 Loss to Florida Panthers

The New York Rangers came out guns blazing in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final at Madison Square Garden, throwing everything they had at the Florida Panthers. They upped their offensive pressure, with their star players leading the charge, and Igor Shesterkin stood tall between the pipes, just like he has all series long. […]


Which NHL Team Should Pick Up the Cincinnati Cyclones as their ECHL Affiliate?

On May 30th, the New York Rangers decided to end their affiliation with the Cincinnati Cyclones as their ECHL Affiliate and instead announced a new partnership with the Bloomington Bison. This change follows a one-year affiliation between New York and the Cyclones. As a result of this move, several NHL teams, including Utah, Columbus, Carolina, […]


ECHL: NHL Teams Without An ECHL Affiliate

With two new teams on the horizon for the ECHL, Bloomington Bison and Tahoe Knight Monsters, it leaves those in the hockey world, wondering, who are the NHL affiliates of these two teams? Here is the thing, five teams in the NHL DO NOT have an ECHL affiliate. Having an NHL affiliate helps those teams […]


ECHL: Indy Fuel Announces Multi-Year Affiliation Agreement With Chicago Blackhawks

The Indy Fuel have announced a three-year agreement with the Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs to continue being the teams ECHL affiliate. It also includes an option for an additional two years. This comes as no surprise as the Fuel have been Chicago’s ECHL Affiliate since they joined the league in 2014. Indy has made […]


ECHL: The Ripple Effects of the Suspension of the Newfoundland Growlers

After the bombshell news that came out of the North Division today that the 2019 Kelly Cup Champion Newfoundland Growlers membership in the ECHL has been terminated, and Trois-Rivières Lions set to be sold to a new owner as of Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024, ripples are being felt across the ECHL. Every team is affected, […]


Heartlanders Have Week of Fists, Firsts, and Lasts Against Cyclones and Fuel

Indianapolis, IN- News and drama were everywhere across the ECHL’s Central Division in this last week of January. From Wheeling to Coralville, the Heartlanders found themselves in the center of all of it. After finishing off the most attended week of Heartlanders hockey, Iowa prepared to take their talents to the road. Before Derek Damon’s […]


ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs. Cincinnati Cyclones | 3/2/2025

The Cincinnati Cyclones finished off their three-game weekend on a high note, picking up another two points in the standings with a 3-2 win over the Adirondack Thunder on Sunday. The Cyclones picked up five/six possible points this weekend, losing in OT Saturday night in Toledo, continuing their march toward the playoffs. ` With their […]


ECHL Game Recap: Toledo Walleye vs Cincinnati Cyclones l 02/28/2025

The Cincinnati Cyclones stunned the Toledo Walleye on Friday night in front of 8,716 fans at the Heritage Bank Center, scoring four goals in the third period, completing the comeback 5-3 win. This win was the first win for Cincinnati after trailing heading into the third period, quite the shocking stat, but nonetheless, they pulled […]