The South Carolina Stingrays have made a move by acquiring forward Jamie Engelbert from the Bloomington Bison. This trade completes the earlier transaction that sent Jonny Evans and Jackson Leppard to Bloomington. Engelbert, a 24-year-old forward, is on his inaugural season in professional hockey. Originating from Cobourg, Ontario, he stands tall at 6’4″ and weighs […]
The 2024-25 season kicks off today, with the first puck poised to touch fresh ice this evening. The ECHL announced the Season Opening Rosters yesterday, so let’s take a moment to review last season’s league standings. We’ll explore the strengths and weaknesses of each team based on last year’s stats, and contemplate the potential outcomes […]
GREENVILLE, S.C. — After a long wait during the offseason, the ECHL’s 2024-25 regular season is about to begin. Today, Oct. 18, the Orlando Solar Bears and Greenville Swamp Rabbits will start the regular season in Greenville for a heated division rivalry rematch. Last season, the two teams went head-to-head for round one of the […]
Inside the Rink is ready to kick off its coverage of the ECHL for the 2024-25 Season. Each week we will highlight three matchups as our must-see games across the league. Here are our picks for this week. Kansas City Mavericks vs. Wichita Thunder – ECHL/FloHockey Game of the Week (Friday) The Kansas City Mavericks […]
The Adirondack Thunder have announced their 2024-25 opening night roster. This year’s season-opening roster is a lot different than last year’s season-opening roster, as only five skaters and two goaltenders from the 2023-24 opening night roster are on the 2024-25 season-opening roster, including Ryan Smith, T.J. Friedmann, Jace Isley, Brendan Less, Ryan Wheeler, Jeremy Brodeur, […]
The Adirondack Thunder had a busy Monday as opening rosters are due in less than 48 hours as they suspended a player, released a player, and claimed a player off waivers. Let’s start with one of the least significant transactions, which was the release of Tyson Gilmour. The 26-year-old center was the only PTO at […]
The Trois-Rivieres Lions have announced their initial 28-man training camp roster, which consists of 17 forwards, eight defensemen, and three goaltenders. Trois-Rivieres will open up the season at home on October 18th vs Reading Royals. They would also claim defensemen Wyatt McLeod from the Bloomington Bison. McLeod’s only prior ECHL experience came during the 2020-21 […]
As September comes and goes, hockey season is just around the corner. Rookie camps are starting and preseason NHL games are next. As teams fill their rosters out and the temperature drops, teams are thinking of fun, interesting, new, and/or classic ways to fill the stands. With that being said, the Iowa Heartlanders have announced […]
Fans eagerly await the release of their team’s promotional schedule, gearing up for an exciting array of theme nights. The Atlanta Gladiators have recently unveiled theirs, promising a lineup of thrilling nights for fans to anticipate as they await the start of the season. Highlighted games include the Teddy Bear Toss on December 13th, Marvel […]
The Toledo Walleye will be celebrating an anniversary when the 2024-25 season opens on Saturday, October 19 on the road against the ECHL’s newest franchise, the Bloomington Bison. This will mark 10th anniversary of their most successful season in the league as the Walleye. Toledo had a bit of everything that season and it showed […]