Alex Kile

ECHL South Division Recap: Top Teams Hold Firm with Statement Wins | 03/21/2025

It was a high-stakes night in the ECHL’s South Division on Friday, March 21, as playoff races tightened and rivalries came to life. The South Carolina Stingrays kept pace at the top of the division with a commanding home win over the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, while the Florida Everblades edged the Savannah Ghost Pirates in […]

ECHL: South Division Recap | Week 12

This week in the ECHL, we’ve seen some exciting matchups and notable transactions across the league. The Atlanta Gladiators, Florida Everblades, Greenville Swamp Rabbits, Jacksonville Icemen, Orlando Solar Bears, Savannah Ghost Pirates, and South Carolina Stingrays have all been active on the ice and in the transaction market. In terms of game results, there were […]

ECHL: Florida Everblades Transactions | 11/1/2024

The Florida Everblades have announced a couple of moves prior to tonight’s game vs South Carolina Stingrays, including signing defenseman Kade Landry to an ECHL contract and activating Alex Kile off the three-day IR. Landry would be placed on reserve by the team after being signed, and the Everblades would also place Connor Doherty on […]

ECHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Florida Everblades

For the third straight season, the Florida Everblades will come into the season as the reigning Kelly Cup Champions after defeating the Kansas City Mavericks in five games in last year’s Kelly Cup Final. Despite coming away with the Kelly Cup last season, the Everblades finished third in the South with a record of 40-23-7-2 […]

ECHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Maine Mariners

The Maine Mariners are coming off a 32-32-8 record during the 2023-24 season, which was just good enough to allow them to sneak into the Kelly Cup Playoffs on the final day of the regular season for the third straight season. However, they would get eliminated in the opening round despite taking the Eastern Conference […]

ECHL: Who Was The Biggest Loss For The Maine Mariners During the 2024 Off-Season?

It was a rough off-season for the Maine Mariners after they were knocked out in the opening round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the third straight season. During the 2024 off-season, a record number of ECHLers took the overseas route for the next season, including five players from the Mariners: Fedor Gordeev, Chase Zieky, […]

ECHL Player Signing: Florida Everblades

Forward Alex Kile returns to the Florida Everblades for the 2024-25 season. The 29-year-old Kile played his first professional season split between the Rochester Americans of the AHL and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in 2017-18. He joined the Maine Mariners the following season and played for two seasons. Kile played 69 games in […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Announce 2024 Season-Ending Roster

The Maine Mariners were one of three teams, along with the Trois-Rivieres Lions and Atlanta Gladiators, to make their season-ending roster public today, as all 28 ECHL teams were required to have them to the league by 3 pm today. Each team is allowed to protect a maximum of 20 players and reserve the rights […]

ECHL Playoff Series Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Maine Mariners | Round 1

The Adirondack Thunder and Maine Mariners had a series to remember in the opening round of the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs, as the two teams met in the North Division Semifinals. In the Playoffs, all everyone wants is good, competitive playoff hockey, and that’s exactly what they got in the opening round, as four of […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye’s Brandon Hawkins Named MVP

Toledo Walleye forward Brandon Hawkins has won the Warrior Hockey ECHL Most Valuable Award after leading the league in points with 93 on 40 goals and 53 assists. This would be the second time a Walleye player has been named MVP (Josh Kestner in 2019-20). The award is given to the player who is voted […]