Brandon Hawkins

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Clinching Kelly Cup Playoff Spot is No Surprise

The Toledo Walleye franchise has had much success going back to their ECHL debut in the 2009-10 season. Their success follows a string of playoff appearances by the Toledo team before them, the Toledo Storm. However, unlike the Storm, the Walleye have never won the Kelly Cup. With one of the deepest rosters in the […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Roster Has Nice Blend for Playoff Run

The Toledo Walleye are in the stretch run for the playoffs, looking good in their current position. They are first in the Central Division with 85 points but are third in the Western Conference, 10 points behind the Kansas City Mavericks. The roster has everything that would make them contenders for the Kelly Cup, putting […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Transactions | 03/14/2024

The Toledo Walleye of the ECHL have announced that forward Trenton Bliss has been recalled to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League(AHL). This move comes after forward Austin Czarnik from the Griffins was recalled to the Detroit Red Wings after forward Daniel Sprong will sit out for a reset. Aside from teammate […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Weekend Recap 3/8-10/2024

The Toledo Walleye had a busy weekend, playing three games. Friday, March 8th, kicked off the weekend as it was Rock the Rink weekend, with a John Lethemon bobblehead giveaway on Friday night. Rock the Rink is a special promotion that involves rock music on the concourse, while the Walleye wore special rock-n-roll jerseys. This […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Weekend Recap | 03/01-03/03/2024

The Toledo Walleye celebrated their annual Pink in the Rink Weekend to kick off hockey in the month of March. The pink ice proved to be a good luck charm for the Walleye as they had a weekend sweep of the Fort Wayne Komets and Iowa Heartlanders to start the month off 3-0. On Friday […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Weekend Recap| 02/23-2/25/2024

The Toledo Walleye entered this weekend of games with special players weekend events on both Friday and Saturday, with the players wearing their nicknames on the backs of their jerseys. These games are fun to see another side of the players represented. The three games this weekend would pit Toledo against the Maine Mariners on […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Forward Grabs Player of the Week Honors

Toledo Walleye forward Brandon Hawkins has won Player of the Week honors after posting four goals and one assist for five points in two games during the week of February 5-10, 2024. Hawkins leads the Walleye in points with 62 points in 29 goals and 33 assists, as he remains the league’s top scorer, four […]

ECHL: Walleye’s McCourt Leaving it All on The Ice

Riley McCourt, defenseman for the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL, lets it be known when he is on the ice. He leaves it all on the ice player and never stops talking. He is extremely talented and shows up in all three zones. Forward Brandon Hawkins leads the team in points, but McCourt is a […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Hot and Not

The Toledo Walleye as an organization has had an unbelievable season thus far. Coming off of a big 9-1 win against the Cincinnati Cyclones, Toledo is now 25-9-3-3 for 56 points, fourth in the league, and has a winning percentage of .700. There have been players who have stood out, and those who need to […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Weekend Recap|1/27-1/28/2024

The Toledo Walleye started a weekend where they would be celebrating the former Toledo hockey team, the Toledo Storm, and the recent Toledo Hockey Hall of Fame inductees. The 2024 Hall of Fame class consists of goaltender Jeff Lerg, former Head Coach Claude Noel, and forwards Barney O’Connell, Iain Duncan, and Alex Hicks. They would […]