Brandon Hawkins

ECHL Game Recap: Toledo Walleye vs. Fort Wayne Komets | 01/05/2024

The Toledo Walleye hosted the Fort Wayne Komets as they held their first-ever Mental Heath Awareness Night on Friday, January 5. The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Lucas County hosted the events. Before the game, former Walleye and current broadcaster Simon Denis and Toledo’s team psychologist, Ruth Ann Tetz, led a pregame Hockey […]

ECHL Announces All-Star Game Rosters

The ECHL has officially announced the roster for the 2024 All-Star Game in Savannah on January 15th. All 27 teams besides the host city Savannah, whose whole team will be participating, have one player who was named an All-Star. The ECHL Team at ITR breaks down each individual player and what he did to earn […]

ECHL: Game Recap: Toledo Walleye vs. Cincinnati Cyclones | 12/30/2023

The Toledo Walleye hosted the Cincinnati Cyclones at the Huntington Center on Saturday evening. The Walleye were able to send the Cyclones spinning back to Cincinnati with a 4-2 victory. John Lethemon returned to the Walleye from Grand Rapids and was between the pipes for Toledo. For Cincinnati, Olof Windbom would defend the net. Cincinnati […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Take Two Out Of Three Against Fort Wayne

The Toledo Walleye traveled to Fort Wayne to face the Komets on Friday, November 10. The Walleye were able to secure the win with goals by Brandon Hawkins, Orrin Centazzo, Mitchell Lewandowski, and Conlan Keenan. Sam Craggs led Toledo with two goals. The final score was 6-4, Toledo. In net for Toledo was John Lethemon, […]

Detroit Red Wings Bring back Star Defenseman

Detroit Red Wings Prospect Check-in Week of 10/30-11/5

The Detroit Red Wings minor league teams had a great weekend going 3-0-1 combined.

ECHL: Toledo Walleye With Another Impressive Season

The Toledo Walleye had a successful year of recognition and setting new ECHL and franchise records. Heading into the 2022-2023 season, Coach Dan Watson brought back 12 players from the previous season’s team. They were an effective squad that went to Kelly Cup Finals but fell short to the Florida Everblades. This was the highest […]

ECHL Western Conference Finals Preview: Toledo Walleye Vs. Idaho Steelheads

Super Scoring: Toledo has a history of easily scoring goals, as they’ve scored several goals during the season, especially during the playoffs. They have had a clean sweep in both rounds one and two. With 14 points, eight goals, and six assists, Gordie Green is the offensive leader in all three categories. Brandon Hawkins is […]

ECHL Playoffs: Toledo Walleye Score 5 Power Play Goals, Blow past Cincinnati Cyclones in Game 1

Cincinnati, OH– The Toledo Walleye had eight days off between their four-game sweep of the Indy Fuel and the first game of round 2 against the Cincinnati Cyclones. The Cyclones came in battle tested as the Fort Wayne Komets took them to seven games. Would the Walleye be rusty, or would they be rested? The […]

ECHL Playoffs: Toledo Walleye Sweep Aside Indy Fuel, Advance to 2nd Round

Brandon Hawkins scored his 2nd goal of the night, which turned out to be the series clincher, sending the Toledo Walleye to the second round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Toledo found themselves down a goal heading into the final period as the Fuel tried to stave off elimination. Toledo opened up the scoring when […]

ECHL: Toledo Totally Takes the Win Over Indy

Finishing the season in close proximity: Toledo finished the season as the top team in power-play goals in the whole ECHL league. Indy and Toledo were in close proximity to each other throughout the main season. Toledo was 9th in scoring in the ECHL, while Indy was 10th. The Walleye had an 18-win streak in […]