Brandon Hawkins

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 […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Hank Crone Wins MVP

Hank Crone was already named Rookie of the Year, ECHL All-Rookie Team, and All-ECHL First team adds to his trophy collection as he was named the league MVP. The Texas native finished the year with 49 goals and 56 assists for 105 points in 69 games. He lead the league in goals (49) and points […]

ECHL Announces 2022-23 All-ECHL First and Second Teams

On Thursday, the ECHL announced its All-ECHL First and Second Teams selections. Each team consists of a Goalie, two defensemen, and three forwards. The Brabham Cup-winning Idaho Steelheads have the most selections with three total players. The Allen Americans, Toledo Walleye, and the Greenville Swamp Rabbits each had two selections. Rounding out the rest of […]

Finding the Back of the Net Proves to Be a Problem for the Rush

After making it to the second round of the playoffs last season, in Coach Scott Burt’s first season, the Rapid City Rush have had an up-and-down season. The Rush came into the Toledo series looking promising after sweeping the two-game series against the Utah Grizzlies. However, their performance in this series was all but promising. […]