Brenden Kotyk

ECHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Tahoe Knight Monsters

Heading into the 2024-25 season, the ECHL is welcoming two new expansion teams, one of which is the Tahoe Knight Monsters. There’s been a lot of hype around Tahoe as they will be playing at Tahoe Blue Event Center, a brand-new arena that opened in September 2023. There’s a lot to like about this team […]

ECHL: Savannah Ghost Pirates Name Brenden Kotyk Assistant Coach

The Savannah Ghost Pirates have announced that they have hired Brenden Kotyk as the team’s assistant coach. He replaced Nick Tuzzolino, who had taken the job of General Manager/Associate Head Coach with Worcester Railers. Kotyk had spent the previous four years behind the South Carolina Stingrays bench, including the last two seasons as the team’s […]

ECHL: Was Firing Brenden Kotyk The Right Move For The South Carolina Stingrays?

The South Carolina Stingrays announced on Friday, April 26th, that they have parted ways with Brenden Kotyk. The Stingrays hired Kotyk as an assistant coach in 2020 after he led the Toledo Walleyes in the Kelly Cup Playoffs in 2019 as a defensive player. It only took two years for him to be named interim […]

ECHL: Stingrays Add Depth to Front Line

Go crazy, go Luko! Jarid Lukosevicius is returning to the South Carolina Stingrays! Dressing in only five games during the regular season, he registered five goals and three assists. While he might have been on loan for the majority of the season last year with the Belleville Senators (AHL), he came back when it mattered […]

ECHL: Stingrays Bring Back Leibold and Mackey to Front Line

The Stingrays continue to impress fans with their signings this year, with the announcement of Ian Mackey and Ryan Leibold returning to the roster for the upcoming season. Mackey will be rejoining the roster after playing eight games for the Stingrays last season, later joining Atlanta. The 6’3” forward scored in his final games […]

ECHL Season in Review: South Carolina Stingrays

Despite losing in the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs, Brenden Kotyk and the South Carolina Stingrays had a tremendous season. Taking off the interim title after coaching the last 18 games of the 2022-23 season and missing the playoffs, Kotyk was ready to get to work and restore greatness back into the franchise. […]