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ECHL Weekend Recap: Maine Mariners 01/26-28/2024

Starting the weekend out on the road, the Maine Mariners traveled to the Colisèe Vidèotron in Troi-Rivières for a victorious Friday night matchup against the Lions. With a first period that seemed to drag on, Mariners’ player Brooklyn Kalmikov got one past former Mariner Zach Bouthillier to get Maine on the board with only 44 […]

ECHL Series Recap: Maine Mariners vs. Reading Royals| 01/19-01/21/2024

The Maine Mariners had a busy weekend, hosting three games against the Reading Royals. Last weekend, the Mariners played three games in Reading, where they were able to leave with two wins. This weekend, the Mariners didn’t fair quite as well. Even though the Mariners won the two previous games against Reading, they did not […]

ECHL: The Maine Mariners and Their Struggles of the Season

With an unimpressive win percentage sitting at 38.50%, it’s hard not to wonder why the Mariners have found themselves in arguably their worst season yet. The team has found themselves in last place in the North Division and second to last place in the Eastern Conference, one spot above the Atlanta Gladiators. To put their […]

ECHL: Reading Royals Take Advantage on Home Ice to Lead the Series 2-0

The Reading Royals capitalized on their home-ice advantage by taking both games to lead the series against the Maine Mariners 2-0. The Reading Royals took Game 2 of the series against the Maine Mariners with a 5-3 victory with new goal scorers for all eight goals of the game. The Royals kept the same starting […]

ECHL Series Preview: Reading Royals vs. Maine Mariners

The first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the North Division will see the second-place Reading Royals and the third-place Maine Mariners battle for a North Division Semifinals victory. This is the 14th Kelly Cup Playoff appearance for the Royals and the second for the Mariners. Reading Royals Season Recap The Reading Royals had […]

Making Waves: Francois Brassard

Francois Brassard is a well-known and fan-favorite goaltender of the Maine Mariners and has had a great season thus far. Brassard has skated in three seasons with the Mariners (2018-19, 2019-20, and 2022-23). In the 20-21 season and 21-22 seasons, Brassard skated in games with the Wheeling Nailers, the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL, and […]

Maine Mariners Weekend Recap

Another three-game weekend brought me to the Cross Insurance Arena again, this time with one game against the Trois-Rivieres Lions (2/17) and two against the Atlanta Gladiators (2/18 & 2/19). Friday evening matched them up against the Lions once again. The Mariners have lost many key players to AHL call-ups the last couple of weeks, […]

Maine Mariners Weekend Recap w/ Ian White Interview

My first weekend covering the Maine Mariners of the ECHL brought a three-game series against the Norfolk Admirals. Maine had just returned from a stint on the road, playing three games against Norfolk, one against Reading, and another against their division rivals- The Worcester Railers. During their three games at Norfolk on the 11th, 13th, […]

Maine Mariners Release Roster Moves

On Monday, January 9th, the Maine Mariners announced roster moves. One forward, Alex-Olivier Voyer, and one goaltender, Kyle Keyser, have been recalled to the Providence Bruins of the AHL. Goaltender Francois Brassard has been reassigned to the Maine Mariners from the Providence Bruins. Forward Nick Jermain has also left the team to sign in Europe. […]