Dryden McKay

ECHL League Transactions 02/03/2024

Follow along with daily ECHL transactions with Inside The Rink, which features exclusive photos of players and individual articles breaking down the roster moves! We update this page multiple times per day, so be sure to check the latest update time! Last Update: 6:40 PM EST Yesterday’s Roster Transactions: ECHL League Transactions 2/01/2024 Adirondack Thunder […]

ECHL: Eastern Conference Finals Preview, Newfoundland Growlers vs Florida Everblades

It’s a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals as the Newfoundland Growlers and Florida Everblades will meet once again with a trip to the Kelly Cup Finals on the line. In last year’s match-up, Florida was the higher seed, However, that was due to the Growlers having a higher winning percentage because all the […]

ECHL: Reading Royals Best the Newfoundland Growlers in Game 4

A loss was not what fans of the Newfoundland Growlers were expecting to see – especially on home ice. Game 4 followed three away wins for the Growlers against the Reading Royals. So what happened? Perhaps that momentum just couldn’t be maintained, or the Royals were hungry for a win. In truth, Game 4 was […]

ECHL: The Newfoundland Growlers Shut Out the Reading Royals 3-0 in Game 1 of The North Division Finals

The Reading Royals and Newfoundland Growlers started their series this Saturday to determine who will be crowned the North Division champion. Though shots on goal favored the Royals, the Growlers heavily dominated the game. As the Royals came out for their first game of the series against the Newfoundland Growlers, a familiar and rather important […]

ECHL: Newfoundland Growlers Eliminate Adirondack Thunder in Five Game, Will Face Reading Royals in Second Round

The Newfoundland Growlers have eliminated the Adirondack Thunder in five games and will now face the Reading Royals in the second round of the Kelly Cup Finals. Once again, it would be a slow start for the Thunder that would kill them as Pavel Gogolev, who destroyed the Thunder in the regular season, would pick […]

ECHL: Newfoundland Growlers Bounce Back With Four-Goal Second To Tie The Series At One

Glens Falls, NY- The Newfound Growlers bounced back on Friday Night after dropping Game One 5-3 on Wednesday. Newfoundland came hot in the first period as the Thunder didn’t look like the team that was out there on Wednesday Night, as it was turnover after turnover for the Thunder in the opening frame. Pavel Gogolev, […]

ECHL Playoff Spot Secured: Newfoundland Growlers

Goaltender Dryden McKay was in fine form Saturday night, and the crowd couldn’t get enough of the edge-of-the-seat game against the Adirondack Thunder. McKay made eight straight saves in the do-or-die shootout before Derian Plouffe made the winning shot. Growlers head coach Eric Wellwood admitted that the effort put forth by the team the night […]

ECHL: Growlers Take Beating as Reading Rises

The Newfoundland Growlers faced a tough loss on home ice in game 56 with a 6:1 end in the series opener to the Reading Royals. The final goal in the third, a highlight-reel wrap-around scored by Alec Butcher, ticked Growler Dryden McKay off so much the flustered goalie gave the net a few hearty smacks […]

Breaking News: Maple Leafs sign Dryden McKay

The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced they signed this year’s Hobey Baker winner (given to the top NCAA men’s hockey player) goaltender Dryden McKay to a 2-year AHL contract. McKay went undrafted in the NHL Draft, was a college free agent who played the last four seasons at Minnesota State University (Mankato), and has chosen […]