ECHL Playoffs

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: Reading Going Back Home with the Lead

Fast pace first period The first period was a quick one. Both teams were ready to play. For Game 5, we were back with a duel between the two top goalies, François Brassard for Mariners and Pat Nagle for Reading. Once again, the Royals scored the first goal quickly by way of Charlie Gerard unassisted. […]

ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators End Of Season Interviews

The Atlanta Gladiators finished the season 5th in the South Division and unfortunately missed out on the Kelly Cup Playoffs. I was fortunate enough to team up with Gladiator Director of Broadcast and Communications Liam Gotimer to sit down with some of the boys and ask them some questions as we close out the 2022-23 […]

ECHL Player Profile: Goaltender Ryan Bednard

After returning to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits roster from an AHL PTO with the Grand Rapids Griffins, goalie Ryan Bednard has put on quite a show for the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Bednard, 26, has spent a couple of seasons goaltending for different teams. Before getting a contract with Greenville after goaltender Micheal McNiven tore his […]

ECHL Playoffs: Cincinnati Cyclones Win Penalty Filled Game, Take 2-0 Series Lead Against Fort Wayne Komets

The Cincinnati Cyclones hosted the Fort Wayne Komets for game two of their 1st round matchup on Saturday night at Heritage Bank Center. One significant change took place for the Cyclones, as they decided to ride the hot goaltending of Beck Warm as the starter for the game. Warm came in for Mark Sinclair in […]

ECHL: Fort Wayne Komets Blow Three-Goal Lead in the 3rd Period, Fall in OT to the Cincinnati Cyclones in Game 1

Game 1 in the Central Division portion of the 2023 ECHL Playoffs occurred Friday night at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati. The 4th-seeded Komets played more like the 1st-seeded Cyclones as they took a 3-0 lead into the 3rd period. The lead would fade as the Cyclones scored four unanswered goals to steal game […]

ECHL: Reading Royals Look Ahead to Playoffs After Trade Deadline

Now that the trade deadline has come to a close, making one last trade to Kalamazoo for defenseman Ryan Cook, the Royals shift their focus to playoffs. New Additions to the Roster Just before the trade deadline, Reading traded forward Brett Boeing to the Kalamazoo Wings in exchange for defenseman Ryan Cook. The 28-year-old from […]