Jake Smith

ECHL Game Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs Reading Royals | 11/20/2024

ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears Announce 2024 Season-Ending Roster

The season-ending rosters will include up to 20 players and can’t include anybody who didn’t sign an ECHL Contract in the 23-24 season. The Orlando Solar Bears announced that 12 forwards, six defensemen, and two goalies made the roster. FORWARDS: Darik Angeli, Kelly Bent, Tyler Bird, Alexandre Fortin, Alex Frye, Jesse Jacques, Spencer Kersten, Brayden […]

ECHL: Reading Royals Complete Future Considerations

It’s the first of a few important upcoming dates for the ECHL and teams are starting to complete trades from the past season called Future Considerations. The Reading Royals have announced their list. Royals will receive one player and deal three players Receiving: Grant Hebert: Reading Royals will receive forward Grant Hebert from Allen Americans. […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Reading Royals | 03/30/2024

GLENS FALLS- It was a packed house on Saturday Night for the second night of Stick It To Cancer Weekend in Glens Falls, as 5,083 fans came out to cheer on the Thunder and support a great cause. Before the game even got underway, things looked a little different on the ice as Darian Skeoch […]

PHOTOS: Reading Royals vs. Maine Mariners – 03/16/2024

PORTLAND, Maine – Saturday night, the Maine Mariners took on the visiting Reading Royals in the first of a two-game back-to-back weekend series. After a scoreless first period, Jimmy Lambert opened up the scoring for Maine in the second. Alex Kile would give the Mariners a shorthanded goal, followed by an even-strength goal from Brooklyn […]

ECHL: Greenville Swamp Rabbits Transactions | 02/21/2024

Greenville, SC—The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have made some roster moves in the last day after playing three games last week. Yesterday, they traded forward/left-wing Jake Smith to the Reading Royals in exchange for future considerations. Smith was an elite one-timing sniper on the Rabbits’ power play, but he unfortunately fell short when it came to […]

ECHL Weekly Recap: Florida Everblades | 01/22-28/2024

The Florida Everblades had a roller-coaster week. They started the week within one point of a playoff spot, moved into a three-way tie for second, and then fell back into fifth. The Everblades entered their game on Wednesday against the Atlanta Gladiators on a four-game winning streak. That streak came at the expense of the […]

ECHL Game Recap: Florida Everblades vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits | 01/26/2024

ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Everblades had a different look as they hosted the South Division-leading Greenville Swamp Rabbits Friday night at Hertz Arena. Injuries and roster moves forced coach Brad Ralph to adjust his lineup, and before the game, he designated a team captain for the first time this season, placing the “C” on Joe […]

ECHL Recap: Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Orlando Solar Bears | 01/10-12/2024

1st Period For the first Period, Orlando would open up scoring just 1:42 in from a goal by Mitchell Hoelscher. The ECHL All-Star of Orlando proved why he was selected as their representative. After Hoelscher’s goal, the Rabbits would press on to try to tie things up, as they would get a PP at 5:22 […]

ECHL Game Preview: Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs Florida Everblades| 12/31/2023

Greenville, SC—The Swamp Rabbits have returned home for the last time this calendar year after they closed their two-game road stand in Florida against the Everblades – which concluded with two consecutive losses. With defensive troubles and a lack of high execution on both fronts, the Rabbits are in a sticky spot before they cap […]