Jason Willms

ECHL: Toledo Walleye 2024 Qualifying Offer List

On Monday, the ECHL released the list of players who received valid qualifying offers from ECHL teams by the July 7 deadline. Players who had signed a contract by July 7 did not need to receive a qualifying offer. The list for the Toledo Walleye includes five defensemen and three forwards. Players who received qualifying […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Announce Protected List

The Toledo Walleye have announced their protected list that was sent to the ECHL. The 24-player list consists of 13 forwards and 11 defenseman. Defenseman (11) Grant Gabriele, Riley McCourt, Jed Pietila, Michael Prapavcessis, Jacob Graves, Brendan Michaelian, Matt Anderson, Cole Cameron, Thomas Farrell, Adrien Beraldo, and Will Cullen. Forwards (13) Jason Willms, Brandon Hawkins, […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye See Three Leave to Play Overseas

The Toledo Walleye will have a completely different team next season as three more players have committed to play overseas next season. Defensemen Riley Mccourt and Michael Prapavessis will be heading overseas and forward Riley Sawchuk will be heading to Europe. Walleye suffer major losses With Sawchuk, Mccourt, and Prapavessis leaving, the total now is […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Forward Heading to Austria

Former Toledo Walleye forward Jason Willms will head overseas to Austria to play for the Vienna Capitals for the 2024-25 season. Willms made his pro debut last season for the Walleye, scoring one goal and five assists for six points in seven games. Related Post: ECHL: Indy Fuel Defenseman Headed to Austria Related Post: ECHL: […]

Lewandowski goes through the line after tying the game at 1.

ECHL: Toledo Walleye to Play Game 4 Without Key Players

The Toledo Walleye will enter game four of the Western Conference Final against the Kansas City Mavericks without three players who have been important to the team’s success. Forwards Mitchell Lewandoski, Trenton Bliss, and Orrin Centazzo will not be in the lineup for the game on Friday, March 24th, at the Cable Dahmer Arena. The […]

Toldeo Walleye salute their home crowd after a game two win over the Wheeling Nailers.

ECHL Playoffs Series Recap: Wheeling Nailers vs. Toledo Walleye | Round 2

The Wheeling Nailers and Toledo Walleye met in the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs second round in a best-of-seven series to determine who moves on to play for the Western Conference championship. The Nailers put up valiant efforts in games one and four, but it was all Toledo in games three and four as it swept […]

ECHL Playoff Recap: Wheeling Nailers Vs. Toledo Walleye Game 3 | 05/08/2024

The Wheeling Nailers are in a 0-3 hole in the Central Division Finals after a 7-3 loss to the Toledo Walleye Wednesday night at WesBanco Arena. The Nailers could not find a way to stop the absolute domination tandem of Sam Craggs and Riley Sawchuk in the game. With the win, Toledo extends its win […]

Toledo Walleye celebrate a 5-3 win over the Wheeling Nailers to go up 2-0 in the series.

ECHL Playoffs Recap: Wheeling Nailers Vs. Toledo Walleye Game 2 | 5/4/2024

After winning game one of the Central Division Finals Friday night, the Toledo Walleye hosted the Wheeling Nailers for game two of the Central Division Finals, with the Walleyes taking a 2-0 series lead after a 5-3 win Saturday night at Huntington Center in Toledo, OH. With tonight’s win, the Walleye extended their win streak […]

ECHL Series Preview: Toledo Walleye vs Kalamazoo Wings

The Toledo Walleye will play the Kalamazoo Wings in the first round of the 2024 Kelly Cup playoffs. Toledo is one of the top teams in the league and brings some firepower from all positions. Head Coach Pat Mikesch hopes for a lengthy playoff run in his first year coaching the Walleye, as he has […]