Kelly Cup Playoffs

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: The Mariners are Back in the Series

First period in the books The first period was off to a slow start until Evan Barrat got under the skin of Connor Doherty, resulting in the Royals going on the powerplay. During this powerplay, Barratt did what he does best, scoring goals. The spark for the Mariners to come back in the game came […]

ECHL BREAKING NEWS: Jacksonville Icemen, Greenville Swamp Rabbits Players Receive Disciplinary Action

The Jacksonville Icemen and the Greenville Swamp Rabbits played a spirited, physical game of hockey in Sunday’s game two matchup. Neither team was shy when it came to rough play and post-whistle scrums—a couple of those highly charged moments caught the league’s attention, with the ECHL announcing disciplinary actions for players of both teams. Defenseman […]

ECHL: Jacksonville Icemen Game Two Recap: Big Payoff With Free Hockey

The Jacksonville Icemen hosted the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on Sunday Night for game two of round one of the 2023 Kelly Cup Playoffs. The round one series began Friday night in Jacksonville with a 4-1 loss to the visiting Swamp Rabbits. The Icemen hoped for a better showing than Friday’s game one performance. Friday’s game […]

ECHL: 3 Keys to the Game l Swamp Rabbits (1-0-0) vs Icemen (0-1-0) l Game 2

Date: April 23, 2023 l Time: 5:00 pm Est l Where: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena The Swamp Rabbits will play the Jacksonville Icemen in Game two of the first-round series tonight in Jacksonville. The Swamp Rabbits took Game one on Friday night, scoring four goals to the Icemen one. Here are tonight’s three keys to […]

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 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- Utah Grizzlies beats up on the league’s best team again take 2-0 series lead

BOISE, ID – The Utah Grizzlies took game two of the Mountain Division Semifinals by a final score of 3-2 vs. The Idaho Steelheads Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 5,210 fans at the Idaho Central Arena. Idaho travels to Utah Wednesday and Friday for games three, four, and five (if necessary) at 7:10 p.m. […]

ECHL: Icemen Game One Recap: Skating In Quicksand

The race for the Kelly Cup started this evening at VyStar Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The second-place Jacksonville Icemen hosted the third-place Greenville Swamp Rabbits for game one of the seven-game series. This is Jacksonville’s third trip to the Kelly Cup playoffs, their second consecutive year in the postseason. The Swamp Rabbits enter the […]

ECHL: Toledo Totally Takes the Win Over Indy

Finishing the season in close proximity: Toledo finished the season as the top team in power-play goals in the whole ECHL league. Indy and Toledo were in close proximity to each other throughout the main season. Toledo was 9th in scoring in the ECHL, while Indy was 10th. The Walleye had an 18-win streak in […]