Kelly Cup Playoffs

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 […]

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 Take Game One with a Heated Game Against the Maine Mariners

The Reading Royals and the Maine Mariners faced off for the first game of their series Friday night with ferocity right off the puck drop. The Reading Royals and the Maine Mariners packed some heat for their first game of the series, with bodies hitting bodies for much of the first period. No one seemed […]

ECHL: 3 Keys to the Game l Swamp Rabbits vs Icemen l Game 1

Date: April 21, 2023 l Time: 7:05 pm Est l Where: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena The Greenville Swamp Rabbits take on the Jacksonville Icemen tonight to start the Kelly Cup playoffs. Here are the three keys to tonight’s game. One: Who Starts in Goal? The big question mark on how the Swamp Rabbits starts this […]

ECHL: Kelly Cup Round One Preview: #2 Jacksonville Icemen vs #3 Greenville Swamp Rabbits

After a barnburner points race to close the season and determine playoff seeding, the ECHL’s South Division playoff field is set. The second-seeded Jacksonville Icemen will take on the third-place Greenville Swamp Rabbits in a sure-to-be ultra-competitive first-round matchup. The Icemen most recently closed out the season with a win over the Orlando Solar Bears, […]

ECHL Playoffs: Special Teams Help Kansas City Knot The Series Against Allen

The Kansas City Mavericks lost a heartbreaker in front of their home crowd on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their Round 1 matchup against the Allen Americans. This would not be the case in Game 2. An own goal from Allen on the power play and a shorthanded goal would be the catalyst to […]