Mark Rassell

PHOTOS: San Jose Barracuda vs. Texas Stars – 03/09/2024

CEDAR PARK, Texas – Saturday night, the Texas Stars defeated the visiting San Jose Barracuda 6-3 in front of their 10th soldout crowd of the season, tying a franchise record. The game started off slow, with a combined 12 shots on net in the first period, resulting in a 0-0 tie going into the second […]

PHOTOS: San Jose Barracuda vs. Texas Stars 03/08/2024

CEDAR PARK, Texas – Friday night, the visiting San Jose Barracuda snapped a six-game losing streak when they defeated the Texas Stars 2-1. The first period was all Texas Stars as they out shot the Barracuda 18-5 and had two power plays. Despite dominating possession, the Stars could not get anything past San Jose goaltender […]

ECHL League Transactions 1/29/2024

Adirondack Thunder Released from Standard Player Contracts: F Trevor Adams F Austin Rook Related Article: ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Mike Gillespie Out Long Term With An Upper-Body Injury Atlanta Gladiators Recalled by AHL Tuscon Roadrunners: F Micah Miller F Reece Vitelli Signed to Standard Player Contract: F Matt Ustaski Full Article: ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators’ Roster Changes […]

PHOTOS: Henderson Silver Knights vs. Calgary Wranglers – 01/05/2024

CALGARY, AB – The Calgary Wranglers took on the Henderson Silver Knights Friday night, at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Wranglers took a 5-1 victory over the Silver Knights. Mark Rassell scored his first AHL goal for the Wranglers and received the third star of the game. The Wranglers will try to sweep the back-to-back series […]

ECHL Announces All-Star Game Rosters

The ECHL has officially announced the roster for the 2024 All-Star Game in Savannah on January 15th. All 27 teams besides the host city Savannah, whose whole team will be participating, have one player who was named an All-Star. The ECHL Team at ITR breaks down each individual player and what he did to earn […]

History Of The ECHL: Idaho Steelheads

When Did They Come to Be? In 1996, the professional ice hockey team in Idaho officially became known as the Steelheads. They were in the West Coast Hockey League until 2003 when they officially became a part of the ECHL. Their original logo was chosen in a contest, one that involved many of the state’s […]

ECHL: Komets Earn a Victory on the Road in High Scoring Rematch

“The Rematch” took place Saturday night in Wheeling, West Virginia, after a wild Friday night game that finished with a 6-4 victory for the Komets but also included 79 penalty minutes for the K’s and 83 for the Nailers. Wheeling jumped out in front after Brooklyn Kalmikov scored at 3:42, causing the Komets to start […]

Scoring Frenzy Ends with Komets OT Win

If high-scoring hockey is what you are into, then Sunday’s matchup between the Fort Wayne Komets 25-16-4-2 and the Kalamazoo Wings 20-25-4 was your kind of game with 11 total goals, including a sudden-death winner by the Komets. Fort Wayne was coming off back-to-back intense games requiring comebacks, with one going the K’s way and […]

Komets Win Weekend Series Down in Texas

The Fort Wayne Komets (23-15-4-2) traveled south for the weekend as they visited the Allen Americans (22-23-1-0) for a three-game series. Game 1 took place on Thursday night and was full of fireworks from the start in a rather quick game lasting just 2 hours and 29 minutes. Samuel Dove-McFalls got things going for the […]