Newfoundland Growlers

ECHL: Rough Start for Reading as Week 4 Approaches

The Reading Royals close out the third week of the season in Wheeling unable to bring a win home with them as they now hold only one win so far this season. There are many questions at hand but is it too soon to start pointing fingers? With now eight games played so far this […]

ECHL: James Melindy Signs Standard Player Contract with the Newfoundland Growlers

The Newfoundland Growlers have proudly announced James Melindy has signed a Standard Player Contract for the remainder of the 2023-24 ECHL season. James is the former team captain for the Growlers, playing a total of 47 games last season; he earned 13 points and 162 penalty minutes during last season as well. James is a […]

ECHL: Newfoundland Growlers Name Gene Reilly As Associate Coach

The Newfoundland Growlers announced on Wednesday afternoon that they have named Gene Reilly as the team’s associate coach to Adam Cooke. Newfoundland was the last team to fill their head coaching vacancy before they named Cooke as the head coach back on October 7th. Reilly, 61, has spent the previous two seasons overseas in Russia […]

Iowa Heartlanders 2023-24 Season Preview

Coralville, Iowa- It’s that time of year again around the ECHL. The ice is painted, the uniforms have been printed, team stores are being restocked, and 28 teams turn their eyes toward the Kelly Cup. In Coralville, things will look a bit different for year three of Heartlanders hockey. The puck will drop at Xtream […]

ECHL: Meet The Four New Head Coaches

It’s another off-season of coaching changes in the ECHL, however, it’s a little quieter than the 2022 offseason, where we saw seven new head coaches as heading into the 2023-24 season, four teams will have a new bench boss; Fort Wayne Komets, Trois-Rivieres Lions, Toledo Walleye, and the Newfoundland Growlers. All four of these coaches […]

ECHL: Five Notable Names That Moved On This Summer

Every off-season, we see some big names from the ECHL make the jump over to the AHL or over to Europe, and the 2023 off-season was no exception, as there is a ton of ECHL talent that will be taking their talents overseas next season. While tracking all the names that have gone overseas from […]

ECHL: Newfoundland Growlers Last Man Standing

Forward Todd Skirving, the only player who has been with The Newfoundland Growlers franchise since its inception, shares how he ended up on ‘The Rock’ and never left. “I was actually signed to play for the Atlanta Gladiators that season. I finished my rookie year in Atlanta, and we had a coaching change,” number 15 began. […]

ECHL: History Of The Newfoundland Growlers

It became clear, almost immediately, that the Newfoundland Growlers weren’t going to be your typical inaugural ECHL franchise. With a healthy balance of local hockey legends like Zach O’Brien, James Melindy, and Marcus Power, who took a chance at playing at home, the team was sure to attract hockey fans of all ages. Toss in […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Add Zack Hoffman and Maurizio Colella

The Rapid City Rush have announced that defenseman Zack Hoffman and forward Maurizio Colella will be joining the team for the 2023-24 ECHL season. Zack Hoffman Zack Hoffman will be joining the Rush in his second ECHL season, having spent the 2022-23 ECHL season with the Wichita Thunder. Hoffman played in 52 games for the […]

ECHL: Marcus Power Named Newfoundland Growler’s Hockey Ops Coordinator

Earlier this week, the Newfoundland Growlers Named Marcus Power as their Hockey Opts Coordinator he will report directly to Kenny O’Leary who’s the VP of Hockey Operations. Power spent three seasons with the Growlers playing in 141 games and putting up 58 goals and 80 assists for 138 points, Power last played in the ECHL […]