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PHOTOS: Wheeling Nailers vs. Reading Royals – 10/27/2024

READING, Pa. – The Reading Royals faced off against the Wheeling Nailers Sunday afternoon at Santander Arena. The Royals defeated the Nailers 4-1. Check out this photo gallery from Inside the Rink’s Sarah Pietrowski who was there to capture the action.

PHOTOS: Wheeling Nailers vs. Reading Royals – 10/26/2024

READING, Pa – The Reading Royals faced off against the Wheeling Nailers Saturday night at Santander Arena for opening night. The Nailers defeated the Royals 5-4. Check out this photo gallery from Inside the Rink’s Sarah Pietrowski who was there to capture the action.

AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins: An Interview With Sam Houde

September means hockey is back and training camps are in full swing. Inside The Rink started the season in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a rainy fall day and sat down with center Sam Houde. Houde was drafted in 2018, in the fifth round, #133 overall by the Montreal Canadiens. Houde is very quick on his feet during […]

PHOTOS: Sarah Pietrowski’s Best of the Reading Royals’ 2023-24 Season

READING, Pa – During the 2023-24 season the Reading Royals had a record of 29-35-6-2 and they failed to make the playoffs. It was the second season with James Henry behind the bench before a mid-season coaching switch to Jason Binkley. The Royals open their 2024-25 season in Trois-Rivières, QC on October 18th to face […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye’s 10-year Anniversary of Their Most Successful Season

The Toledo Walleye will be celebrating an anniversary when the 2024-25 season opens on Saturday, October 19 on the road against the ECHL’s newest franchise, the Bloomington Bison. This will mark 10th anniversary of their most successful season in the league as the Walleye. Toledo had a bit of everything that season and it showed […]

ECHL Toledo Walleye: Looking Back at Season One

The Toledo Walleye will open their 15th season in the ECHL when they open the 2024-25 season. Within that time came amazing players, big moments, and appearances at the conference final. Toledo has always been a hockey city, and that rang true with the arrival of the Walleye. The Toledo Storm hockey team will never […]

ECHL: “Scariest Man in Hockey” set to return to the Heartlanders

Coralville, Iowa- On July 11, the Forward Nico Blachman and the Iowa Heartlanders agreed to a contract renewal. The 26-year-old Enforcer from Florida is representing his eighth ECHL team with the Iowa Heartlanders, previously a member of Florida, South Carolina, Allen, Savannah, and Norfolk from 2020-2023 and Kalamazoo and Adirondack before joining Iowa in 2023-24. […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Bring Back MVP Hawkins for Fourth Season

Toledo Walleye forward Brandon Hawkins was a force last season. He led the league in scoring with 93 points and claimed the MVP Award. Hawkins comes back as one of the most prominent forwards in Walleye history, scoring 114 goals and 124 assists for 238 points in 188 Walleye games. Hawkins scored 40 goals and […]

ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Hire Key Assistant, Announce Season-Ending Roster

Coralville, Iowa- On June 18th, Derek Damon made his first new hiring since having his coaching staff poached. His associate, Joe Exter, was poached by a junior hockey club, and training staff got promoted to the AHL’s Iowa Wild. Kevin Schmidt will complete the coaching staff, joining Damon and Video Coach Eric Michaud as the […]

Revisiting the Pittsburgh Penguins-Erik Karlsson Trade

On August 6, 2023, a blockbuster trade between three teams was announced with the main piece, three-time Norris Trophy winner, Erik Karlsson, being sent from the San Jose Sharks to the Pittsburgh Penguins, with the Montreal Canadiens getting involved to help with some moving pieces. With each of the three teams involved all missing the […]