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LinkECHL Today - May 9
The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and ...

LinkGordon, 24 Players
The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and ...

LinkKnuckle Puck: Harry Reid, Mustached Women and NBC
Well, Christinna Wilke -- who wrote the above for The Washington Scene -- the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL would probably have a bone to pick with you. ...

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Royals defeat Clones, 5-2

LinkDavid Moulton: Future of Everblades franchise, Germain Arena growing somewhat hazy
The Florida Everblades are at a crossroads. On the ice and off it. Since the Everblades are the primary tenant in Germain Arena, the ECHL ...

LinkIdaho's DeVergilio Fined
PRINCETON, NJ – The ECHL announced that Kevin DeVergilio of the Idaho Steelheads has been fined an undisclosed amount for his actions in ECHL Playoff Game ...

LinkGordon, 24 Players Represent ECHL At IIHF World Championships in Germany
The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and ...

LinkWell-travelled forward Rheault helps Abbotsford force Game 7 with Rochester
From there, he joined the California-based Ontario Reign in the ECHL, where he had 19 goals in 30 games. "I was on a tear and had something to prove," said ...

LinkStockton's nasty beat down is an unexpected pleasure
Stockton evened its best-of-seven ECHL National Conference finals series with Idaho at two games each after a dominant 7-2 win on Friday at ...

LinkThe Antigonish, NS, native also spent time with the East Coast Hockey League's Wheeling Nailers, collecting seven goals and 27 points. ...


LinkLord returns to the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL after recording 17 penalty minutes in three games with the Amerks. Syvret and Petizian been released from ...


LinkFormer ECHL broadcasters working in the National Hockey League include John Ahlers and Steve Carroll of the Anaheim Ducks, Tom Callahan of the Nashville ...


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Royals defeat Clones, 5-2

LinkBerkhoel has spent most of the season with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers, although he has spent parts of six seasons in the AHL and played nine games with the ...


LinkPRINCETON, NJ - The ECHL has 35 former players and 14 former coaches on 15 of the 16 teams competing in the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Playoffs. ...


LinkSteelheads Fall in Triple-OT Thriller
Boise, ID- The Idaho Steelheads fell in a triple-overtime thriller to the Stockton Thunder by a 1-0 score; a Stockton win that cuts Idaho's series lead to ...

LinkStals To Skate For Latvia At IIHF World Championship In Germany
He also spent the following season in Hartford before moving on to the ECHL's Charlotte Checkers for two years.

LinkFeel-Good Story Heating Up For Stockton Hockey
The Stockton Thunder of the ECHL is holding its own in the National Conference finals, down 2-1 against the league's best team, the Idaho Steelheads. ...

LinkGrass Not Greener For Flichel Just Yet
Most mornings he remains in the world he knows best, playing hockey with the Steelheads. By afternoon he's literally laying the groundwork ...

LinkVan Guilder driven to succeed for Cincinnati
Defenseman Ryan Constant's goal ended the longest game in Stockton Thunder history 36 seconds into triple overtime, lifting the Thunder to a 1-0 win against ...

LinkECHL Today - May 7
• The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and ...

LinkECHL National Conference Finals Game 3: Stockton defeats Idaho in triple ...
“Constant's goal came as a result of simple hockey needed into a lengthy game like that – getting a screen in front of their goaltender. ...

LinkLeading Off: Feel-good story heating up for Stockton hockey
The Stockton Thunder of the ECHL is holding its own in the National Conference finals, down 2-1 against the league's best team, the Idaho Steelheads. ...

LinkBakersfield coach Raymond to stay put in ECHL
The Bakersfield Condors announced on Thursday that Raymond will return as head coach there in 2010-11. Bakersfield is the ECHL affiliate of the Anaheim ...

LinkMarty Raymond To Return Behind The Condors Bench
The Bakersfield Condors, official ECHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks, have announced today that Marty Raymond will return in 2010-11 to serve as head coach ...

LinkECHL Hockey Playoff Previews
The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and ...

LinkCyclones Contribute More Than $200000 To Local Community
CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL announced this morning that they contributed more than $200000 in goods and materials to the ...

LinkStockton's Hunt Fined, Suspended
PRINCETON, NJ – The ECHL announced that Garet Hunt of the Stockton Thunder has been suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions in ...

LinkCharlotte Players Declared Unrestricted Free Agents
The Board of Governors has approved the Charlotte Checkers petition to withdraw from the ECHL to begin play in the American Hockey League in 2010-11. ...

LinkKing Wins Birmingham Memorial Award
The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and ...

LinkPitton's record 49-save effort, Constant's goal caps OT thriller in Stockton
Ryan Constant ended the longest game in Stockton Thunder history with a power-play goal from the high slot, 36 seconds into triple overtime, ...

LinkMaxime Lacroix Returns To Cyclones
CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators, announced this afternoon they have ...

LinkGood things come in 3s for Thunder
Ryan Constant came up with the answer by way of a slap shot in the third overtime on Wednesday night, and in the process changed the complexion of the ECHL ...

LinkECHL Today - May 5
• The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and ...

LinkSteelheads lose first playoff game in 3OT
Pitton stopped all 49 shots he faced for Stockton, leading the Thunder to a 1-0 win over the Idaho Steelheads in triple overtime Wednesday night, ...

LinkCheckers edged by Cyclones in Game 7
With the win, the Cyclones advance to the American Conference Finals for the fourth straight year and will face the Reading Royals. Cincinnati won the Kelly ...

LinkSouth Carolina Stingrays Netminder Todd Ford Named ECHL Goaltender of the Year
Ford appeared in 15 games in the American Hockey League this season with Texas and Portland, going 7-5-1 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 2.51 ...

LinkA busy time for Pirates' goalie ; With Jhonas Enroth still sidelined, Portland ...
Todd Ford, who had been Lamoureux's backup for the previous three weeks, was returned Monday to the South Carolina Stingrays to play in the ECHL playoffs. ...

LinkGrizz enter series as underdogs
There's no denying that the Utah Grizzlies enter their National Conference semifinal playoff series with the Idaho Steelheads tonight as ...

LinkFlorida Everblades Make Bevy of Roster Moves
The Dearborn, Michigan native has scored eight goals and 15 points in 20 games with the Everblades since being acquired from the Toledo Walleye. ...

LinkJeffrey turning into top scorer for Baby Pens
... organization's prospect depth chart, but they didn't do enough to earn fulltime AHL work and spent most of the year with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers. ...

LinkMarty Turco on leaving Stars: 'I gave everything for this team'
The Idaho Steelheads started their ECHL playoff run Friday night as well. Stars prospect Richard Bachman will start in goal. ...

LinkGannon, Koskinen Depart For Bridgeport
Boise, Idaho - Utah Grizzlies Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Kevin Colley announced today that defenseman Jake Gannon has been recalled to ...

LinkScott Muscutt, Greg Rajan and Ray Schmidt on this week's Puska on Pucks
The Johnstown Chiefs played their final game in the ECHL last weekend and radio broadcaster Ray Schmidt is on the program to talk about that memorable night ...

LinkUtah Grizzlies On A Roll
2, if Utah does play its best hockey, will that be good enough to beat what many believe is the best team in the ECHL this year? Those questions will start ...

LinkGordon 'Lug Nutzz' Stewart, Joey Coulter, Brandon McReynolds & Amanda Ferguson ...
Anna Skidmore Director of Corp & Team Services with the Charlotte Checkers ECHL hockey team will join Joey to talk about their activities together with ...

LinkEverblades players clean out lockers, ponder future with franchise
... residents Kevin Baker and Colin Nicholson said they hope to be back next year, but haven't ruled out leaving the area to continue their hockey careers. ...

LinkIdaho Steelheads lead 4-0 early, hold on for victory
Stockton Thunder is the first game of the Western Conference Finals. Marty Flichel scores in the first period, 2-0. "A win is a win," Steelheads coach Derek ...

LinkECHL And Condors Unveil 2011 All-Star Classic Logo
The Bakersfield Condors, official ECHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks, and the ECHL today unveiled the logo for the 2011 ECHL All-Star Classic, ...

LinkKalamazoo Wings extend coach Nick Bootland's contract for next season
In their first year in the ECHL, the K-Wings earned the No. 2 seed in the American Conference and lost to the seventh-seeded Reading Royals in the first ...

LinkCheckers fall short in final ECHL game
Hockey will resume next season when the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League, a higher level of competition, move here and take the Checkers name ...

LinkCoach Nick Bootland on Kalamazoo Wings' first ECHL season: 'We want to get better'
The Reading Royals defeated Kalamazoo three games to two in a first-round playoff series. Bootland, team president Paul Pickard, general manager Wade Welsh ...

LinkGM Wade Welsh to leave K-Wings
The Kalamazoo Wings will be looking to fill more than roster spots for next season. General Manager and Vice President Wade Welsh has put in his resignation ...

LinkChris Stewart, Matt Thomas and Don Money guest this week on Puska On Pucks
It's an all California series in the ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs between the Stockton Thunder and the Bakersfield Condors. Matt Thomas will guest with Denis J. ...

LinkYoung Blades step forward
When the Junior Everblades were formed alongside the ECHL's Florida Everblades in 1998, ...

LinkAmerican aid to Finnish championship
Leggio, from Buffalo, New York, was a minor league goalie for the ECHL Florida Everblades last season. He had a 5-2 winning playoff record but was in the ...

LinkCaudron's OT winner at 10:18 gives Stockton 1-0 series lead at Bakersfield
... Bakersfield Condors in Game 1 of the National Conference Semifinal round of the 2010 Kelly Cup Playoffs, before 5208 fans at Rabobank Arena on Friday. ...

LinkCyclones Back To Conference Finals
The Reading Royals grabbed a 5-2 win from the Cyclones to open the American Conference Finals. Brett Robinson had a pair of goals in the defeat, ...

LinkS-Kings' Keetley fends off Condors
Meanwhile, the season is over for former Victoria Salsa/Grizzlies juniors Curtis Fraser and Garry Nunn after their Alaska Aces lost their best-of-five ...

LinkO'Dette wears new role with Stockton well
O'Dette played 13 seasons of professional hockey with the ECHL's Thunder, Fresno Falcons and Roanoke Express, and the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs, ...

LinkBast proud of honour
Bast played two games with the Victoria Salmon Kings of the ECHL after the Warriors were eliminated from the playoffs. "It was a great experience," said ...

LinkSalmon Kings coach mulling AHL offers
Meanwhile, the window to do that in the ECHL is thought to be finite with myriad swirling rumours and the major-junior Western Hockey League openly ...

LinkKiser Key Cog For Rays
Since then, Kiser has played 373 games with the South Carolina Stingrays, helped lead the team to its third Kelly Cup title, become a local entrepreneur and ...

LinkSteelheads eliminate Grizz
Steelhead goalie Richard Bachman deflects the shot of Grizzlie Tim Crowder in game four action between the Grizz and The Idaho Steelheads at ...

LinkGreg Scott Recalled To Marlies
Reading, PA - The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Toronto Marlies ...

LinkJake Gannon Returns From Bridgeport; Will Play Friday In Game 4
West Valley City, Utah - Utah Grizzlies Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Kevin Colley announced today that defenseman Jake Gannon has returned ...

LinkReading's speed slowed Blades
When one looks at why the Reading Royals swept the Florida Everblades in the ECHL American ...

LinkCondors Vs. Victoria - Game 5 Tonight
The Condors forced a decisive Game 5 against the Victoria Salmon Kings with a 5-2 triumph in Game 4 last night. LW Kyle Calder (1g-2a) and C MacGregor Sharp ...

LinkCyclones Continue Fight With Charlotte
COMING UP: The Cincinnati Cyclones, the ECHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators, hit the road for North Carolina and a 7pm game at ...

LinkK-Wings Re-sign Bootland
Kalamazoo, MI- The Kalamazoo Wings, proud member of the ECHL and affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, ...

LinkHartford Wolf Pack Delete Three from Roster
The Wolf Pack have loaned defenseman Jared Nightingale to their ECHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. Fellow blueliner Julien Brouillette has been ...

LinkECHL Today - April 17
The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and ...

LinkPHOTOS: EVERBLADES AT JACKALS GAME BLOG: Blades win, 6-2
9:38 pm --The Florida Everblades moved closer to taking the lead in the ECHL playoff series against the Elmira Jackals with a power-play goal in the first ...

LinkUp-and-down season tough to take for Salmon Kings
The Salmon Kings fell victim to the very nature of the ECHL, a clearinghouse hub for hockey talent going up and down the pro ladder where every season is a ...

LinkECHL Sees Attendance Increase For Second Consecutive Season
During their second season in Southern California, the Ontario Reign led all ECHL clubs with 6451 fans per game, up 10.2% from last season. ...

LinkMurphy: Tousignant sets tone as Steelheads take control in Game 1
His aggression and energy, however, are precisely what the Idaho Steelheads need for what they expect to be a long playoff run. ...

LinkSt. Louis Removes Interim Tag
The Alaska Aces are the ECHL affiliate of the Blues of the NHL and Peoria of the American Hockey League. Every ECHL team has an affiliation with an NHL team ...

LinkSteelheads' Huxley will fight and scrap for a Kelly Cup title
Idaho and Stockton begin Game 1 of the ECHL's National Conference finals at 7:10 pm Friday at Qwest Arena. Game 2 also will be played on Idaho's home ice ...

LinkPirates erased in four games ; Manchester goalie Jonathan Bernier again proves ...
Todd Ford, making his first appearance in the Portland goal since rejoining the team from the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays a week ago, ...

LinkConference Finals Schedule Set for Thunder, Idaho
The proud ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League and Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League, the Thunder was voted ...

LinkBring on the Royals
The hockey gods must be watching over the 2009-10 Florida Everblades. First, they got a very favorable match-up by being a sixth seed, then they went on the ...

LinkEverblades coach walks away
Cameron said that after seven seasons of coaching in the ECHL, he needs a new challenge. He'll pursue American Hockey League jobs that are available, ...

LinkSteelheads top Grizzlies
BOISE, ID- The Idaho Steelheads snapped an eight-game playoff losing streak in defeating the Utah Grizzlies by a 7-2 score in game one of the National ...

LinkSteelheads Goaltender Bachman
But Bachman will be expected to carry a heavy load for his ECHL team as it opens its National Conference semifinal series against the Utah Grizzlies at 7:10 ...

LinkWelsh To Leave K-Wings
Kalamazoo, MI- The Kalamazoo Wings, proud member of the ECHL and affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, ...

LinkHaley and Jackson Become
The Utah Grizzlies are the ECHL affiliate of the Islanders and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League. Haley began his professional ...

LinkCheckers blank Cyclones
The Charlotte Checkers got on the board early and did not look back as they blanked the Cincinnati Cyclones, 5-0, in Game 2 of the American Conference ...

LinkEntertaining start: Walleye a skilled squad that lacked toughness
Defenseman JC Sawyer and forward Maxime Tanguay represented Toledo in the ECHL all-star game in January. • Eleven banners representing Toledo's past ...

LinkIt's playoff time for Steelheads
... Bachman led the ECHL this season in goals against average (2.28) and now the Salt Lake City native will face the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL's National ...

LinkCheckers tie series, force Game 7
COM Facing elimination from the ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs, the Charlotte Checkers put together an air-tight defensive game coupled with a potent offensive ...

LinkIdaho Steelheads Rip Utah Grizzlies 6-1 - ECHL
West Valley City, Utah - The Idaho Steelheads defeated the Utah Grizzlies 6-1 Tuesday evening at the E-Center to take a three games to none series lead in ...

LinkBlues remove interim tag for Payne
Payne was the ECHL coach of the year in 2006-07, guiding the Alaska Aces to the Kelly Cup Championship during a tenure that included three consecutive trips ...

LinkMickael Bedard Named 2009-10 IHL Rookie Of The Year
... who won in the 2007-08 season with the Fort Wayne Komets, and last season's winner Rick Cleaver of the Kalamazoo Wings, who now play in the ECHL. ...

LinkCyclones To Battle Charlotte In Conference Semifinals
The Cincinnati Cyclones (44-25-3) of the ECHL will take on the Charlotte Checkers (43-21-8) in the American Conference Semifinals, beginning Friday night ...

LinkWell-travelled forward Rheault helps Abbotsford force Game 7 with Rochester
From there, he joined the California-based Ontario Reign in the ECHL, where he had 19 goals in 30 games. "I was on a tear and had something to prove," said ...

LinkMorin makes the most of his AHL path to Stars
He cranked out 84 points in his first pro season, and added 88 in his sophomore effort last year with the ECHL South Carolina Stingrays. ...

LinkUtah Grizzlies swept out of ECHL playoffs
We just couldn't get to that gear against a hockey club like that." On Friday, the Idaho Steelheads left no doubt whatsoever about who was the better team ...

LinkFive Players Recalled to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
WILKES-BARRE, PA – The Pittsburgh Penguins have reassigned defenseman Jon D'Aversa from the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, ...

LinkECHL Today - May 1
• The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and ...

LinkECHL This Week - April 29
The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and ...

LinkCameron Shaves Beard
“I wanted to try something new,” said Cameron, who sports a goatee during the regular season and, like most hockey players and coaches, usually grows a ...

LinkIf Arniel goes, Moose might look out to Idaho
Interestingly, the Steelheads' archrival over the last few years has been the Alaska Aces, McCambridge's old team. In fact, when Laxdal guided Idaho to the ...

LinkFlorida Edged Again by One Goal by Reading, 2-1
The Reading Royals took a commanding three games to none lead on a game winner with 2:53 to go in the third by the Royals post-season leading scorer Ryan ...

LinkZach Hamill Excited to Show Bruins What He Can Do Against NHLers
13 after the forward dominated the ice for the ECHL's Alaska Aces, potting 20 goals and 35 points in only 25 games. Hamill and Lammers were linemates in ...

LinkFirst pro season a transition for Slaney
He was sent down to the East Coast Hockey League's Reading Royals for a week for conditioning and more ice time, but returned to the Marlies. ...

LinkFinal K-Wings Weekly Of The 09-10 Season
With their season complete, the K-Wings will begin their 37th season of professional hockey and their second in the ECHL this October.

LinkAt 25, Hotham a mature rookie for Florida
So as a bunch of Florida Everblades wandered around a mall in Elmira a couple weeks ago, they found their freshest entertainment alternative to be the ...

LinkWith Everblades season over, Rats add Pistilli, McNicoll
ALBANY — The Florida Everblades were swept by the Reading Royals in their quarterfinal ECHL playoff series, enabled the Albany River Rats to recall two ...

LinkJackals' Tyler Donati named ECHL MVP
Tyler Donati also was named the Reebok Hockey ECHL Player of the Month for February and was the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week twice this season. ...

LinkSalmon Kings hit road with confidence
But just compare the passion ECHL fans in Bakersfield (5264 per-game average attendance this season), Ontario (6450) and Stockton (6030) have for the sport ...

LinkEntertaining start: Walleye a skilled squad that lacked toughness
With 12 sellouts at the new Lucas County Arena, 234220 fans turned out to see the new ECHL team. ...

LinkFans out for Reign auction
Appropriate for a team that led the ECHL in attendance during the 2009-10 season, the room was nearly full with fans, players and Reign employees. ...

LinkBlues officially elevate Payne to full-time head coach
Payne spent a total of seven seasons as a head coach in the ECHL and was named the 2006-07 ECHL Coach of the Year after leading the Alaska Aces to the 2006 ...

LinkBartlett Re-Joins Checkers For Game 6
The Morton Grove, Ill. native began the season with the ECHL's Johnstown Chiefs where he notched 10 goals and 15 assists in 30 games before being loaned to ...

LinkChiarelli blasts Boston boo-birds
... late Friday to recall either Evan Oberg from the American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose or Taylor Ellington from the ECHL Victoria Salmon Kings. ...

LinkUtah Grizzlies Defeat Las Vegas Wranglers 5-1 in ECHL Playoff Series
West Valley City, Utah - The Utah Grizzlies defeated the Las Vegas Wranglers 5-1 Tuesday night at the E-Center to win the best-of-five quarterfinal series ...

LinkCanadiens Sign Gabriel Dumont To Three-Year Contract
The Canadiens also announced that goaltender Robert Mayer has been reassigned from the Hamilton Bulldogs to the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL. ...

LinkSalmon Kings take command of series, leave Condors facing elimination
If not, their season will be done as the Victoria Salmon Kings, behind a phenomenal effort by goaltender Matt Keetley, stunned the Condors and the crowd of ...

LinkLas Vegas Wranglers Defeat Utah Grizzlies 6-3 in ECHL Playoff Series
West Valley City, Utah – The Las Vegas Wranglers defeated the Utah Grizzlies 6-3 Saturday night at the E-Center to take a two games to one lead in this ...

LinkECHL This Week - April 14
The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and ...

LinkWade Welsh resigns as Kalamazoo Wings general manager
KALAMAZOO — After six years with the Kalamazoo Wings, Wade Welsh has resigned to take a position outside of hockey. Hired six years ago as the ...

LinkElmira Jackals Double Up Florida Everblades 6-3 - ECHL
ELMIRA - The Elmira Jackals outshot the Florida Everblades 44-20 en route to a 6-3 win on Saturday night at First Arena in Elmira, NY in Game 4 of their ...

LinkTousignant Reassigned To Idaho
The Steelheads open up the ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs on April 16 and 17 against the Utah Grizzlies at Qwest Arena. Catch playoff fever with a group night with ...

LinkRoad ends for Condors in Stockton
The Thunder ended the Condors season on Saturday night in front of their home crowd with a 7-4 victory in Game 5 of the ECHL National Conference semifinal ...

LinkGrizzlies Host Playoff Hockey Saturday, Sunday
... E-Center Saturday at 7 pm and Sunday at 4 pm to host the Las Vegas Wranglers in games three and four of the ECHL's National Conference Quarterfinals. ...

LinkCheckers advance in ECHL playoffs
The Checkers will take on the Cincinnati Cyclones, including home games Friday and Saturday, April 16-17, at Time Warner Cable Arena. ...

LinkFormer Everblade Aucoin
The Everblades are the ECHL affiliate of Albany while the Kelly Cup Champion South Carolina Stingrays are the ECHL affiliate of Hershey. ...

LinkFord named ECHL's top goaltender
He has suited up in the ECHL with the Pensacola Ice Pilots, Columbia Inferno, and Victoria Salmon Kings. The third round draft pick of the Toronto Maple ...

LinkCharlotte Checkers Top Toledo Walleye to Take a 2-1 Series Lead
Ryan Munce led the ECHL in save percentage (.913), was third in wins (26) and was named ECHL Goaltender of the Month for March… ...

LinkOntario Reign Announce Team President
The Ontario Reign, proud affiliate of the NHL Los Angeles Kings, announced today that Justin Kemp has been named President of the Ontario Reign effective ...

LinkToledo Walleye finish their inaugural season in overtime
Toledo rolled to the 4-3 lead late in the second when ECHL Defenseman of the Year JC Sawyer faked the shot, then beat Munce in the five hole. ...

LinkElmira Jackals Double Up the Florida Everblades to Keep Season Alive
The Donati brothers led the way with ECHL MVP and leading scorer Tyler scoring a goal and two assists and his ECHL Rookie of the Year brother Justin ...

LinkDave Moulton talks about the future of the Everblades and Germain Arena
The Florida Everblades are at a crossroads. On the ice and off it. Since the Everblades are the primary tenant in Germain Arena, the ECHL ...

LinkUtah Grizzlies: Hungry to erase 0-2 deficit
"The guys played, I thought, the best hockey I've seen in quite some time — just the way everyone battled," said Colley. "We didn't get the result we wanted ...

LinkBakersfield Condors News and Notes - ECHL
After a pair of heartbreaking losses in overtime to the Stockton Thunder, the Bakersfield Condors are down 2-games-to-0 in their best of seven series. ...

LinkRats pregame notes (Game 2): Curry gets start for Pens
Berkhoel has spent most of the season with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers, although he has spent parts of six seasons in the AHL and played nine games with the ...

LinkKeeping cool a hot topic for red-hot Idaho Steelheads
Through its first six games of the ECHL playoffs, few things have rattled the Idaho Steelheads. It's a trend coach Derek Laxdal hopes continues when the ...

LinkCyclones Win Series 3-2
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC - Cincinnati Cyclones captain Barret Ehgoetz called it the toughest week of hockey in his life. ...

LinkLate goal sinks Salmon Kings in deciding game
Victoria did not make the playoffs in its first two ECHL seasons. The Salmon Kings made their post-season debut by losing 4-2 in games to the Alaska Aces in ...

LinkSexton wants to repay Moose now
The Manitoba Moose helped launch Dan Sexton on a path this season that saw the diminutive winger go all the way from the ECHL's Bakersfield Condors to the ...

LinkMaxime Lacroix Assigned to ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones
... Manager Julien BriseBois announced today that the club has assigned forward Maxime Lacroix to the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL from the Bulldogs. ...

LinkECHL Today - April 28
The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and ...

LinkGame 5 showdown for Salmon Kings
Victoria did not make the playoffs in its first two ECHL seasons. The Salmon Kings made their post-season debut by losing 4-2 in games to the Alaska Aces in ...

LinkSlattengren happily extends season in Charlotte
Slattengren has tested that law of averages across the hockey landscape. Since turning pro in 2005-06, he's skated for five AHL teams and four in the ECHL. ...

LinkCheckers Edged by Cyclones in Game 7
With the win, the Cyclones advance to the American Conference Finals for the fourth straight year and will face the Reading Royals. Cincinnati won the Kelly ...

LinkJared Ross Assigned To Reading
Reading, PA - The Reading Royals of the ECHL, affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Toronto Marlies ...

LinkHudson and Heidinger Continue Seasons in Playoffs
Dave Cianfrini played for the Victoria Salmon Kings of the ECHL, while Jason Weeks was a member of the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL.

LinkHockey: Grizz let Steelheads off hook
The Idaho Steelheads scored with 1:41 left in regulation to defeat the Utah Grizzlies 4-3 Saturday night in an ECHL playoff game at Qwest Arena in Boise, ...

LinkPetizian Signs, Motherwell Rejoins Cyclones
CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Cyclones, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators, announced this afternoon that they have signed ...

LinkEverblades knocked out of Kelly Cup playoffs
The Reading Royals entered the game with a series lead of 3-0 over the Florida Everblades. Greg Kahn/Staff First period — Scoring: None; Penalties: Hotham ...

LinkGillis signs professional contract
... Jeremy Dehner (AHL Norfolk Admirals), Nevin Hamilton (AHL Providence Bruins) and Barry Goers (ECHL Las Vegas Wranglers) – who recently inked deals. ...

LinkDickson Returned To Idaho For Playoffs
He's also familiar with the ECHL, having skated in 19 games for the Alaska Aces between his junior career and his college career. Idaho will face either Las ...

LinkAmerican Conference Quarterfinals (Best of Five)
- Cincinnati's Josh Heidinger scored the overtime game-winner in Game 3 for his first professional goal. - The Stingrays have scored three of their four ...

LinkWalleye Free Agent Tryouts August 14-15
(Toledo, OH) - The Toledo Walleye hockey team will be hosting a free agent tryout on Saturday, August 14 and Sunday, August 15 at the Huntington Center in ...

LinkOtters pick teammates at top of OHL draft
Michael, a 2009 draft pick of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, plays for the ECHL's Ontario Reign. ... The Otters selected right wing Connor Brown, ...

LinkCharlotte Checkers Defeat Cincinnati Cyclones, 4-1
Carroll leads the ECHL with three postseason fighting majors to go along with three goals. With seven minutes gone in the second period, Cyclones forward ...

LinkAces need dominant man behind the mask
The Alaska Aces lacked that guy for the majority of the ECHL hockey season, which is why they had to fight so hard just to ...

LinkEverblades coach Cameron resigns
With his 2-year contract expiring, the longtime ECHL head coach is looking to move up at opportunities in the American Hockey League or overseas. ...

LinkAfter playoff flops, Steelies ready for run toward Kelly Cup
What remains, however, are eight consecutive playoff losses - a streak Idaho seeks to snap Friday night at Qwest Arena against the Utah Grizzlies. ...

LinkBrouillette, Nightingale Rejoin Checkers
CHARLOTTE, NC-Charlotte Checkers general manager and head coach Derek Wilkinson announced today that defensemen Julien Brouillette and Jared Nightingale ...

LinkK-Wings Weekly
Kalamazoo, MI- For the Kalamazoo Wings it had to feel like dι(c)jι vu. Using a similar script from their first home game of the season, the K-Wings defeated ...

LinkEverblades' coach decides to move on
"I've been a head coach in the ECHL for a long time now, and I think that maybe it's time to look at opportunities elsewhere. ...

LinkFor Tousignant, no pain, no gain
Idaho Steelheads rookie forward Mathieu Tousignant had his eyes on the prize when he took the first shift in Game 2 of his team's National Conference ...

LinkGoaltender Ford Recalled To AHL
Ford, 25, went 18-7-2 with the Stingrays this season and ranked fifth in the ECHL with a 2.79 goals-against average and second with a .910 save percentage. ...

LinkSteelheads strike first
Marty Flichel has endured a long ECHL playoff history, through joyful celebrations and painful first-round exits. He's been there, done that. ...

LinkCondors In The Community: Jean Drive Brings In 569 Pairs
Cars drove by and honked and even a news crew followed around the hardest working front office in the ECHL. North and west of Ming Avenue at Liberty Park, ...

LinkEverblades Facing Elimination In Second Round Series
The Florida Everblades and Reading Royals opened their second round Kelly Cup playoff series this week in Reading. Despite securing home ice in the series, ...

LinkGrass not greener for Flichel just yet
Matt O'Dette needed some better suits since becoming a full-time assistant coach with the Stockton Thunder. The coaching part was easier. ...

LinkLong road home for Lammers
There have been turns with the Idaho Steelheads and then this season with the Alaska Aces, both of the ECHL. At the ECHL level, he has proven to be a scorer ...

LinkECHL Represented by 35 Strong in Stanley Cup Playoffs
Former ECHL broadcasters working in the National Hockey League include John Ahlers and Steve Carroll of the Anaheim Ducks, Tom Callahan of the Nashville ...

LinkCondors flying, Moose (almost) golfing
The Ducks' ECHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, cut their series deficit to 2-1 against Stockton in the National Conference semifinals on Wednesday ...

LinkHaley And Jackson Become 442nd And 443rd ECHL Players To Reach NHL
The Utah Grizzlies are the ECHL affiliate of the Islanders and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League. Haley began his professional ...

LinkFlorida Everblades Outlast Elmira Jackals 4-3 - ECHL
ELMIRA, NY – For the second time in this series the Everblades won the contest with an empty-net goal. Milan Gajic's goal with 55-seconds to play was the ...

Link2010 Kelly Cup Playoff Quarterfinals Preview
Over on the West Coast, the second seeded Bakersfield Condors needed five games to eliminate No. 7 Victoria. Trailing in the series 2-1, Bakersfield caused ...

LinkLarge Island presence in minor pro playoffs
Former Victoria Grizzlies BCHL junior Adam Naglich, the Las Vegas native who is also a pro poker player, helped the Bakersfield Condors dispatch the Salmon ...

LinkCyclones romp to 9-5 win over Charlotte
The Royals entered the ECHL playoffs as the American Conference's No. 7 seed but knocked off No. 2 Kalamazoo in five games in the first round before beating ...