Unselfishness, Attention To Detail At The Center Of The Worcester Rebuild

Often, it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly when the fortunes of a struggling franchise change.

Jared Bednar of the Colorado Avalanche does not fit the stereotype of the NHL’s hottest young coach: he’s a graying 48-year-old who spent 16 years playing and coaching in the ECHL, never once getting a sniff at playing in The Show. When he finally got his dream job, coaching the Avs in 2016-17, it quickly devolved into a nightmare — a 56-loss horror show, alone in last place.

From the outside looking in, it would not be hard to look at the way things were going for the Adirondack Thunder towards the tail end of their 2019-20 campaign and assume that the unexpected early end to their season was a welcome one.

By Jason Guarente

During his long road trips with travel teams, from Cleveland to Detroit to wherever, Parker Milner was laying the groundwork for life after hockey.

The ECHL’s Toledo Walleye have continued to pluck undervalued talent from the NCAA to build on their perennial success with the addition of defenseman Butrus Ghafari from the Michigan State Spartans.

When the announcement finally dropped that FloSports would become the new provider for ECHL.tv, the league’s streaming service that covers every single regular season and Kelly Cup playoff game, there was plenty of buzz generated among the players, coaches, and staffers in the “E” as well as the fanbase of every team.

The ECHL announced on Thursday the schedule of games from Dec. 11, 2020-Jan. 14, 2021 for the 13 teams who are participating in a 72-game schedule for the 2020-21 season.

The old saying goes that you save the best for last.

Atlantic Hockey has announced that the 2020-21 season will officially begin on the weekend of November 13-14, 2020. The schedule features a minimum of 24 games and allows for up to 28 games for our member institutions. The season concludes with the Atlantic Hockey Tournament, which will include all 11 teams and be played over three weekends culminating with a return to Buffalo’s LECOM HarborCenter. 

Last week, FloHockey explored the ECHL’s strong tie to Stanley Cup goaltenders; this week we continue to look at those ties with goalies who could help add to those ties at some point in the future.