ECHL Opening Weekend 2025-26: How To Watch, What To Know

The ECHL season begins Friday with plenty of excitement. For the first time in four years, we enter the new season with a new defending champion, we welcome a new team to the fold and many top teams have eyes on big seasons ahead.

Oct 14

Meet The Greensboro Gargoyles, The Carolina Hurricanes ECHL Affiliate

The Greensboro Gargoyles are the ECHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes and the two teams are entering the first year of their partnership. The Gargoyles were founded as an expansion team in 2025, and will play their inaugural game on Oct 18 against the Jacksonville Icemen.

Sep 26

Meet The Buffalo Sabres ECHL Affiliate, The Jacksonville Icemen

The Jacksonville Icemen are not a new franchise, but the Icemen, the ECHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres, are relatively new to Jacksonville. The Icemen started in 1992 as the Muskegon Fury and finally moved to Jacksonville in 2017.

Sep 14

ECHL Hockey Returns For 2025-26 Season, See When Opening Night Is

The ECHL is set to start its 2025-26 season on Oct. 17 and will have a jam-packed opening weekend of action. Last season, Trois-Rivieres took down Toledo 4-1 to claim the Kelly Cup after dropping just five games in the entirety of the playoffs.

Sep 9

Greensboro Gargoyles Unveil Jersey Designs

A handful of weeks out from beginning their inaugural season, the Greensboro Gargoyles unveiled its jerseys, and the newest ECHL team in the league did not disappoint.

Aug 21

Tim Tebow Bringing ECHL Expansion Team To Augusta, Georgia

The ECHL will be up to 32 teams by the 2027-28 season as the league recently approved expansion to Augusta, Ga. The new team will be under the ownership of a group that includes Heisman Trophy Winner Tim Tebow and businessman David Hodges, who also own the league's Tahoe Knight Monsters.

Aug 20

Greensboro Gargoyles Announce ECHL Veteran Logan Nelson As First Signing

The highly-anticipated inaugural season for the ECHL’s Greensboro Gargoyles got a little more exciting with the announcement of their first player signing. The team announced Wednesday that ECHL veteran Logan Nelson is the first-ever Gargoyle, giving the club a legitimate scoring threat right off the bat.

Jul 30