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ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs 2025 To Begin April 16: How To Watch, What To Know

The 2024-25 ECHL regular season has come to a close and it's time to get the second season underway. The Kelly Cup Playoffs will begin Wednesday, April 16 as the chase for the league's top prize is down to its 16 teams for the division semifinals.

Apr 14

ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs 2025 To Begin April 16: How To Watch, What To Know
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ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs 2025 To Begin April 16: How To Watch, What To Know
ECHL Playoff Picture Heading Into Final Weekend Of Regular Season

The ECHL’s regular season wraps up this weekend and there are still four playoff spots up for grabs. The South Division is locked in, but the other three divisions have at least one playoff spot open.

Apr 11

ECHL Playoff Picture Heading Into Final Weekend Of Regular Season
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ECHL Playoff Picture Heading Into Final Weekend Of Regular Season
ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff Chase Update: Spots Still Up For Grabs

The 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs field is getting closer to being set as we enter the final weeks of the regular season.

Apr 4

ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff Chase Update: Spots Still Up For Grabs
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ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff Chase Update: Spots Still Up For Grabs
Beyond The Stars: 10 Depth Players In The ECHL You Should Know

Any coach will tell you that a hockey team cannot be carried just by its star players. Depth is pivotal.

Jan 8

Beyond The Stars: 10 Depth Players In The ECHL You Should Know
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Beyond The Stars: 10 Depth Players In The ECHL You Should Know
ECHL Holiday Break: Gifts Teams Could Really Use This Season

The ECHL’s holiday break is a tough time for coaches and a great time for players.

Dec 24, 2024

ECHL Holiday Break: Gifts Teams Could Really Use This Season
ECHL Holiday Break: Gifts Teams Could Really Use This Season
Iowa Heartlanders Lead List Of Sneaky Good Teams, Players In ECHL To Date

Don’t look now, but the Iowa Heartlanders suddenly are a factor in the ECHL.

Nov 20, 2024

Iowa Heartlanders Lead List Of Sneaky Good Teams, Players In ECHL To Date
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Iowa Heartlanders Lead List Of Sneaky Good Teams, Players In ECHL To Date
Brandon Hawkins, Michal Stinil Highlight 11 Of ECHL's Most Exciting Players

Michal Stinil leads the ECHL in scoring three weeks into the season – he leads all skaters in goals (eight) and points (14) through eight games – and it’s kind of cool to see.

Nov 6, 2024

Brandon Hawkins, Michal Stinil Highlight 11 Of ECHL's Most Exciting Players
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Brandon Hawkins, Michal Stinil Highlight 11 Of ECHL's Most Exciting Players
How To Succeed In The ECHL: Some Advice For Expansion Teams

The ECHL has two expansion teams this season – the Bloomington Bison and Tahoe Knight Monsters – with another on the way in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Oct 25, 2024

How To Succeed In The ECHL: Some Advice For Expansion Teams
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How To Succeed In The ECHL: Some Advice For Expansion Teams
Biggest Things We Saw From The ECHL's Opening Weekend

The 2024-2025 ECHL season is off and running, and the opening weekend didn’t disappoint.

Oct 22, 2024

Biggest Things We Saw From The ECHL's Opening Weekend
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Biggest Things We Saw From The ECHL's Opening Weekend
Worcester Railers, Reading Royals Pay Tribute To Matthew Gaudreau

Matty Gaudreau wore two uniforms over his ECHL career that saw him play parts of four different seasons. He debuted in the league with the Worcester Railers and played his last ECHL game with the Reading Royals. On Saturday night, it just so happened that Reading was in Worcester for the latter’s home opener.

Oct 20, 2024

Worcester Railers, Reading Royals Pay Tribute To Matthew Gaudreau
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Worcester Railers, Reading Royals Pay Tribute To Matthew Gaudreau
NHL Minor League Hockey Team Affiliate List 2024-2025

For the vast majority of players in the NHL, they're going to need a stop playing within the farm system of the club that either drafted or signed them. Some will get their start in the ECHL, the premier "AA" hockey circuit, while many will spends some time in the American Hockey League, the last step for most players before they realize their NHL dreams.

Sep 12, 2024

NHL Minor League Hockey Team Affiliate List 2024-2025
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NHL Minor League Hockey Team Affiliate List 2024-2025
Remembering The Magical Johnny Gaudreau And Brother Matthew, Gone Too Soon

Johnny Gaudreau was not a big man, but he was larger than life. He was an artist with the puck on his stick who could make the seemingly impossible a reality. If only we could escape the reality his life and that of his younger brother Matthew were tragically cut short in a traffic accident Thursday in New Jersey.

Aug 30, 2024

Remembering The Magical Johnny Gaudreau And Brother Matthew, Gone Too Soon
Remembering The Magical Johnny Gaudreau And Brother Matthew, Gone Too Soon
10 ECHL Shutdown Defensemen You Should Know

It’s only natural that we give a lot of love to the players who score highlight-reel goals and make snazzy 100-foot passes. We also love the goaltenders who make acrobatic saves. Fighters, we never stop talking about them, do we?

Mar 28, 2024

10 ECHL Shutdown Defensemen You Should Know
10 ECHL Shutdown Defensemen You Should Know
ECHL: 28 Players Who Aren't On NHL Or AHL Contracts That Perhaps Should Be

I’m based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and whenever I watch the ECHL’s Komets play these days, I find myself pondering this question: What the heck is Jack Dugan doing at this level?

Nov 30, 2023

ECHL: 28 Players Who Aren't On NHL Or AHL Contracts That Perhaps Should Be
ECHL: 28 Players Who Aren't On NHL Or AHL Contracts That Perhaps Should Be
Don't Panic About Any ECHL Team's Start, Not Until Dec. 15, Anyway

Unless it’s, oh, Dec. 15, it’s too early to panic about any ECHL team. That’s what I always tell people, anyway.

Nov 21, 2023

Don't Panic About Any ECHL Team's Start, Not Until Dec. 15, Anyway
Don't Panic About Any ECHL Team's Start, Not Until Dec. 15, Anyway