The Indy Fuel’s Ross MacDougall, backtracking in front of his own net, coughed up the puck to the Wheeling Nailers’ Matt Koopman.
Apr 5
I don’t know if the Kalamazoo Wings are going to make the playoffs, though I think they will.
Mar 30
Playing in the ECHL can be a grueling endeavor.
Mar 14
We all give a lot of love to the big scorers in the ECHL, the Brandon Hawkins and Wade Murphys of this world. And, of course, we love those big-shooting defensemen like Matt Register and Jalen Smereck. And the highlight-making goaltenders, such as Cam Johnson.
Feb 26
I don’t know what it is about us sports journalists, but we always seem to want to poke holes in things.
Feb 7
From a purely hockey perspective, I don’t know if the Fort Wayne Komets signing Daniel Amesbury was a great idea or not. But I do know it’s going to make for great theater when he debuts this weekend.
Feb 2
Any hockey team that hopes to have success in the postseason knows it must have a reliable goalie, someone who can steal a big game when the pressure is at its highest.
Jan 26
Fiona Quinn wasn’t really thinking about becoming a broadcaster. Not until the last year and a half.
Jan 5
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
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
Twelve years ago, Pat Mikesch arrived in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to be Derek Lalonde’s top assistant coach with the junior-level United States Hockey League’s Green Bay Gamblers.
Nov 14, 2023
There were mass changes in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where the Komets hired a new coach in Jesse Kallechy, after he helped the Florida Everblades to back-to-back Kelly Cups. In Toledo, Ohio, the Walleye also have a new coach, Pat Mikesch, who has never coached in the professional ranks, but he gets a roster that has offensive studs like Brandon Hawkins and Orrin Centazzo.
Oct 13, 2023
The ECHL announced on Thursday that the 2023-24 season will open on Thursday, Oct. 19 when the Orlando Solar Bears host the Florida Everblades. Opening Weekend continues with seven games on Friday, Oct. 20 and 14 games on Saturday, Oct. 21 before concluding with three games on Sunday, Oct. 22.
May 26, 2023
It doesn’t matter what level of hockey you’re at. From peewees to the pros, there is nothing like the drama of the postseason. As the ECHL’s Kelly Cup Playoffs roll on, there has been no shortage of high drama in the early goings of each series.
Apr 26, 2023
The Central Division produced two legitimate contenders for the Kelly Cup – the Cincinnati Cyclones and Toledo Walleye – with the Indy Fuel not too far off from being in that conversation.
Apr 20, 2023