I’d venture that almost every Florida Everblades fan would struggle to pick Matthew Wedman out of a lineup. But those same fans certainly adore him right now.
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The Adirondack Thunder will take on the Maine Mariners in the first round of the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs. This is the first of the two North Division semifinals. The other features the Norfolk Admirals and Trois-Rivières Lions.
Apr 17
The 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs are here! After a grueling 72-game season, 16 teams remain in the hunt for the ECHL's top prize.
Apr 15
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
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
ECHL teams are only allowed to dress four veterans in games, a rule that used to seem incredibly important. But as the ECHL has evolved into a younger, faster developmental circuit for the NHL, the veteran limit has become increasingly inconsequential.
Nov 7, 2023
The ECHL, at its core, is a development league. According to the league, 72 players who donned an ECHL jersey in their career made NHL opening-night rosters this season. As the premier "AA" hockey league in North America, the ECHL can represent one of the first steps a player takes on his professional hockey journey.
Oct 25, 2023
The North Division proved last season that a coach need not have a ton of head-coaching experience to be successful.
Oct 17, 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
The Reading Royals didn’t have it easy in their opening-round series of the Kelly Cup Playoffs, but they’re moving on nonetheless. For the second straight year, the Royals dispatched the Maine Mariners in six games to advance to the North Division finals.
Apr 30, 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 ECHL on Tuesday announced that Everett Sheen of the Steelheads is the 2022-2023 recipient of the John Brophy Award as the league’s Coach of the Year.
Apr 19, 2023
The North Division provided one of the more intriguing races of the final stretch, with the Worcester Railers and Adirondack Thunder neck and neck for the majority of the final few weeks of the year, before the Thunder secured their playoff spot on the final day of the regular season.
Apr 18, 2023
It simply does not get better than playoff hockey.