Vancouver Canucks NHL Draft 2026 Picks, Mock Draft, Outlook

The Vancouver Canucks (25-49-8) enter the 2026 NHL Draft with two first-round picks and a chance to reshape the organization after finishing with the fewest points in the Western Conference.

Jun 25

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, 2025

NHL Minor League Hockey Team Affiliates Breakdown

So what happens after an NHL team drafts a player?

Jun 10, 2025

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, 2025

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

Super 8: ECHL Goaltenders Who Could Have NHL Futures

The best part of ECHL hockey is the goaltending.

Oct 29, 2024

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

10 Storylines To Ponder Heading Into ECHL Training Camps

Training camps are opening in ECHL cities across North America, an exciting time for fans tracking the best prospects, best teams and ever-changing landscape of Double-A hockey.

Oct 7, 2024

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

What We Learned During The First Week Of The 2024 ECHL Playoffs

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.

Apr 22, 2024

Toledo Walleye Vs. Kalamazoo Wings ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs Matchup Preview

The Toledo Walleye will meet the Kalamazoo Wings in a battle of Central Division Rivals in the opening round of the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs. Veteran ECHL writer Justin Cohn breaks down the series and tells you what you need to be watching out for.

Apr 16, 2024

ECHL 2024 Playoffs First Round Schedule And How To Watch The Kelly Cup

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, 2024

Race For ECHL Central Division Playoff Spots Is Must-See Hockey

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, 2024

Our ECHL MVP Choice: Kalamazoo Wings' Erik Bradford

I don’t know if the Kalamazoo Wings are going to make the playoffs, though I think they will.

Mar 30, 2024

Walleye's Keenan, K-Wings' Vorva Among 10 Most Underrated ECHL Players

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, 2024