Year: 2021

The Adirondack Thunder are back in business and began the process of building for next season, as they announced their protected list on Friday afternoon. With submissions due Friday at 3:00pmET, Adirondack’s list consisted of 17 players; one goaltender, five defensemen and 11 forwards. In 2020, the hockey club’s list stood at 20 players. Courtney […]

Starting the offseason early and in grand fashion, the Minnesota Wild agreed to terms on Friday with Joel Eriksson Ek on an eight-year contract. Drafted 20th overall back in 2015, Eriksson Ek, over the lifetime of his new deal, will receive a salary worth $42 million. That includes an AAV of $5.25 million per season. […]

On Tuesday, June 28th, USA Hockey announced it had invited 44 players to its Summer Showcase in order to prepare for the upcoming World Juniors Championship, which will be held in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta from December 26th to January 5th, 2022. The Showcase is an 11 game mini-tournament during an eight-day span, which […]

The Buffalo Sabres announced on June 29th that Don Granato has had the interim label removed, as he’s been appointed the new head coach of the hockey club. Agreeing to terms on a three-year contract, Granato becomes the 20th head coach in franchise history. After a lengthy offseason search for GM Kevyn Adams, he ultimately […]

The 2021-22 season is going to be a huge change for the Arizona Coyotes. It’s the first time in two seasons where they will be playing a full 82-game campaign. Not only that, but because of the newest expansion in the Seattle Kraken, the Coyotes have been ousted from the Pacific and into the Central […]

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECHL wasn’t able to crown a champion in 2020, however, that wasn’t the case this season. On Friday, the Fort Wayne Komets beat the South Carolina Stingrays 2-1 in the fourth game of the Kelly Cup Finals to win the series 3-1 at the Memorial Coliseum. In doing so, […]

The Fort Wayne Komets are now one win away from taking home the coveted Kelly Cup after defeating the South Carolina Stingrays by a final score of 6-4 on home ice. Despite 10 goals being scored, it was Komets backstop Dylan Ferguson who would make 45 saves in the win, including 20 in the second […]

The widely unique 2020-21 NHL regular season has officially come to an end with the conclusion of the annual NHL Awards. Five awards were handed out on Tuesday night, as the league announced the remaining award recipients of some of the biggest accolades in hockey. Ethan Miller/Getty Images North America Calder Memorial Trophy – Kirill […]

On the morning of Wednesday, June 30th, the Maine Mariners announced their new affiliation as they have joined in a partnership agreement with the Boston Bruins. Previously partnered with the New York Rangers, it’s a three-year deal between Boston and Maine. This transition comes at the end of a two-year contract in which the Rangers […]

It’s June 29th, and the ECHL is getting an early start to the offseason, as the Jacksonville Icemen announced on Tuesday that they are now the affiliate of the New York Rangers and Hartford Wolf Pack. The Icemen, who signed a two-year contract, were previously affiliated with the Winnipeg Jets for four seasons. “We’re really […]

The Stanley Cup is the most celebrated trophy in sports. It takes 16 wins of grit, determination, adversity and endurance to attain the elusive prize. There are moments during that run that can turn an organization and its fans into believers that the Stanley Cup is within reach. When Anthony Beauvillier ended Game 6 of […]

After being overpowered in a 7-2 loss by the Fort Wayne Komets on Friday night in game one, the Stingrays came out ready to play in game two, picking up a 4-2 win to even the series at one apiece Sunday night at the Carolina Ice Palace. Hunter Shepard turned aside 20 shots to earn […]

The Fort Wayne Komets downed the South Carolina Stingrays in commanding fashion by a 7-2 final in Game 1 of the Kelly Cup Finals on Friday night. The Fort Wayne win was their first against the Stingrays this season, as South Carolina swept them in the season series. The Komets have had experience playing on […]

On a night that would determine the team that would advance to the finals against the Montreal Canadiens, it was St. Agathe native Yanni Gourde who led the way for Tampa Bay to fight for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Netting the lone goal of the contest to move on, it’s the second consecutive year that the […]

For those of you who don’t remember who Eemeli Rasanen is, he was the Toronto Maple Leafs second-round draft pick back in 2017. The Finnish born defensemen was selected 59th overall in the same NHL draft that saw Toronto chose Timothy Liljegren with the 17th overall pick in the opening round. Since being drafted by […]

After having last season cut short as a result of the pandemic, the ECHL looks to crown a champion for the first time since 2018-19 when the Eastern Conference champion South Carolina Stingrays face the Western Conference champion Fort Wayne Komets through a best-of-five series in the Kelly Cup Finals. How We Got Here Fort […]

Under the 24 banners hanging from the Bell Centre rafters on this 24th day, the Montreal Canadiens inched closer to 25 with an overtime victory on Thursday night on home ice. Doing so in the extra frame, Artturi Lehkonen put it away for the Canadiens, sending Montreal to the Stanley Cup Final. This is not […]

The Adirondack Thunder announced on Thursday morning a multi-year extension to remain the ECHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. The 2021-22 season will be the fifth season that the two clubs have partnered. As per the official press release, Alex Los, the team’s Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations, said, “The New Jersey […]

Some of you may have been following my articles for a while now, so let me introduce myself! My name is Reagan McCoy. I’m 21-years-old and I’m going into my senior year of college at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, or better known as IUPUI. I’ve been a huge sports fan for as long as […]

The South Carolina Stingrays are headed to Kelly Cup Finals after beating the Greenville Swamp Rabbits by a final score of 2-1 on Monday night. The win also crowned the Rays as the E.A. “Bud” Gingher Trophy recipient as winners of the Eastern Conference. This is will be the team’s ECHL leading sixth appearance in […]

On March 10th, 2020, the Adirondack Thunder suffered a 5-4 loss to the Worcester Railers at the Cool Insuring Arena. This was a loss that saw their losing streak extend to five games. As I left the press box that night, I had no idea that it would be the last time the Thunder would […]

On March 10th, 2020, the Adirondack Thunder suffered a 5-4 loss to the Worcester Railers at the Cool Insuring Arena. This was a loss that saw their losing streak extend to five games. As I left the press box that night, I had no idea that it would be the last time the Thunder would […]

We are inching closer to the 2021 NHL Entry Draft with every passing day. As things change on a daily basis, we take a look at a few names for Day 1 and where it is they may end up being selected. Codie McLachlan/The Canadian Press Jesper Wallstedt, G – Lulea (SHL) Wallstedt is viewed […]

On Saturday night, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits played host to the Stingrays for a crucial game three with the series tied at one apiece. South Carolina would come out victorious with a 3-2 comeback win behind shutdown goaltending and a little luck on their side. Despite a very fast-paced first period full of chances for […]