Hurricanes’ 2024-25 Pipeline: Illinois to Carolina Zach Martin | July 25, 2024 What a year can make regarding the ever-changing landscape of hockey affiliations. During the summer of 2023, the Carolina Hurricanes lost their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliation with the Chicago…
Lightning Affiliates Both Win Playoff Series to Advance to Next Round Jim Bay | May 11, 2024 While the Tampa Bay Lightning lost in their first-round series, their American Hockey League and ECHL affiliates advanced out of the first round in their respective playoffs. On Friday (May…
Lightning & Affiliates Prepared for Long Playoff Runs Joel Enns | April 21, 2024 Spring is here, and so are the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After a hard-fought season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are gearing up to battle for some postseason hardware once again, but…
Trois-Rivières Lions to Be Sold, Newfoundland Growlers to Fold Harrison Smajovits | April 2, 2024 The fate of two stuggling ECHL teams has been decided. One fate with the chance to live on. Another whose fate was sealed. The ECHL has terminated the membership of…
Orlando Solar Bears Finding Success Behind Solid Defense Joel Enns | December 30, 2023 As December comes to a close, it is time to check in on the Orlando Solar Bears, the ECHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Orlando-based club has had…
Former CHL Champ Austin McEneny Breaks Down His Hockey Career Carson MacRae | May 29, 2021 Some may not be familiar with the name Austin McEneny, but he has put together a fairly solid resume in terms of what he has done at the junior level…
Prospects News & Rumors: Kravtsov, Bracco & ECHL Greg Boysen | January 26, 2021 We have a global edition of Prospects News & Rumors today. A New York Rangers prospect got back in the column in Russia while a former second-round pick is heading…
Prospects News & Rumors: Wisconsin, Byfield & ECHL Greg Boysen | December 7, 2020 Another day and more hockey teams have to step away from the ice because of positive COVID-19 tests. One of the NCAA’s top programs has postponed a pair of games…
Canadiens News & Rumors: ECHL, Return To Play, Laraque vs Tyson & More Blain Potvin | December 2, 2020 In this week’s Montreal Canadiens News & Rumors rundown, we’ll look at the Phillip Danault contract negotiations, ECHL expansion news, George Laraque’s challenge to Mike Tyson, and the return to…
Prospects News & Rumors: Seider, ECHL, Clarke & More Greg Boysen | November 18, 2020 We have our first official roster announcement for next month’s IIHF World Junior Championship and a rather big name was not included. Bad news out of the ECHL as it…
Prospects News & Rumors: Gendron, Fink, Korenar & More Mathieu Sheridan | August 29, 2020 The Newfoundland Growlers signed a prospect to a one-year contract. A player has committed to play hockey at the University of Wisconsin. The San Jose Sharks have loaned a player…
Prospects News & Rumors: OHL, ECHL, Demidovich & Greig Greg Boysen | August 6, 2020 Wednesday was a very busy news day in the world of prospects. Both the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and ECHL announced their preliminary plans to get their 2020-21 seasons going.…