A successful regular season turned into a nice, but shorter than hoped for East Coast Hockey League playoff run for the Toledo Walleye. For a second straight year, the ECHL Kelly Cup Championship series had not Midwest-based teams as the Walleye advanced furthest, but ultimately made its exit in the Western Conference finals against the
After a rough run through the opening round against a pesky Cincinnati Cyclones squad, the Fort Wayne Komets brushed aside the Utah Grizzlies in the East Coast Hockey League Western Conference semi-finals, finishing off a second round sweep in Utah. After capturing wins in the first two games at Fort Wayne, the Komets grabbled a commanding lead with a 3-1 win
After battling its way out of a tough first round series it never led until the end, the Fort Wayne Komets quickly put a headlock on the Utah Grizzlies, taking both the first two on home ice this past weekend. As a result, the Komets head west to Salt Lake City with a 2-0 lead
The Midwest was well represented among the eight ECHL West Conference Quarterfinal qualifiers this season with four teams reaching the playoff stage. However, they wound up facing each other in first round battles — the most exciting one still to be settled between the second seeded Fort Wayne Komets and number seven Cincinnati Cyclones. Meanwhile,
A couple of five goal nights helped the Kalamazoo Wings improve its playoff perspective this past weekend. The Wings used back-to-back wins at the Wings Event Center against the North Division leading Toledo Walleye to get within seven points of the eighth and final playoff position. That seven point spread doesn’t sound nearly as rough
As teams head back from the Christmas break, the 10 Midwest-based ECHL Hockey teams are split evenly — five in a post season position and five looking at an early trip to the golf course if they can’t turn things around in the next few months. They are also split evenly on each side —
