Six Midwest-based teams started the East Coast Hockey League post season but one round in only two remain. The Missouri Mavericks and Fort Wayne Komets are the top two seeds heading into the Western Conference semi-finals meaning both have home ice advantage against the Allen Americans and Utah Grizzlies respectively. But they definitely took different paths through the first round. The Mavs have
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 —
The Wichita Thunder, the lone Midwest-based independent team in the East Coast Hockey League announced a 25-player roster that will open training camp at the Wichita Ice Arena. Included are 15 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders. Listed below are the players that will start training camp with the Thunder. Forwards – Cullen Bradshaw, Todd Hossmer,
The Indy Fuel, East Coast Hockey League affiliate of both the Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs, issued a press release Friday (Oct. 2) announcing both its pre-season roster and schedule. The Fuel will start out a little light in both the defense (4) and goaltending (1) departments but expect reinforcements to arrive from Rockford soon.
