SAGINAW, Mich. – Saginaw Spirit General Manager Dave Drinkill announced Tuesday (July 25, 2017) that Head Coach Spencer Carbery has accepted a new role as an assistant coach with the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. “I want to congratulate Spencer Carbery on his career advancement,” said Drinkill. “We feel we have made large
Kearney, Neb. (Courtesy Tri-City Storm) – The South Carolina Stingrays advanced to the ECHL’s Kelly Cup Finals Wednesday with a Game 7 victory over the Manchester Monarchs. Though there are no former Storm players on the Stingrays, broadcaster Colo served as the Voice of the Storm from 2012-15. The Stingrays are in the Finals for
DUBUQUE, Iowa (Courtesy Dubuque Fighting Saints) — Dubuque Fighting Saints associate head coach JB Bittner has accepted the position of assistant coach with the Ohio State University Buckeyes hockey program. He will join the Buckeyes’ coaching staff for the 2017–18 season. Along with the departing head coach/GM Jason Lammers, Bittner helped coach a Dubuque Fighting
Slow and steady seems to work just fine for the Wichita Thunder. Coming off of a last place finish in the Western Conference last season, the Wichita Thunder has found itself an NHL affiliate with the Ottawa Senators and that could be a factor in a nice start to the campaign. Through the first two
When the Fort Wayne Komets cruised into Kalamazoo and captured a 2-1 edge on Friday (Oct. 21) night at the Wings Events Center, it seemed it had the upper hand in a home and home weekend set with the Kalamazoo Wings. But the Wings took a turn as road warriors the following evening capturing a
At the end of the regular season, Toledo Walleye, the ECHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings, finished on top of the Eastern Conference standings and headed into the post season against the eighth place Reading Royals. Despite a 17-point margin in final points, the Walleye found as teams often do, all teams start the
