The Quad City Mallards of the ECHL announced a couple of signings on Tuesday (Sept. 5, 2017) on both the team and league website. The Mallards, affiliated with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League and Las Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL signed Ryan McGrath, a 26-year-old forward from O’Fallon, MO and Matt
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
The last Midwest-based team was eliminated from the East Coast Hockey League post season when the Toledo Walleye surrendered a 6-3 defeat against the Colorado Eagles at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland CO on Friday (May 19, 2017). The trip to Colorado was devastating for the Walleye who split the first two games on
Matt Garbowsky’s goal 3:07 into the third overtime period lifted the host Colorado Eagles to a 5-4 win and a commanding 3-1 lead in its Best of Seven East Coast Hockey League Western Conference final series at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland CO on Thursday (May 18, 2017). Teams were meeting for the second
The Colorado Eagles grabbed control of its Best of Seven East Coast Hockey League West Conference final with the Toledo Walleye with a 4-3 overtime edge at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland Colorado on Wednesday (May 17, 2017). After earning a split in the first two games at the Huntington Center in Toledo the
Kearney, Neb. (Courtesy Tri-City Storm) – Five former Storm players remain the ECHL and AHL postseason. The ECHL is in the conference finals and the AHL is close to concluding the second round. ECHL’s Toledo is tied, 1-1, with Colorado in the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals and Walleye blueliner Simon Denis has three points since
