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CINCINNATI, OH – The Kalamazoo Wings (35-29-3-3), proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, rode a second-line offensive explosion in an electrifying victory, secured with just 15 seconds remaining, against the Cincinnati Cyclones (35-31-4-1) Friday at Heritage Bank Center, 5-4. Kalamazoo’s Jackson Kunz (1g, 3a), Nolan Walker (1g, 2a) and Zach Okabe (2g) dominated, accounting for four of the K-Wings’ five goals and eight of the team’s nine points in the nail-biting last-minute victory. Walker (20) took the game’s initial momentum, firing a shot inside the right post from the slot at the 1:50 mark of the first period. On … Continue reading →

Toledo, OH – The Toledo Walleye took down the Wheeling Nailers to finish out the regular season, winning by a score of 5-2 at the Huntington Center tonight. Dylan Moulton, Brandon Hawkins, and Garrett Van Wyhe each had a goal and an assist, Tanner Kelly had two assists, and Carter Gylander stopped 36 of the 38 shots he saw in his 20th win of the season. How it Happened: Dylan Moulton wasted no time getting the Walleye on the scoreboard, scoring just 1:05 into the first period for his fifth goal of the season. Garrett Van Wyhe and Tanner Kelly got … Continue reading →

ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Everblades sealed a 4-1 win over the Reading Royals at Hertz Arena in front of 7,094 fans, with Patrick Kyte providing the insurance goal and Hudson Elynuik adding an empty-netter to put the game out of reach. Florida struck first with a rebound goal from Reid Duke, coming off a setup by Jett Jones. The Everblades carried that momentum through the opening period, outshooting the Reading Royals 13-9. In the second frame, Reading answered back with the equalizer, as Carter Schade found the back of the net from the top of the circle, with Connor McMenamin … Continue reading →

GREENVILLE, S.C) –Denis Smirnov potted the shootout winner right off the bat to stave off a Jacksonville Icemen comeback, giving the Swamp Rabbits a 5-4 win on Friday night. The Swamp Rabbits jumped out hot to a 4-0 lead in the first period, the third time this season they’ve scored four times in a single frame. Neil Shea kicked off the quick strike offense with a blue line shot through traffic that skipped past Icemen goalie Michael Bullion, putting the Swamp Rabbits up 1-0 at 4:07 (Jake Murray and Ryan O’Hara assisted). Just 2:27 later, Ryan O’Reilly followed up with … Continue reading →

SAVANNAH, GA – Leading by one going into the third period, the South Carolina Stingrays found goals from a pair of rookies, Kaden Bohlsen and Ludwig Persson, to secure a 6-3 victory over the Savannah Ghost Pirates on Friday night at Enmarket Arena. With the win, the Stingrays’ magic number to clinch home-ice advantage in the South Division Semifinals is down to one. South Carolina (44-23-1-3) wasted no time opening the scoring on the road. Zac Funk scored 2:24 in giving the Stingrays a 1-0 lead. Less than two minutes later, Simon Pinard doubled the lead on a breakaway putting South Carolina … Continue reading →

GLENS FALLS – The Adirondack Thunder held off a third period comeback to defeat the visiting Trois-Rivieres Lions on Friday night, 7-5, in front of the 19th sellout crowd of the year at Harding Mazzotti Arena. Adirondack built a 3-0 lead in the first period, and Matt Salhany started the scoring 9:31 into the game. Tanner Edwards took the puck along the wall and sent a pass to Salhany who ripped a one timer into the net, beating goaltender Benjamin Gaudreau. The goal was Salhany’s 17th of the year for the 1-0 advantage. With 5:31 left in the first period, … Continue reading →