Smith named Rush head coach

  RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Rush, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Calgary Flames, announced that Dave Smith has been named the team’s head coach and general manager. Smith is the fifth head coach in the … Continue reading

Stingrays name Warsofsky as head coach

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals and American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears, announced that David Warsofsky has been hired as the team’s new head coach and director of hockey … Continue reading

Two-time Kelly Cup Champion Weber named Head Coach of Iowa Heartlanders

  Coralville, Iowa – The Iowa Heartlanders, proud ECHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild and Iowa Wild, announced that Chuck Weber, a two-time Kelly Cup champion and former ECHL Coach of the Year, has been named Head Coach and General Manager … Continue reading

ECHL announces Protected Lists

  The ECHL on Monday announced the Protected Lists as submitted by each of its Member teams. Teams are allowed to protect as many players as they wish provided the players protected meet the guidelines as defined in the Collective … Continue reading

Recap of 2025 Kelly Cup Final

The Trois-Rivières Lions won the ECHL Kelly Cup championship on Saturday defeating the Toledo Walleye 4-1 at Colisée Vidéotron in Trois-Rivières, Quebec in Game 5 of the 2025 Kelly Cup Finals. The Kelly Cup trophy is named for Patrick J. … Continue reading

Trois-Rivières claims 2025 Kelly Cup title

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Quebec – The Trois-Rivières Lions captured the 2025 Kelly Cup title with a 4-1 win over the Toledo Walleye in Game 5 of the 2025 Kelly Cup Finals in front of a standing-room only crowd of 4,777 fans at … Continue reading