ECHL Today – Oct. 17

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Reading Royals at Trois-Rivières Lions                             7 p.m. ET

  • Reading’s Anthony Peters makes his head-coaching debut.
  • Trois-Rivières’ Anthony Beauregard was 10th in the league last season with 67 points (25g-42a).
  • Royals were tied for the league lead last season with three shorthanded goals against.
  • Lions are opening season at home for the fifth consecutive season.

Fort Wayne Komets at Indy Fuel                                        7 p.m. ET

  • Fort Wayne’s Jalen Smereck was tied for seventh among defensemen last season with 46 points (8g-38a).
  • Indy’s Duncan Dalmao is 125-85-23 in three-plus seasons as head coach.
  • Komets open the season with an 11-game road trip.
  • Fuel led the league last season with 24.54 shots-against per game.

Florida Everblades at Orlando Solar Bears                       7 p.m. ET

  • Florida’s Cam Johnson ranks eighth in ECHL history with 17 career shutouts.
  • Aaron Luchuk led Orlando last season with 59 points (24g-35a).
  • Everblades’ head coach Brad Ralph ranks third all-time in league history with 535 career wins.
  • Solar Bears were second on the penalty kill last season at 85.7 percent (216-for-252).

Norfolk Admirals at Savannah Ghost Pirates                    7 p.m. ET

  • Norfolk’s Brady Fleurent was tied for fifth in the league last season with 77 points (30g-47a).
  • Savannah’s Logan Drevitch is team’s active leader in games played (210), assists (97) and points (141).
  • Admirals have won 40 or more games in each of the previous two seasons.
  • Ghost Pirates are opening season at home for the third consecutive season.

Utah Grizzlies at Greenville Swamp Rabbits                    7:05 p.m. ET

  • Utah’s Dryden McKay was third in the ECHL last season with 1,159 saves.
  • Greenville’s Chad Costello is 70-67-7 in two seasons as ECHL head coach.
  • Grizzlies’ John Becanic makes his professional head-coaching debut.
  • Swamp Rabbits are opening season at home for the fourth consecutive season.

Tulsa Oilers at Iowa Heartlanders                                      7 p.m. CT

  • Tulsa head coach Rob Murray is tied for fifth in ECHL history with 491 career wins.
  • Iowa head coach Chuck Weber led Cincinnati to Kelly Cup titles in 2008 and 2010.
  • Oilers led the league last season with 37.11 shots per game.
  • Heartlanders are opening the season at home for fifth consecutive season.

Rapid City Rush at Kansas City Mavericks                      7:05 p.m. CT

  • Rapid City’s Ryan Wagner was tied for second in the league last season with 79 points (29g-50a).
  • Kansas City’s Jack LaFontaine was fifth last season with a 2.22 goals-against average.
  • Rush’s David Smith makes his professional head-coaching debut.
  • Mavericks were second in the league last season with 3.56 goals per game.

Idaho Steelheads at Tahoe Knight Monsters                     7 p.m. PT

  • Ty Pelton-Byce led Idaho last season with 61 points (24g-37a).
  • Tahoe’s Sloan Stanick led rookies, and was tied for second overall, last season with 79 points (29g-50a).
  • Steelheads were 19-2-2 in one-goal games last season.
  • Knight Monsters went 21-10-5 at home last season.