I saw an instagram post by the ECHL about some rivalry uniforms (I believe it was Florida/Orlando and Bloomington/Indy??), so I was curious about rivalries in the ECHL. I’m sure they exist, but as a newer fan to the league I’m curious what rivalries exist and what some of the bigger rivalries in the league are as well as if there’s a chance for some new ones as New Mexico and Trenton join the league. It seemed like things between NM and Idaho was a little chippy when I was at those games, so maybe that has potential as I know they are affiliated with the Avs/Stars

Hey ECHL fans, I mean this post with all sincerity. I'm a huge NY Rangers, NHL, and hockey fan. I moved from NYC to Orlando five years ago, missed having access to pro puck, and started going to Solar Bears games. I was aware of the "Coast" but never paid much attention to it until now.
Among most team supporters, is there a "real" level of fandom, like how pro team fans obsess over their teams: watching most games, following trade and signing rumors, and thinking about the team as part of their normal day? Or is game day just "something to do"? I realize that if you're on an ECHL subreddit, the former is probably true for you, but what about your community?
I don't mean this as an ignorant question. It's my first time living in an ECHL market, and I don't think the market I live in is very traditional for an ECHL team.

I’m just curious because the car washes coupon came out of left field as a Railers fan. We usually got light up sticks for our home openers

Brand new fan to the ECHL this season because of the Goatheads. I know nothing about the players on the team or the history of the league. I’m doing my best to quickly learn.

Everyone that’s gone to the games is really proud of the team, but I think there is some slight disappointment just because they didn’t pull a win on opening weekend.

What’s reasonable for fans to expect from this new expansion team?

Yesterday's digest:

• Will Gavin lifted the Norfolk Admirals to a 3-2 regulation win over the Atlanta Gladiators
• The Orlando Solar Bears fell to the Florida Everblades in regulation by a score of 5-1.
• The Idaho Steelheads secured a 5-2 regulation win against the New Mexico Goatheads.
• Ethan Scardina scored the game winner for Wichita in overtime, securing a 4-3 win over the Tahoe Knight Monsters.
• The Trois-Rivières Lions secured a 5-2 regulation win against the Worcester Railers.

Let us have this please

Just a quick question, does anyone have any word on the status of #29 Hank Kempf? He got a skate to the face/neck and was rushed to the hospital for surgery. I’m just throwing this out there to see if anyone might have something.

Some other fans and us were talking after the game and they indicated that he may have suffered an orbital injury along with face lacerations, but that is all I’ve heard.

It has been an exciting week preparing for tonight's first home game for the Orlando Solar Bears. For me, it's worse than waiting for Christmas morning as a child. I'm so glad it's finally here.

Where is the best way to watch ECHL highlights? I'm unable to catch games live, so would love to be able to catchup somehow.

I know elite prospects shows relatively easy players on NHL deals but not AHL deals.

Any websites that track it easily. I can keep track of "our" team but players on others is a pain in the butt

Yesterday's digest:

• Ben Strinden lifted the Atlanta Gladiators to a 2-1 regulation win over the Norfolk Admirals
• The Cincinnati Cyclones edged the Indy Fuel 4-3.
• The Orlando Solar Bears fell to the Florida Everblades in regulation by a score of 3-1.
• The Reading Royals blanked the Greensboro Gargoyles 4-0. Keith Petruzzelli recorded the shutout.
• Savannah's Anthony Callin closed out a shootout against the Jacksonville Icemen, winning 4-3.
• The Rapid City Rush edged the Kansas City Mavericks 4-3.
• Idaho's Liam Malmquist closed out overtime against the New Mexico Goatheads, winning 4-3.
• South Carolina's Tyler Kopff closed out overtime against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, winning 4-3.
• The Fort Wayne Komets secured a 6-3 regulation win against the Toledo Walleye.
• The Trenton Ironhawks fell to the Adirondack Thunder in regulation by a score of 5-2.
• The Tulsa Oilers edged the Allen Americans 5-4.
• Tristan Sarsland lifted the Wichita Thunder to a 3-2 regulation win over the Tahoe Knight Monsters
• The Worcester Railers handed the Maine Mariners a 4-2 regulation loss.

Trois-Rivières Lions (1-0-0) at Worcester Railers (1-0-0)                        3:05 p.m. ET

• Trois-Rivières’ Isaac Dufort scored two goals in Friday’s 7-4 win over Trenton.
• Worcester’s Parker Gahagen made 26 saves in last night’s 4-2 win over Maine.
• Lions outshot Trenton 34-20 on Friday.
• Railers went 6-for-7 on the penalty kill last night.

Norfolk Admirals (1-1-0) at Atlanta Gladiators (1-1-0)                            3:10 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Kristof Papp is tied for third with nine shots on goal.
• Atlanta’s Ben Strinden scored first pro goal in last night’s 2-1 win over Admirals.
• Admirals have scored first in both of their games.
• Gladiators are 2-for-9 on the power play (22.2 percent) through two games.

Tahoe Knight Monsters (0-1-0) at Wichita Thunder (1-0-0)                    3:05 p.m. ET

• Tahoe’s Pavel Moysevich made 33 saves in North American pro debut on Saturday.
• Wichita’s Tristan Sarsland scored first pro goal in last night’s 3-2 win.
• Jake McGrew led the Knight Monsters last night with seven shots on goal.
• Thunder went 2-for-6 on the power play in last night’s game.

Idaho Steelheads (2-0-0) at New Mexico Goatheads (0-1-1)                     3 p.m. MT

• Idaho’s Liam Malmquist is tied for the league lead with three goals.
• New Mexico’s Hunter Miska made 34 saves in last night’s 4-3 overtime loss.
• Steelheads are 3-for-8 on the power play (37.5 percent) through two games.
• Goatheads have scored all four of their goals in the third period.

Florida Everblades (1-0-0) at Orlando Solar Bears (0-1-0)                      5 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Broten Sabo scored first pro goal in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Solar Bears.
• Orlando’s Ryan Bednard made 29 saves in last night’s game.
• Everblades outshot Orlando 32-18 last night.
• Solar Bears went 1-for-4 on the power play on Saturday.

Keep your chin tucked!

Yesterday's digest:

• The Atlanta Gladiators fell to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in regulation by a score of 5-1.
• Luke Reid lifted the Reading Royals to a 3-2 regulation win over the Greensboro Gargoyles
• Indy's Harrison Israels closed out overtime against the Wheeling Nailers, winning 2-1.
• The Jacksonville Icemen fell to the South Carolina Stingrays in regulation by a score of 5-1.
• The Rapid City Rush secured a 6-3 regulation win against the Kansas City Mavericks.
• The New Mexico Goatheads fell to the Idaho Steelheads in regulation by a score of 4-1.
• The Trois-Rivières Lions secured a 7-4 regulation win against the Trenton Ironhawks.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (1-0-0) at South Carolina Stingrays (1-0-0)          6:05 p.m. ET

• Greenville’s Brendan Gorman scored his first pro goal in last night’s win against Atlanta.
• South Carolina’s Cam Morrison had two points (1g-1a) in 5-1 win at Jacksonville on Friday.
• Swamp Rabbits outshot Atlanta 36-21 on Friday.
• Stingrays went 1-for-5 on the power play in last night’s game.

Maine Mariners (0-0-0) at Worcester Railers (0-0-0)                               6:05 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Max Andreev was tied for 10th last season with 43 assists.
• Worcester’s Parker Gahagen ranks 19th in ECHL history with a 2.37 career goals-against average.
• Mariners were fourth last season with 2.46 goals-against per game.
• Railers 35 wins last season were second most in team history.

Reading Royals (1-0-0) at Greensboro Gargoyles (0-1-0)                         7 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Dalton Bancroft had two assists in last night’s 3-2 win.
• Greensboro’s Austen May scored his first pro goal on Friday.
• Royals outshot Greensboro 38-19 on Friday.
• Gargoyles went 1-for-5 on the power play in last night’s game.

Trenton Ironhawks (0-1-0) at Adirondack Thunder (0-0-0)                    7 p.m. ET

• Trenton’s Max Ellis scored two goals in Friday’s 7-4 loss at Trois-Rivières.
• Adirondack’s Brady Fleurent was tied for seventh last season with 31 goals.
• Ironhawks were 2-for-2 on the penalty kill last night at Trois-Rivières.
• Thunder had a league-leading 24 games decided in overtime or a shootout last season.

Orlando Solar Bears (0-0-0) at Florida Everblades (0-0-0)                      7 p.m. ET

• Aaron Luchuk led Orlando last season with 22 goals and 53 points.
• Florida head coach Brad Ralph ranks third in ECHL history with 584 career wins.
• Solar Bears’ Matt Macdonald is 171-154-35 in five seasons as ECHL head coach.
• Everblades set league record last season with 1.97 goals-against per game.

Cincinnati Cyclones (0-0-0) at Indy Fuel (1-0-0)                                       7 p.m. ET

• Ryan Kirwan led Cincinnati last season with 26 goals and 59 points.
• Indy’s Harrison Israels scored overtime game-winner in 2-1 win against Wheeling on Friday.
• Cyclones were tied for fourth last season with five shorthanded goals.
• Fuel outshot Wheeling 31-19 in last night’s win.

Jacksonville Icemen (0-1-0) at Savannah Ghost Pirates (0-1-0)               7 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Colby Ambrosio scored first goal of the ECHL season last night.
• Anthony Callin led Savannah last night with six shots on goal.
• Reilly Webb led the Icemen on Friday with five shots on goal.
• Ghost Pirates outshot Norfolk 33-18 on Friday.

Rapid City Rush (1-0-0) at Kansas City Mavericks (0-1-0)                      6:05 p.m. CT

• Rapid City’s Alex Campbell had three points (2g-1a) in Friday’s 6-3 win.
• Kansas City’s Nolan Walker scored two goals in last night’s game.
• Rush went 2-for-2 on the penalty kill on Friday.
• Mavericks outshot Rapid City 29-23 last night.

Tahoe Knight Monsters (0-0-0) at Wichita Thunder (0-0-0)                    6:05 p.m. CT

• Tahoe’s Samuel Mayer was tied for fourth among defensemen last season with 12 goals.
• Wichita’s Anthony Collins is 11th in ECHL history with 663 career games played.
• Knight Monsters have reached postseason in each of their two seasons.
• Thunder’s Travis Clayton takes over as head coach after serving as team’s assistant coach the previous two seasons.

Norfolk Admirals (1-0-0) at Atlanta Gladiators (0-1-0)                            7:10 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Matt Vernon stopped all 33 shots in last night’s 3-0 win at Savannah.
• Mike McNamee scored Atlanta’s only goal on Friday at Greenville.
• Admirals went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill in last night’s game.
• Joey Cipollone led Gladiators on Friday with five shots on goal.

Toledo Walleye (0-0-0) at Fort Wayne Komets (0-0-0)                             7:35 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Pat Mikesch ranks fifth in ECHL history with a .702 points percentage (135-48-32).
• Fort Wayne’s Ben Boudreau returns as head coach for first time since 2022-23 season.
• Walleye led the league on the power play last season at 29.9 percent (59-for-197).
• Komets have won 41 or more games in each of the last two seasons.

Kalamazoo Wings (0-0-0) at Bloomington Bison (0-0-0)                           7 p.m. CT

• Kalamazoo’s Joel Martin is 134-130-24 in four seasons as head coach.
• Bloomington’s Nikita Sedov was second among defensemen last season with 59 points (13g-46a).
• K-Wings have won 36 or more games in two of the last three seasons.
• Bison reached playoffs for first time in team history last season.

Allen Americans (0-0-0) at Tulsa Oilers (0-0-0)                                         7:05 p.m. CT

• Allen head Steve Martinson is fourth in ECHL history with 561 career wins.
• Tulsa head coach Rob Murray ranks third in league history with 1,070 games coached.
• Americans led the league last season with 3.72 goals per game.
• Oilers have advanced to postseason three times in the last five seasons.

Idaho Steelheads (1-0-0) at New Mexico Goatheads (0-1-0)                     7 p.m. MT

• Idaho’s Jaxon Fuder scored his first pro goal in last night’s 4-1 win.
• Cameron Buhl scored the first goal in New Mexico team history last night.
• Steelheads went 2-for-5 on the power play in Friday’s game.
• Francesco Arcuri led the Goatheads with six shots on goal last night.

Reading Royals at Greensboro Gargoyles                         7 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Anthony Peters led team to 36-26-10 record in his first season.
• Greensboro’s Mitch Giguere makes head-coaching debut.
• Royals have reached postseason in four of the last five seasons.
• Gargoyles open season at home for second straight season.

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

• Norfolk’s Jeff Carr is 131-123-23 in three-plus seasons as head coach.
• Savannah’s Liam McLinskey scored a league-leading three goals in the preseason.
• Admirals open season on road for third time in four seasons.
• Ghost Pirates were third on the penalty kill last season at 85.6 percent (202-for-236).

Trenton Ironhawks at Trois-Rivières Lions                      7 p.m. ET

• First game in Trenton club history.
• Trois-Rivières’ Hunter Jones was tied for second last season with four shutouts.
• Ironhawks’ Chuck Weber is 233-167-32 in six seasons as ECHL head coach.
• Lions were sixth last season with 28.31 shots-against per game.

South Carolina Stingrays at Jacksonville Icemen             7 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Jesse Kallechy is 121-69-26 in three seasons as ECHL head coach.
• Jacksonville’s Tanner Kelly was tied for sixth among rookies last season with 25 goals and 50 points.
• Stingrays were fourth on the penalty kill last season at 85.4 percent (210-for-246).
• Icemen open at home for the fourth time in five seasons.

Atlanta Gladiators at Greenville Swamp Rabbits             7:05 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Ethan Haider was tied for sixth last season with a .920 save percentage.
• Greenville’s Owen Flores was third among rookie goaltenders last season with a 2.74 goals-against average.
• Gladiators were tied for second last season with 12 shorthanded goals.
• Swamp Rabbits open at home for fifth consecutive season.

Wheeling Nailers at Indy Fuel                                             7:15 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Nate DiCasmirro makes head coaching debut.
• Matt Petgrave led Indy last season with 48 points (12g-36a).
• Nailers ranked third last season with 2.43 goals-against per game.
• Fuel have reached the postseason in four consecutive seasons.

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

• Ryan Wagner led Rapid City last season with 64 points (24g-40a).
• Kansas City’s Tad O’Had is 255-136-41 in six seasons as team’s head coach.
• Rush open season on the road for fifth consecutive season.
• Mavericks have won Mountain Division title in each of the last three seasons.

Idaho Steelheads at New Mexico Goatheads                     7 p.m. MT

• Idaho’s Liam Malmquist was tied for fourth among rookies last season with 26 goals.
• First game in New Mexico team history.
• Steelheads ranked fifth last season with 3.49 goals per game.
• Goatheads’ Zack Stortini makes head-coaching debut.

Yesterday's digest:

• The Trois-Rivières Lions blanked the Adirondack Thunder 4-0. Hunter Jones recorded the shutout.
• The Fort Wayne Komets handed the Wheeling Nailers a 4-2 regulation loss.

Yesterday's (preseason) digest:

• The Indy Fuel handed the Bloomington Bison a 4-2 regulation loss.
• The Toledo Walleye secured a 4-1 regulation win against the Kalamazoo Wings.
• Austin Saint scored the game winner for Reading in overtime, securing a 4-3 win over the Trenton Ironhawks.
• The Tulsa Oilers secured a 5-3 regulation win against the Allen Americans.
• The Worcester Railers fell to the Maine Mariners in regulation by a score of 4-1.

Yesterday's (preseason) digest:

• Orlando's Dyllan Gill closed out overtime against the Florida Everblades, winning 2-1.
• The Savannah Ghost Pirates secured a 7-4 regulation win against the Jacksonville Icemen.
• The Toledo Walleye secured a 3-1 regulation win against the Kalamazoo Wings.
• Tulsa's Jonny Hooker closed out overtime against the Wichita Thunder, winning 4-3.
• The Wheeling Nailers fell to the Fort Wayne Komets in overtime by a score of 4-2.
• The Worcester Railers were trounced 7-2 by the Maine Mariners.

Getting ready for this season. Go Solar Bears!

I forgot to mention he just retired this year to become a police officer. Im close with his family.

Had this idea post-pandemic, but decided to actually try to build something. I found the sites like ESPN and other event sites to not quite do what I wanted in finding live sports to watch. I wanted something like Bandsintown for sports - just give me a location and tell me what's nearby.

What's on it for hockey

• Minor pro: every AHL (32) and ECHL (30) club, plus the SPHL and FPHL
• Junior: NAHL, USHL, and the WHL and OHL (yes, including the Canadian teams)
• College: D1 men's and women's hockey, plus about 600 ACHA club programs (men's D1-D3, women's D1-D2) - the club games are often the closest rink to you that you didn't know was hosting anything
• NHL (I know...), and the PWHL is listed with games filling in as the schedule posts

It's not just hockey, either: the same site covers baseball (MLB through Single-A, indy ball, summer collegiate), soccer (MLS through USL and the NWSL), basketball, football, volleyball, lacrosse and more, with about 1,900 colleges across every division - around 80,000 upcoming games in all.

No accounts and no ads - just a hobby site

Schedules come straight from the leagues' and teams' own published schedules and are re-checked every night, so postponements and time changes show up the next morning.

You know your own team's schedule, but where I'm hoping it helps is the "what else is within 25 miles that I didn't know about" question. Maybe a junior or college game on a night your team is on the road, or you're travelling and just want to see what's around.

Every list is also a plain-text or JSON feed: floodlit.us/api/feed?zip=17101&days=7&format=text (any zip, up to 30 days, radius up to 100 miles). Any list can be subscribed to as a calendar (.ics) so it lands in your phone's calendar app.

If your team or rink is missing or wrong, tell me in the comments. The junior and ACHA schedules in particular come from a mix of sources and I've been fixing as I find issues, but I'm sure some are still there. (Mostly just United States for now, though the WHL and OHL are carried whole, so a fair bit of Canada is in there.)

Probably rough around the edges but trying to get some feedback on whether this is useful at all or not.

Site: https://floodlit.us/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ahl-2026-09