I’d venture that almost every Florida Everblades fan would struggle to pick Matthew Wedman out of a lineup. But those same fans certainly adore him right now.

The Indy Fuel’s Ross MacDougall, backtracking in front of his own net, coughed up the puck to the Wheeling Nailers’ Matt Koopman.

We’re in the stretch run of this ECHL regular season – every team has between 10 and 14 remaining games – and only the Kansas City Mavericks and Idaho Steelheads have locked up playoff spots so far. In other words, so incredibly much has yet to be decided.

Playing in the ECHL can be a grueling endeavor.

Every hockey player in the state of Minnesota dreams of big things, but if there's a one common goal among the boys in the State of Hockey it is to be named Mr. Hockey. Hagen Burrows is living that dream after earning Minnesota's prestigious Mr. Hockey Award as the most outstanding senior player in the state.

Of course, South Carolina Stingrays forward Jack Adams wants to be a hockey coach someday. With that name, how could he not?

Bemidji State last won the MacNaughton Cup in 2017, in a defunct men’s league (WCHA) against a defunct team (Alabama-Huntsville) in a game played south of the Mason Dixon Line.

The ECHL is filled with players who’ll freely admit that if they don’t ascend to the NHL – or at least the American Hockey League – they’ll be bitterly disappointed.

Trophy season in the CCHA arrives this weekend, and the MacInnes Cup will be awarded in Houghton, Michigan, to the winner of the Michigan Tech-Minnesota State series.

Road teams ruled this weekend in the CCHA, picking up 13 of a possible 18 points in the intra-league clashes.

From a purely hockey perspective, I don’t know if the Fort Wayne Komets signing Daniel Amesbury was a great idea or not. But I do know it’s going to make for great theater when he debuts this weekend.

Position changes happen often enough in hockey, but the player making the shift often has a few practices to get some reps in to familiarize themselves with the new responsibilities. For Green Bay Gamblers forward Jayson Shaugabay, a 2023 fourth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning and natural winger, that was not the case.

With 12 games remaining in the 2023-2024 campaign, Air Force hockey has taken a step forward from a 10th-place finish last season, and sophomore defenseman Chris Hedden is pacing the Falcons’ resurgence.

The first half of the 2023-2024 ECHL season has seen unbelievable plays, such as the Wichita Thunder’s Michal Stinil pulling off The Michigan Move or the Adirondack Thunder’s Ryan Orgel’s masterful spin-o-rama goal.

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Justin Danforth is making the most of another chance this season, skating toward a career year in the NHL.