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Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn break down everything and anything about the ECHL, including news, exciting players and intriguing stories.
On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - Andrew Zadarnowski of Habs Eyes On The Prize joins the show to discuss the Trois Rivieres Lions, the Montreal Canadiens' ECHL affiliate. Zadarnowski discussed how the Quebec-based ECHL team has fared in the league, the fan support and synergy with the Habs. Zadarnowski also dove into the quick promotion and subsequent departure of GM Pascal Rheaume. - Justin discusses the Southern Professional Hockey League rebranding to the SPHL, which is no longer an acronym. - Justin ponders how ECHL teams are receptive to their players playing 3ICE, the summer professional 3-on-3 hockey league that wrapped up on Aug. 12. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - The hosts go through the signings, transactions, new affiliations and more to find the winners, losers and "not so sure" ECHL teams during the off-season so far. - The winners category features six teams, including the Kalamazoo Wings, which got a new NHL affiliation with the Vancouver Canucks and made some key signings. - Four teams are losing the off-season so far, whether it's losing a coach, an affiliation or not improving as much as they should be. The back-to-back Kelly Cup champions find themselves in this category. - The Toledo Walleye, Atlanta Gladiators, Wheeling Nailers and Fort Wayne Komets are neither winners nor losers at this time since there's more to figure out about them. What have they done so far, and how could they become winners? - Justin and Jacob round out the show by discussing the heavier punishments for fighting in the QMJHL and what that means for the ECHL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - ECHL official Logan Gruhl joined the show. Gruhl, one of the officials in the 2023 Kelly Cup playoffs, explained how he became an official while also peeling back the curtain and giving us a look behind the scenes of being a referee. - It's Tebow time. Lake Tahoe is getting an ECHL team, and one of their owners is Tim Tebow. Jacob and Justin dive into the Lake Tahoe market, the Tebow connection and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on The Hockey News On The 'E', Jacob Stoller and Justin Cohn discuss....
— Who were the best goalies in the ECHL from 2017- today? Jacob calculated the Goals Saved Above Average stat to see which ECHL goalies were the best in each of the last seven seasons.
— Meanwhile, Justin lists off the goaltenders he thinks were the best in each given season and the two compared their lists, and evaluated the numbers.
— The ECHL has curtailed their fighting rules to be more aligned with the NHL and AHL's. Is this good? Bad? Justin and Jacob debate it.
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This week on The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - What are the best team nicknames in the ECHL? Justin ranks each ECHL team name from 28 to 1. Justin factors in the name's relevance to the respective city, the uniqueness of the name, how it rolls off the tongue and if it's marketable. Oh, and it's got to have some toughness to it, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Justin A. Cohn and Jacob Stoller: - Jesse Kallechy is the new coach of the Fort Wayne Komets. He joined the show to discuss his time winning back-to-back championships as an assistant coach for the Florida Everblades, the high expectations coming into the new role and much more. - What other coaching jobs are open in the ECHL? - Justin and Jacob talk a bit about goaltender Hunter Shepard earning AHL playoff MVP honors as the Hershey Bears captured the Calder Cup on Wednesday. Shepard was with ECHL South Carolina just two years ago. - Some big names have moved overseas or to the AHL, including Hank Crone, Ty Felhaber and more. - There are news and notes to cover, such as Cincinnati Cyclones affiliation news and the former owner of the Utah Grizzlies, David Elmore, passing away at 89 years old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Justin A. Cohn and Jacob Stoller: - The Florida Everblades won the Kelly Cup last week in a convincing sweep of the Idaho Steelheads. It's their second straight championship, and multiple players had key contributions, including the prospect of the week, Oliver Chau. Justin and Jacob recap what happened in the final. - What did we learn about the ECHL this season? The hosts discuss regular-season records, strong goaltending, the toughest division, fighting and more. - Now that we’ve seen the regular season and the playoffs in totality, which players truly were the biggest stars of the year? What about the coaches and affiliates? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin Cohn: - The Florida Everblades lead the Idaho Steelheads 2-0 in the Kelly Cup final. Justin recaps Games 1 and 2 before looking ahead at the rest of the series. - In Justin Cohn's News, Notes and Quotes, he dives into the Ben Boudreau firing in Fort Wayne and Wichita retaining Bruce Ramsay. He also outlines what non-traditional responsibilities come with being an ECHL coach. - How are ECHL rosters put together? Justin outlines player rights, protection lists, qualifying offers and everything you need to know about what goes into forming an ECHL roster. - Logan Lambdin is our prospect of the week. After recording 13 points in 37 AHL games with the Chicago Wolves this year, Lambdin was shipped off to the ECHL — where he's been tearing it up over the last few months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices