ECHL Today - Oct. 15

Adirondack Thunder (1-0-0) at Manchester Monarchs (0-0-1)                            6 p.m. ET

• Adirondack’s Dana Fraser scored first goal of ECHL season last night at Manchester.
• Manchester’s Justin Gutierrez scored first pro goal in 4-3 shootout loss against Adirondack last night.
• Thunder’s Mason McDonald made 24 saves to earn win in pro debut on Friday.
• Monarchs’ Matt Leitner had two assists on Friday.

Elmira Jackals (0-0-0) at Reading Royals (0-0-0)                                                   7 p.m. ET

• Elmira’s David Leger makes his head-coaching debut tonight.
• Reading’s Larry Courville is 305-187-50 in eight seasons as the team’s head coach.
• Jackals were tied for third in the league last season with 21 road wins (21-11-4).
• Royals have advanced to the Kelly Cup Playoffs in each of the last seven seasons.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (0-1-0) at Florida Everblades (1-0-0)             7 p.m. ET

• Greenville’s Brandon Halverson made 31 saves in pro debut last night.
• Florida’s Mike Aviani had three points (1g-2a) in last night’s win over Swamp Rabbits.
• Swamp Rabbits were 4-for-4 on the penalty kill in last night’s game.
• Everblades scored three goals in final 2:07 last night to rally for 3-2 win.

Toledo Walleye (0-1-0) at Atlanta Gladiators (1-0-0)                                             7:05 p.m. ET

• Alden Hirschfeld scored Toledo’s lone goal last night.
• Atlanta’s Matt Ginn made 43 saves in Friday’s 4-1 win over Toledo.
• Walleye outshot Atlanta 44-25 on Friday.
• Gladiators were 4-for-4 on the penalty in Friday’s game.

Brampton Beast (0-0-0) at Wheeling Nailers (0-0-0)                                              7:05 p.m. ET

• Brampton’s Mike Vernace was tied for fourth among defensemen last season with 31 assists.
• Wheeling has qualified for the Kelly Cup Playoffs in five of the last six seasons.
• Beast head coach Colin Chaulk enters his second season with the club.
• Nailers open play in their 25th ECHL season, the first team in league history to reach that milestone.

Kalamazoo Wings (1-0-0) at Norfolk Admirals (0-1-0)                                          7:15 p.m. ET

• Kalamazoo’s Josh Pitt scored his first pro goal in 3-1 win at Norfolk on Friday.
• Norfolk’s Eetu Laurikainen made 32 in last night’s game.
• K-Wings outshot Norfolk 35-33 last night.
• Admirals were 5-for-5 on the penalty kill on Friday.

Quad City Mallards (0-1-0) at Fort Wayne Komets (1-0-0)                                  7:30 p.m. ET

• Justin Kovacs and Mike Monfredo scored Quad City’s goals on Friday.
• Fort Wayne’s Jamie Schaafsma scored two goals in Friday’s 6-2 in at Quad City.
• Mallards went 1-for-5 on the power play last night.
• Komets outshot Quad City 28-25 on Friday.

Indy Fuel (1-0-0) at Cincinnati Cyclones (0-1-0)                                                    7:35 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Anthony Beauregard scored first pro goal in last night’s 3-1 win over Cyclones.
• Eric Robinson scored lone Cyclones' goal at Indy on Friday.
• Fuel were 4-for-4 on the penalty kill in Friday’s game.
• Cyclones outshot Indy 34-21 last night.

Missouri Mavericks (0-0-0) at Allen Americans (0-0-0)                                         7:05 p.m. CT

• Missouri’s Josh Robinson captured ECHL Goaltender of the Year Award last season.
• Allen head coach Steve Martinson is 289-153-62 in seven ECHL seasons.
• Mavericks’ John-Scott Dickson makes head-coaching debut tonight.
• Americans have captured two straight Kelly Cup titles and seek to become first team in ECHL history to win three consecutive titles.

Tulsa Oilers (0-0-0) at Wichita Thunder (0-0-0)                                                     7:05 p.m. CT

• Tulsa’s Jason Christie is ECHL all-time coaching wins’ leader with 520 career wins.
• Wichita’s Malcolm Cameron is 317-172-66 in eight seasons as ECHL coach.
• Oilers were tied for the league lead with three shorthanded goals against last season.
• Thunder’s Landon Oslanski led ECHL defensemen last season with 10 power-play goals.

Idaho Steelheads (0-1-0) at Utah Grizzlies (1-0-0)                                                  7:05 p.m. MT

• Charlie Dodero led Idaho last night with six shots on goal.
• Utah’s C.J. Eick scored first two pro goals in 4-1 win over Idaho on Friday.
• Steelheads were 5-for-6 on the penalty kill on Friday.
• Grizzlies outshot Idaho 34-30 last night.

Rapid City Rush (0-1-0) at Colorado Eagles (1-0-0)                                              7:05 p.m. MT

• Rapid City’s Hunter Fejes scored first pro goal on Friday against Eagles.
• Colorado’s Kent Simpson made 34 saves in 4-2 win at Rapid City last night.
• Rush outshot Colorado 36-33 on Friday.
• Eagles were 4-for-4 on the penalty kill on Friday.