Newfoundland Growlers (1-0-0) at Trois-Rivières Lions (0-1-0) 7 p.m. ET
- Newfoundland’s Bobby McMann had four points (1g-3a) in 6-3 win on Thursday.
- Trois-Rivières’ Alexis D’aoust scored first goal in team history last night.
- Growlers outshot Trois-Rivières 34-25 on Thursday.
- Lions went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill in last night’s games.
Worcester Railers (0-0-0) at Maine Mariners (0-0-0) 7:15 p.m. ET
- Worcester’s Jordan Smotherman has 92 points (46g-46a) in 87 career ECHL games.
- Maine’s Justin Brazeau was tied for fifth in the ECHL with 27 goals for Newfoundland in 2019-20.
- Railers’ head coach David Cunniff enters first full season with team.
- Mariners’ head coach Ben Guite makes his head-coaching debut.
Reading Royals (0-0-0) at Norfolk Admirals (0-0-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
- Reading’s Pat Nagle is fifth in ECHL history with 191 career wins.
- Norfolk’s Darien Craighead ranked fourth among rookies last season with a 15.4 percent shooting percentage (6-for-39) with South Carolina.
- Royals’ head coach Kirk MacDonald is 113-69-25 in three-plus seasons.
- Admirals’ head coach Rod Taylor enters his second season with the team.
Kansas City Mavericks (0-0-0) at Iowa Heartlanders (0-0-0) 7 p.m. CT
- Kansas City’s Willie Corrin was tied for fourth among defensemen last season with 11 goals.
- Iowa head coach Gerry Fleming ranks 13th in ECHL history with 320 career wins.
- Mavericks’ head coach Tad O’Had enters his second season with the team.
- First game in Heartlanders’ team history.
Tulsa Oilers (0-0-0) at Rapid City Rush (0-0-0) 7:05 p.m. MT
- Tulsa’s Adam Pleskach is tied for 49th in ECHL history with 480 games played.
- Rapid City’s Hudson Elynuik had 28 points (9g-29a) in 33 games with Newfoundland in 2018-19.
- Oilers’ head coach Rob Murray is 10th in ECHL history with 363 career wins.
- Rush head coach Scott Burt makes his head-coaching debut.
Utah Grizzlies (0-0-0) at Idaho Steelheads (0-0-0) 7:10 p.m. MT
- Utah’s Matthew Boucher was 2020-21 ECHL Rookie of the Year with 52 points (25g-27a) in 59 games.
- Idaho’s Colton Kehler scored three goals in two preseason games.
- Grizzlies’ head coach Ryan Kinasewich makes his head-coaching debut.
- Steelheads have qualified for the postseason in each of their 16 seasons.
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