ECHL Today - Oct. 23

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

Greenville’s Max Zimmer was fourth among rookies last season with 18 goals.
South Carolina’s Ryan Bednard led ECHL last season with four shutouts for Greenville.
Swamp Rabbit’s head coach Andrew Lord led team to 38-19-15 record in his first season.
Stingrays have qualified for the Kelly Cup Playoffs in 13 consecutive seasons.

Newfoundland Growlers (2-0-0) at Adirondack Thunder (0-0-0) 7 p.m. ET

Newfoundland’s Todd Burgess and Orrin Centazzo both scored their first pro goals last night at Trois-Rivières.
Adirondack’s Peter MacArthur has 207 points (66g-141a) in 227 career ECHL games.
Growlers are 2-0-0 for the first time in team history.
Thunder head coach Alex Loh is 59-54-22 in two seasons.

Jacksonville Icemen (0-0-0) at Florida Everblades (0-0-0) 7 p.m. ET

Jacksonville’s Charles Williams was tied for seventh last season with a 2.71 goals-against average.
Florida’s John McCarron led ECHL with 31 goals last season.
Icemen head coach Nick Luukko makes his head-coaching debut.
Everblades’ head coach Brad Ralph is ninth in ECHL history with 366 career wins.

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

Cincinnati’s Michael Houser is 17th in ECHL history with 127 career wins.
Indy’s Mike Lee was tied for fourth among rookie defensemen last season with 23 points (5g-18a).
Cyclones’ head coach Jason Payne makes his head-coaching debut.
Fuel head coach Doug Christiansen is 106-79-16 in three seasons as ECHL coach.

Toledo Walleye (0-0-0) at Kalamazoo Wings (0-0-0) 7 p.m. ET

Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins led the league last season with 13 power-play goals with Fort Wayne.
Kalamazoo’s Justin Taylor is 10th in ECHL history with 652 games played.
Walleye have qualified for the postseason in five consecutive seasons.
Kalamazoo’s Nick Bootland is tied for seventh in ECHL history with 401 career wins.

Atlanta Gladiators (0-0-0) at Orlando Solar Bears (0-0-0) 7 p.m. ET

Atlanta’s Michael Pelech is third in ECHL history in assists (396) and fourth in games played (767).
Orlando’s Joseph Garreffa was third among rookies last season with 42 points (13g-29a).
Gladiators’ head coach Jeff Pyle is second in ECHL history in games coached (1,065) and wins (537).
Solar Bears’ head coach Drake Berehowsky is 196-171-44 in seven seasons.

Norfolk Admirals (1-0-0) at Reading Royals (0-0-1) 7 p.m. ET

Norfolk’s Alex Tonge scored two goals in 5-4 overtime win over Royals last night.
Reading’s Grant Cooper scored first pro goal in his pro debut last night at Norfolk.
Admirals outshot Reading 44-34 in Friday’s win.
Royals went 1-for-3 on the power play in Friday’s game.

Wheeling Nailers (0-0-0) at Fort Wayne Komets (0-0-0) 7:30 p.m. ET

Wheeling’s Matt Alfaro was fourth among rookies with 41 points (13g-28a) last season.
Fort Wayne’s Anthony Petruzzelli was tied for eighth last season with five game-winning goals.
Nailers’ head coach Derek Army enters his first full season as team’s coach.
Komets have qualified for the postseason in seven consecutive seasons.

Maine Mariners (1-0-0) at Worcester Railers (0-1-0) 7:35 p.m. ET

Wichita Thunder (0-0-0) at Allen Americans (0-0-0) 7:05 p.m. CT

Wichita’s Evan Buitenhuis led the ECHL last season with a 2.29 goals-against average and .931 save percentage.
Allen’s Chad Costello is 20th in ECHL history with 343 career assists.
Thunder head coach Bruce Ramsay was 2020-21 recipient of ECHL Coach of the Year award.
Americans’ head coach Steve Martinson is fourth in ECHL history with 483 wins.

Iowa Heartlanders (1-0-0) at Kansas City Mavericks (0-1-0) 7:05 p.m. CT

Iowa’s Ryan Kuffner had three points (2g-1a) in Friday’s 7-4 win over Kansas City.
Kansas City’s Marcus Crawford had two assists in last night’s game.
Heartlanders’ Billy Constantinou scored two goals in pro debut on Friday.
Mavericks went 5-for-5 on the penalty kill last night.

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