ECHL Today - Oct. 20

Reading Royals (0-0-0) at Newfoundland Growlers (0-0-0)         7 p.m. NT

• Reading’s James Henry led team to 41-25-6 record in first season as head coach.
• Newfoundland’s Matt Cooke makes his head-coaching debut.
• Royals led ECHL with 27.97 shots-against per game last season.
• Growlers .675 all-time points percentage (175-80-16) is tops in ECHL history.

Fort Wayne Komets (0-0-0) at Indy Fuel (0-0-0)                           7 p.m. ET

• Fort Wayne’s Jesse Kallechy makes his ECHL head-coaching debut. 
• Indy’s Duncan Dalmao is 54-30-5 as club’s head coach.
• Komets have advanced to Kelly Cup Playoffs in nine consecutive seasons.
• Fuel set team records with 43 wins and 91 points in 2022-23.

Maine Mariners (0-0-0) at Trois-Rivières Lions (0-0-0)               7 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Terrence Wallin went 42-27-3 in first season as head coach.
• Trois-Rivières’ head coach Ron Choules makes professional coaching debut.
• Mariners went 23-11-2 on the road last season.
• Lions were 22-1-0 last season when leading after two periods.

Norfolk Admirals (0-0-0) at Savannah Ghost Pirates (0-0-0)       7:30 p.m. ET

• Ryan Foss led Norfolk last season with 45 points (16g-29a).
• Brent Pedersen led Savannah last season with 27 goals.
• Admirals’ Jeff Carr enters his first full season as team’s head coach.
• Ghost Pirates had sell-outs for 33 of their 36 home games last season.

Rapid City Rush (1-0-0) at Iowa Heartlanders (0-1-0)                  6:35 p.m. CT

• Rapid City’s Matt Radomsky made 34 saves last night to earn win in his pro debut.
• Iowa’s Jesse Jacques scored both of his team’s goals last night.
• Rush’s Alex Aleardi had three points (1g-2a) in last night’s 4-2 win.
• Heartlanders outshot Rapid City 36-26 on Thursday.

Kansas City Mavericks (0-0-0) at Wichita Thunder (0-0-0)         7:05 p.m. CT

• Kansas City’s Tad O’Had is 97-94-25 in three seasons as head coach.
• Michal Stinil led Wichita last season with 31 goals and 79 points.
• Mavericks went 23-2-4 last season when leading after two periods.
• Thunder were second on the penalty kill last season at 84.8 percent (246-for-290).

Allen Americans (0-0-0) at Idaho Steelheads (0-0-0)                     7:10 p.m. MT

• Allen’s Colton Hargrove was second in ECHL last season with 39 goals.
• Idaho’s Matt Register was tied for third among defensemen with 52 points (9g-43a).
• Americans have reached the Kelly Cup Playoffs in three consecutive seasons.
• Steelheads set ECHL records last season for wins (58), points (119) and home wins (32).