ECHL Today - Oct. 18

Reading Royals at Trois-Rivières Lions                                         7 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Parker Gahagen went 10-4-0 with a 2.28 goals-against average in 14 appearances last season.
• Trois-Rivières’ Jakov Novak was third among rookies last season with 30 goals.
• Royals’ Jason Binkley enters first full season as head coach after serving as interim coach for final 33 games last season.
• Lions have qualified for the playoffs in two of their three ECHL seasons.

Orlando Solar Bears at Greenville Swamp Rabbits                      7:05 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Tyler Bird was tied for second last season with four shorthanded goals.
• Greenville’s Kyle Mountain makes head-coaching debut.
• Solar Bears defeated Greenville 4 games to 2 in 2024 South Division Semifinals.
• Swamp Rabbits have reached the postseason in four consecutive seasons. 

Adirondack Thunder at Norfolk Admirals                                    7:05 p.m. ET

• Adirondack’s Pete MacArthur is 75-47-22 in two seasons as club’s head coach.
• Stepan Timofeyev led Norfolk last season with 53 points (20g-33a).
• Thunder defeated Norfolk 4 games to 2 in 2024 North Division Finals.
• Admirals were tied for league lead last season with four shorthanded goals against.

Wheeling Nailers at Maine Mariners                                             7:15 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Jordan Martel was tied for sixth last season with 35 goals.
• Maine’s Nolan Maier was fourth last season with 1,143 saves for Reading.
• Nailers were tied for league lead last season with four shorthanded goals against.
• Mariners’ Terrence Wallin is 74-59-11 in three seasons as head coach.

Indy Fuel at Savannah Ghost Pirates                                             7:30 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Duncan Dalmao is 93-55-13 as club’s head coach.
• Logan Drevitch led Savannah last season with 52 points (19g-33a).
• Fuel open the season on a 15-game road trip awaiting completion of Fishers Event Center.
• Ghost Pirates’ Jared Staal makes head-coaching debut.

Fort Wayne Komets at Iowa Heartlanders                                    7 p.m. CT

• Fort Wayne’s Jack Dugan led the league last season with 60 assists.
• Iowa’s Derek Damon enters third season as team’s head coach.
• Komets were tied for league lead last season with 13 shorthanded goals.
• Heartlanders have opened at home in each of their four seasons.

Kansas City Mavericks at Wichita Thunder                                 7:05 p.m. CT

• Kansas City’s Tad O’Had is 151-106-31 as club’s head coach.
• Wichita’s Trevor Gorsuch was second last season with 1,218 saves.
• Mavericks set ECHL record last season with 29 road wins (29-4-3).
• Thunder are opening season at home for the third consecutive season.

Utah Grizzlies at Idaho Steelheads                                                 7:10 p.m. MT

• Utah’s Adam Scheel led the ECHL in 2022-23 with a 1.97 goals-against average while with Idaho.
• Idaho’s Matt Register ranks 14th in ECHL history with 611 games played.
• Grizzlies open season on the road for the first time since 2021-22.
• Steelheads were second in league last season with 24 home wins (24-9-3).