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

• Reading’s Anthony Peters makes his head-coaching debut.
• Trois-Rivières’ Anthony Beauregard was 10th in the league last season with 67 points (25g-42a).
• Royals were tied for the league lead last season with three shorthanded goals against.
• Lions are opening season at home for the fifth consecutive season.

Fort Wayne Komets at Indy Fuel                                        7 p.m. ET

• Fort Wayne’s Jalen Smereck was tied for seventh among defensemen last season with 46 points (8g-38a).
• Indy’s Duncan Dalmao is 125-85-23 in three-plus seasons as head coach.
• Komets open the season with an 11-game road trip.
• Fuel led the league last season with 24.54 shots-against per game.

Florida Everblades at Orlando Solar Bears                       7 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Cam Johnson ranks eighth in ECHL history with 17 career shutouts.
• Aaron Luchuk led Orlando last season with 59 points (24g-35a).
• Everblades’ head coach Brad Ralph ranks third all-time in league history with 535 career wins.
• Solar Bears were second on the penalty kill last season at 85.7 percent (216-for-252).

Norfolk Admirals at Savannah Ghost Pirates                    7 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Brady Fleurent was tied for fifth in the league last season with 77 points (30g-47a).
• Savannah’s Logan Drevitch is team’s active leader in games played (210), assists (97) and points (141).
• Admirals have won 40 or more games in each of the previous two seasons.
• Ghost Pirates are opening season at home for the third consecutive season.

Utah Grizzlies at Greenville Swamp Rabbits                    7:05 p.m. ET

• Utah’s Dryden McKay was third in the ECHL last season with 1,159 saves.
• Greenville’s Chad Costello is 70-67-7 in two seasons as ECHL head coach.
• Grizzlies’ John Becanic makes his professional head-coaching debut.
• Swamp Rabbits are opening season at home for the fourth consecutive season.

Tulsa Oilers at Iowa Heartlanders                                      7 p.m. CT

• Tulsa head coach Rob Murray is tied for fifth in ECHL history with 491 career wins.
• Iowa head coach Chuck Weber led Cincinnati to Kelly Cup titles in 2008 and 2010.
• Oilers led the league last season with 37.11 shots per game.
• Heartlanders are opening the season at home for fifth consecutive season.

Rapid City Rush at Kansas City Mavericks                      7:05 p.m. CT

• Rapid City’s Ryan Wagner was tied for second in the league last season with 79 points (29g-50a).
• Kansas City’s Jack LaFontaine was fifth last season with a 2.22 goals-against average.
• Rush’s David Smith makes his professional head-coaching debut.
• Mavericks were second in the league last season with 3.56 goals per game.

Idaho Steelheads at Tahoe Knight Monsters                     7 p.m. PT

• Ty Pelton-Byce led Idaho last season with 61 points (24g-37a).
• Tahoe’s Sloan Stanick led rookies, and was tied for second overall, last season with 79 points (29g-50a).
• Steelheads were 19-2-2 in one-goal games last season.
• Knight Monsters went 21-10-5 at home last season.