The Hockey News: On The 'E'

On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with stellar co-hosts Justin A. Cohn and Jacob Stoller: - They discuss Fort Wayne Komets president and co-owner Michael Franke, who unfortunately passed away on Dec. 10 at 63 years old following a long battle with cancer. - Justin says ECHL commissioner Ryan Crelin wants to expand the league to 32 teams. Why 32, and what's important when determ...

On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - Former ECHL goaltender Jake Hildebrand joins the show. Hildebrand, 30, has been playing in Germany for the last few years after spending 222 regular season games in the ECHL with the Allen Americans, Indy Fuel, Tulsa Oilers, Kalamazoo Wings and Florida Everblades. Hildebrand shared some of his favorite E...

On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - Iowa Heartlanders forward Yuki Miura joins the show. The 27-year-old was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. He moved to the U.S. in 2016 to play USHL hockey with the Waterloo Black Hawks before spending the next four years at Lake Superior State University. The guys discussed Miura's introduction to hockey...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin Cohn: - The Kalamazoo Wings had to wear the Toledo Walleye's practice jerseys for a period. Yes, you read that right. Justin explains why and shares stories of similar instances happening. - Team of the Week: Kansas City Mavericks. The Mavericks are 12-3-0 to start the year. Cale Morris is leading the charge...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - It's morning game season. Justin explains why ECHL teams play games in the morning, and how much harder it is if at all. - The Toledo Walleye are the team profile of the week. The Detroit Red Wings' ECHL affiliate is off to a hot start under the tutelage of first-year head coach Pat Mikesch, a coach who Justin...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast recorded on Nov. 1: - Jacob interviewed Matt Cooke for a THN magazine feature and he uncovered an interesting story about a hidden connection between Cooke and the Maple Leafs. - Justin discusses the best ECHL players never to win a cup. The conversation sparked via debate in the sporting world surrounding NBA player James Harden – who m...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast, Justin A. Cohn and Jacob Stoller begin the show with a special guest: - Former NFL Linebacker Myles Jack, owner of the Allen Americans, joined the show. Jack and his mother, LaSonjia, became the first Black majority owners in ECHL history. Jack discussed his boots-on-the-ground approach to owning the Americans, how he fell in love with...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - Goaltender Mariah Fujimagari appeared in net for the Kalamazoo Wings, which won 4-3 over the Toledo Walleye. Justin discusses the reaction following her win and the context. - It's the 10th ECHL season since it absorbed the remainder of the Central Hockey League teams. Is the world of minor-league...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Justin A. Cohn and Jacob Stoller: - What is opening training camp like in the ECHL? - What did we learn about the ECHL over the 2023 off-season? - With a lot of young coaches in the league, what is the prerequisite for being hired in the ECHL? - The Newfoundland Growlers hired Matt Cooke as their new coach, with the announcement coming on a Satu...

This week on The Hockey News on The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - Pat Nagle retired. Justin recaps the career of a shoo-in ECHL Hall of Fame goalie. - Justin and Jacob analyze interesting Mountain Division storylines pertaining to the Idaho Steelheads, Allen Americans, Rapid City Rush and Utah Grizzlies. - They discussed Central Division storylines as well, with the Cincinna...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - They discuss the Eastern Conference storylines heading into training camp. They may be premature, but Justin examines storylines that stick out to him within the North and South divisions. Can the Adirondack Thunder improve on their feel-good story late last season? What's the mystery of the Newfoundland Growl...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - Idaho Steelheads broadcaster Cam McGuire joined the hosts for the entire episode. They dove into several topics with the 2022 ECHL broadcaster of the year.  - McGuire chronicled the Steelheads' historic 2022-23 season from his vantage point, diving into what made the team such a wagon during the regular season...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - Justin and Jacob discuss the ECHL product as a whole. They discuss what they like, such as teams' growing relationship with their NHL clubs and the league's playoff format, and things they dislike, such as back-to-back-to-back games and the scheduling. - They then discuss the keys to signing free agents in the...

This week on The Hockey News on the 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - Justin highlights 11 recent under-the-radar ECHL signings. - ECHL schedules are out, including exhibition games. Justin dives into ECHL pre-season games and the logistics, obstacles and significance of them. - Norfolk added another affiliate, reaching an agreement with the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets have not had...

This week on The Hockey News on The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - Orlando Solar Bears forward Aaron Luchuk joined the show. Luchuk details his nightmare experience overseas, what compelled him to return to Orlando and how the ECHL has evolved over the span of his career. - The South Division is getting tougher. A few weeks after Justin and Jacob duked it out over the future...

On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - Andrew Zadarnowski of Habs Eyes On The Prize joins the show to discuss the Trois Rivieres Lions, the Montreal Canadiens' ECHL affiliate. Zadarnowski discussed how the Quebec-based ECHL team has fared in the league, the fan support and synergy with the Habs. Zadarnowski also dove into the quick promotion...

On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - The hosts go through the signings, transactions, new affiliations and more to find the winners, losers and "not so sure" ECHL teams during the off-season so far. - The winners category features six teams, including the Kalamazoo Wings, which got a new NHL affiliation with the Vancouver Canucks and made s...

On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - ECHL official Logan Gruhl joined the show. Gruhl, one of the officials in the 2023 Kelly Cup playoffs, explained how he became an official while also peeling back the curtain and giving us a look behind the scenes of being a referee. - It's Tebow time. Lake Tahoe is getting an ECHL team, and one of their...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast, Jacob Stoller and Justin Cohn discuss: - Who were the best goalies in the ECHL from 2017 to today? Jacob calculated the Goals Saved Above Average stat to see which ECHL goalies were the best in each of the last seven seasons.  - Meanwhile, Justin lists off the goaltenders he thinks were the best in each given season, and the two compared their lists...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - What are the best team nicknames in the ECHL? Justin ranks each ECHL team name from 28 to 1. Justin factors in the name's relevance to the respective city, the uniqueness of the name, how it rolls off the tongue and if it's marketable. Oh, and it's got to have some toughness to it, too.  Learn more about your...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Justin A. Cohn and Jacob Stoller: - Jesse Kallechy is the new coach of the Fort Wayne Komets. He joined the show to discuss his time winning back-to-back championships as an assistant coach for the Florida Everblades, the high expectations coming into the new role and much more. - What other coaching jobs are open in the ECHL? - Jus...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Justin A. Cohn and Jacob Stoller: - The Florida Everblades won the Kelly Cup last week in a convincing sweep of the Idaho Steelheads. It's their second straight championship, and multiple players had key contributions, including the prospect of the week, Oliver Chau. Justin and Jacob recap what happened in the final. - What did we l...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin Cohn: - The Florida Everblades lead the Idaho Steelheads 2-0 in the Kelly Cup final. Justin recaps Games 1 and 2 before looking ahead at the rest of the series. - In Justin Cohn's News, Notes and Quotes, he dives into the Ben Boudreau firing in Fort Wayne and Wichita retaining Bruce Ramsay. He also outlines...

On this week's episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Justin A. Cohn and Jacob Stoller: - The ECHL released the 2023-24 schedule last week, and Justin and Jacob dive into it. They go through how it's done, how some teams play up to twice as many games outside of their division than others, rivalry matchups and more. - They also go through Justin's Twitter polls about the schedule. - Th...

This week on The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast, Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn discuss: - Justin reported on the Toledo Walleye sleeping in the Idaho Steelheads arena after their hotel was littered with bed bugs and mouse droppings. Justin details the process of uncovering the story and recounts some other hotel horror stories that ECHL personnel relayed to him in recent days. - In the ECHL Wes...