2024-2025 ECHL

[sooner2220]

With the demise of the Growlers franchise, do the Leafs have any plans to secure another ECHL affiliation? Which players are contracted for the upcoming season?

 

[cw]

Rangers moved on from Cincinnati to hook up with new ECHL franchise Bloomington recently.
There was some media discussion that Bloomington might have been a fit for the Leafs.
Maybe the Leafs are looking at Cincinnati ...
With the Leafs deep pockets to spend on depth, I would think they would be an attractive affiliate for many ECHL teams. In this case, Rangers have deep pockets too.

 

[lamajama]

Would they not want the team in Canada - exchange rate, canadian dollar expenses, easy access?

 

[Guilt Trip]

Would they not want the team in Canada - exchange rate, canadian dollar expenses, easy access?

Leafs got deep pockets and a place like Cincinnati is closer then Newfoundland.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/markukleaf/status/1801310513210511402
The Everblades (and Josh Ho-Sang) recently won the Kelly Cup (3rd straight).

 

[herman]

https://x.com/ECHL/status/1808532074762313755

 

[L K]

Good to hear.  Murray and Hildeby in the AHL and the Russian tandem in Cincy presumably

 

[herman]

Good to hear.  Murray and Hildeby in the AHL and the Russian tandem in Cincy presumably

I expect the AHL and ECHL teams to carry 3 G. We'll see if Ryan Hardy brings back Keith Petruzzelli and Dryden McKay.

 

[Highlander]

Cincinnati is a good choice, nice city and has proximity to T.O. that the Growlers never could touch. I do feel sorry for Newfoundland though.

 

[cw]

I was looking at this last night because the Marlies had so many dmen (at least 12) after the signings. I ran into one I didn't know about.

Rofai L
Kokkonen L WE
Webber L WE
Chadwick L WE
Mermis L/R
Bengtsson L AHL
Matt Anderson L AHL
Niemel?, R WE
Villeneuve R WE
Mattinien R WE
Myers R
Chas Sharpe R AHL

WE = waivers exempt
AHL = AHL deal only

Some of those guys have to be bound for the ECHL.

I think there were only 29 ECHL teams and only 3 had openings.

Cincinnati was the closest.

The Leafs have bounced all over the ECHL.
I don't know why they don't just buy an ECHL franchise and be done with it.

 

[herman]

Rangers moved on from Cincinnati to hook up with new ECHL franchise Bloomington recently.
There was some media discussion that Bloomington might have been a fit for the Leafs.
Maybe the Leafs are looking at Cincinnati ...
With the Leafs deep pockets to spend on depth, I would think they would be an attractive affiliate for many ECHL teams. In this case, Rangers have deep pockets too.

you called it!

 

[Zee]

I miss the Growlers, such a cool logo they had.