How About An ECHL Thread...

[IndyAndy]

Okay; So I asked this question about a month ago (when I first joined these boards) in the AHL thread, but never saw any direct responses. I was wondering how many people here live in ECHL towns and follow their home teams. I just can't believe that I am the only one around here, but maybe now I will find out one way or another.

I moved up to Ft. Wayne from Indy 3.5 years ago (to follow my job), & have made it to around a dozen Saturday/Sunday games each season since. The Komets have been around - in one league or another - for some 60 years now, & are quite the draw here in town: Even on Sundays during College/NFL football season, it is nothing for them to draw 6,000+.

The Komets joined the ECHL this season, after a two year stint in the CHL (that's Central - not Canadian! ), and several before that in the 2nd incarnation of the IHL. They are currently nominally in the Anaheim Ducks developmental ladder system, one step below the Norfolk Admirals.

As of right now, the Komets are sitting in about the middle of their division & conference standings, with a 13-10-2 record. If they hold true to their past form, they will spend this year figuring out what they need to be a true competitor in this league, then come next year - watch out!

Just got home from a hard-fought Komets OT (2-1) victory against the Kalamzoo Wings.

 

[puckhead]

I loosely follow Kalamazoo, to keep tabs on the few Canuck prospects on the team.

 

[IndyAndy]

Yikes! - Just saw my rather glaring spelling error in the thread title!

Can a mod please correct that for me? - Thanks in advance.

 

[tabascojet]

i miss the echl.

 

[juliansteed]

I don't live in an ECHL city but I follow it VERY loosely. I like to keep an eye on the guys that use to play junior in my city. A few make their way to the ECHL. Not the least of which is Washington draft pick Stan Galiev who much to my surprise is not in the AHL but is playing in the ECHL with Reading. I see he got a hat trick last night.

 

[TOX1]

I've only been to one this year. Sat on the glass and had a blast, but the home team got manhandled badly...

 

[awaz]

yep, i'm with tox.. follow the titans (flyers/devils), but its primarily to keep tabs on the flyers prospects.. noebels has been pretty solid for them

 

[IndyAndy]

Cool. The Titans make their 1st visit to Ft. Wayne this Saturday. I plan on going to that one.

 

[TOX1]

Nice. Both teams are about the same so you should see a comedy of errors that will make it appear that you're actually watching a good game. Have fun man.

 

[IndyAndy]

It was certianly a 'comedy of errors' with the refs last night - They were AWFUL! (but at least they spread it out equally between both squads).

 

[TOX1]

Yeah....such is the state of things in the minors. The game I went to I seen about 8-10 that should have been called in the first two periods and they let it all go, then in the 3rd they called every single silly thing.

 

[SLY]

I have a hard time watching anything less than the NHL... They miss passes left and right, drives me fucking nuts.

I enjoy the FHL team here in CT though, they just fight... and fight... and fight some more.

 

[TOX1]

I watched the Phantoms (AHL for Andy) play Saturday night and I enjoyed the hell out if it. Schenn and Couturier logged some serious minutes and played very well. My boy Rinaldo did some nice fist work on the Monarchs Clune, but they dropped the game 3-1.

 

[BadMotoWeazal]

i miss the echl.

I miss my Bulls

 

[ckhokie]

Lets do this!

 

[IndyAndy]

@ckhokie:

Your boys are in town on Wednesday. I work evenings, so I won't be able to attend that one.

 

[pixburgher66]

Been meaning to head up to the Fort for a game for awhile now. I frequent the area on weekends to visit family, and we always talk about going but never do. My parents and I were going to go over Thanksgiving but they were out of town. Glad that they're in the ECHL now though. Gives them a bit more credibility.

 

[DevilishWon]

I've only been to one this year. Sat on the glass and had a blast, but the home team got manhandled badly...

Lets go Titans....clap....clap....clapclapclap

The games are lots of fun and the best seats in the house cost less then the rafters and The Rock

 

[flyersfan4706]

Going to the Titans game Wednesday

 

[flyersfan4706]

Good shit tonight. Titans went into that 3rd 2-2. Went down by one goal twice, and won it 5-4.