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SHREWSBURY, N.J. - The ECHL averaged, 5,018 fans per game during the 2025-26 regular season, marking the first time the League has surpassed the 5,000 mark per game since 1997-98, when the average was 5,013 per game. This is the fourth time in 38 seasons that the ECHL has exceeded 5,000 fans per game, with the all-time highest average of 5,312 occurring in 1994-95 and 5,273 in 1996-97. “Coming into the 2025-26 Season, our League goal was to surpass 5,000 fans per game,” said ECHL Commissioner Ryan Crelin. “The ECHL is honored to recognize this achievement and the growth of our 30 markets through the dedication of each front office team with the continued mindset to engage in our communities and provide hometown entertainment. This has led to more fans of our teams and the growth of hockey, to which we collectively say ‘Thank You’ to all of our supporters who make the ECHL atmosphere so exciting to be a part of.”  Among the highlights this season were two of the largest single game...

(SportsDay photo by Nancy DeLander Beecher)   JACKSONVILLE (Florida Sports Wire) -- The Jacksonville Icemen snapped a three game losing skid with a 5-2 win over the Savannah Ghost Pirates Wednesay night at Veterans Memorial Arena. Rookie forward Logan Cockerill scored a goal and added an assist while goaltender Michael Houser stopped 26 of 27 shots. The Icemen grabbed the game’s first goal in a peculiar fashion.   A deflected Icemen shot propelled into the air and was initially caught by Savannah goaltender Michael Bouillion.   Bouillion attempted to get a better grasp on the puck in this club, but the puck fell out of his mitt and onto the ice.  Bouillon dropped down to the ice, while a Savannah defenseman tried to pin the puck against Bouillion’s body to draw a whistle.  Inadvertently, the cover attempt sailed underneath Bouillion’s legs, and the puck sailed into the net for the goal.  Jacksonville grabbed a 2-0 lead on a strong play by Nick Is...