The trophy that defines the ECHL post-season champion each season will visit six cities and travel a total of 6,828 miles in 44 days. Every team in the ECHL aspires to win the Patrick J.

The Admirals kept up the pressure, and Andrei Bakanov — playing for his fourth ECHL team this season — made it 4-3 by scoring with 33 seconds remaining. But Connor Doherty put away the triumph ...

They’re the ECHL’s version of Custer’s Last Stand ... despite having the 29-team league’s second-worst record (16-26-2-1), especially disappointing at home where they’re 7-15- 1-0.

in the seven-team North Division. First-place Trois-Rivieres has the lowest figure (2,533). And Adirondack is the ECHL’s smallest market, which makes its solid fan support so impressive.

So, The Athletic’s Max Bultman and Corey Pronman took an early run at projecting the 2030 Olympic rosters for both North American powerhouses. Because the current U.S. team is so young ...