As the 2021 World Junior Championships head into day three, and inch our way towards the NHL season, we were reminded last night that another league is playing games right now: the ECHL (acronym stands for nothing).
#Marlies prospect Noel Hoefenmayer wires home his first ECHL goal in his first ECHL game.
The reigning OHL defenceman of the year is on loan in Wichita with other Marlies prospects as the Growlers are not playing this season. pic.twitter.com/rt9EkKFbae— Josh Simpson (@joshsimpson77) December 27, 2020Several other former Growlers are spread out around the active ECHL teams; Giorgio Estephan is with the Kansas City Mavericks, Aaron Luchuk is with the Orlando Solar Bears, Matt Bradley is in Greenville with the Swamp Rabbits, and others have gone off to Europe to play while the Growlers are inactive.