
Mark Monroe
Sports Writer at The Toledo Blade
Toledo Blade sports writer, covering high school sports in northwest Ohio and the ECHL's Toledo Walleye. Email: [email protected]
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2 days ago |
toledoblade.com | Mark Monroe
The Toledo Walleye will square off once again against the Kansas City Mavericks in the Western Conference finals. The Mavericks will have home-ice advantage in the series after finishing with the most points (103) in the Western Conference during the regular season. The Walleye earned the second seed in the conference after finishing with the second-most points (99) in the regular season. Kansas City advanced to the Kelly Cup finals last year after knocking off Toledo 4-2 in the conference finals.
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3 days ago |
toledoblade.com | Mark Monroe
For the second straight season, the Toledo Walleye and Kansas City Mavericks have risen to the top of the ECHL's Western Conference in the Kelly Cup playoffs. Toledo won both the Central Division regular season and playoff titles, while KC captured the Mountain Division regular season and postseason titles. The franchises will meet in the Western Conference finals for the second straight postseason. The Mavericks will have home-ice advantage once again.
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4 days ago |
toledoblade.com | Mark Monroe
For the fifth consecutive postseason, the Toledo Walleye have advanced to the ECHL Western Conference finals. Veteran Tyler Spezia and rookie Dylan Moulton each scored two goals in Game 6 of the Central Division finals on Saturday night at the Huntington Center. Toledo rallied from two one-goal deficits to top Fort Wayne 5-3 and eliminated the rival Komets from the Kelly Cup playoffs.
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5 days ago |
toledoblade.com | Mark Monroe
What might have gone unnoticed in the Toledo Walleye's improbable rally at Fort Wayne in Game 5 on Thursday night was the team's incredibly stingy penalty kill unit. Aside from the stellar play from goaltender Jan Bednar, the Walleye's ability to shut down three Fort Wayne power plays enabled the team to finally break through in the third period with the tying goal from Tyler Spezia and the game winner from Colin Swoyer.
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6 days ago |
toledoblade.com | Mark Monroe
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Toledo Walleye goaltender Jan Bednar kept his team in Game 5 of the ECHL Central Division finals on Thursday night allowing Colin Swoyer to score the game winner late in regulation. Toledo trailed 1-0 early in third before rallying with two unanswered goals at Memorial Coliseum. Swoyer scored with 23.1 seconds left in regulation as the Walleye seized a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series. The Walleye scored with 11:29 left in regulation to tie it at 1.
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RT @ECHLWeek: Quite an effort for Thursday night's #ECHLWeek #PeakPlayoffPeformanceAward honoree. His team was outshot in each period (35-1…

Changeover crew busy here tonight after Game 5 https://t.co/YlDqmFsoiP

“Janny stole the game. He played lights out for us. He gave us a chance all night. Normally, when you've got lopsided shots like that, you don't find yourself on the winning side. But credit to our guys for sticking in there and finding a way.” - Spezia https://t.co/GiVO1XuqBQ