2024-25 ECHL Season Thread

[jabberoski]

I just noticed Luke Adam is with Tahoe. Spent years in Europe and showed up stateside to captain this team. What's the tie? I assume they gave him some money comparable to the DEL.

No chance he's making as much as he would in the DEL.

 

[PanniniClaus]

No chance he's making as much as he would in the DEL.

KK - Is there some other tie to management? Seems like a move out of nowhere.

 

[JMCx4]

I just noticed Luke Adam is with Tahoe. Spent years in Europe and showed up stateside to captain this team. What's the tie? I assume they gave him some money comparable to the DEL.

This THN article from last October links the early Luke Adam signing with Head Coach Alex Loh's philosophy of recruiting "the best players you can get your hands on. You can generally mold guys to what you’re expecting, but it’s hard to teach talent.”

 

[JMCx4]

No chance he's making as much as he would in the DEL.

Maybe Luke ran the numbers, and concluded the gambling in Tahoe has better odds than in Eastern Europe.

 

[TcNorth]

Just getting wind of Kalamazoo’s new arena being built. I love the current 5,400 seat K-Wings Stadium, but look forward to the new downtown arena for K-Wings Games and Western Michigan University Division “1” hockey games and basketball games, which will seat between 6,000 to 6,500. Way to go Kalamazoo!

 

[VaCaps Fan]

JMCx4 trip?

 

[JMCx4]

Just getting wind of Kalamazoo’s new arena being built. I love the current 5,400 seat K-Wings Stadium, but look forward to the new downtown arena for K-Wings Games and Western Michigan University Division “1” hockey games and basketball games, which will seat between 6,000 to 6,500. Way to go Kalamazoo!

I'd bet the majority of K-Wings fans are bemoaning the eventual venue change. The Stadium has "charm" that is endearing (but not enduring).

 

[Solution]

I'd bet the majority of K-Wings fans are bemoaning the eventual venue change. The Stadium has "charm" that is endearing (but not enduring).

That is a concern with new buildings. Will the "charm" be lost in the pursuit of new revenue? It is hard to have the latest and greatest and still honor the legacy.