Last Week around the Leagues

May 26, 2026 - This past week the Montréal Victoire won its first Professional Women's Hockey League Walter Cup; the Indoor Football League announced it will be adding expansion teams in Athens, Georgia and Austin, Texas next season; and the Gainbridge Super League's Spokane Zephyr FC ceased operations. Highlights from this week come from the Professional Women's Hockey League, ECHL, Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, North American Hockey League, Indoor Football League, Gainbridge Super League, Major Arena Soccer League, Women... Full Story

Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

May 25, 2026 - BASEBALL Pioneer League: The independent Pioneer League started its 2026 season with 12 teams in a single-table format and each team playing a 96-game schedule through September 6, 2026. The league had 12 teams last season but the Rocky Mountain Vibes (Colorado Springs), Grand Junction (CO) Jackalopes and the league-operated Colorado Springs Sky Sox, which had completed the 2025 schedule of the Northern Colorado Owlz (Windsor) who dropped out during the season, did not return. The league added two California-based expansi... Full Story

Penguins Open Eastern Conference Final at Home on Wednesday

May 25, 2026 - WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Toronto Marlies are set to square off in the Eastern Conference Final of the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs. The series pits the No. 2 seed from the Atlantic Division, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, against the No. 4 seed from the North Division, Toronto. The best-of-seven slate starts on Wednesday, May 27. Here's important information to know ahead of Game 1 puck drop at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza... EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL SERIES SCHEDULE: Game 1: Wednesday, May ... Full Story

Toronto to Face Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Eastern Conference Finals

May 25, 2026 - The Toronto Marlies are set to face the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs following the club's 3-2 win over the Cleveland Monsters. Toronto will begin on the road at Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday, May27. Toronto will return to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2019. The Marlies will now face the Penguins in the postseason for the first time in franchise history. EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Wednesday, May 27 Game 1 - Toronto Marlies ... Full Story

• Last Week around the Leagues - (PWHL) May 26
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - (ECHL) May 25
• ECHL Transactions - May 25 - (ECHL) May 25
• Montréal Victoire In Collaboration With Air Canada And Intact Insurance Invite Fans To Celebrate Walter Cup Championship Saturday, May 30 - Montreal Victoire (PWHL) May 25
• Penguins Open Eastern Conference Final at Home on Wednesday - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) May 25
• Toronto to Face Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Eastern Conference Finals - Toronto Marlies (AHL) May 25
• Monsters Playoff Run Ends After 3-2 Game 5 Loss to Marlies - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) May 24
• Conference Final Schedules Announced for 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs - (AHL) May 24
• Penguins' Eastern Conference Final Schedule Is Set - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) May 24
• Blades Defeat Nailers, 1-0, Take 2-0 Series Lead - Florida Everblades (ECHL) May 23
• Pens Produce Starry, 8-1 Victory to Win Atlantic Division Final - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) May 23
• Florida Edges Wheeling, 1-0, in Game Two - Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) May 23
• Komets Even Series - Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) May 23
• T-Birds Magical Run Finally Halted in Wilkes-Barre - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) May 23
• ECHL Transactions - May 23 - (ECHL) May 23
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• Canucks: How persistence will pave Manny Malhotra's path to NHL coach - AHL Vancouver Province (May 26)
  
• Kansas City Mavericks (1-1) at Komets (1-1), Game 3 - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (May 26)
  
• Jake O'Brien shares experience playing just four games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds - AHL KESQ (May 25)
  
• Florida Edges Nailers 1-0 In Game Two - ECHL Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register (May 25)
  
• Easton Cowan goal sends Marlies to AHL final four - AHL Toronto Star (May 25)
  
• Late goal by Marlies eliminates Monsters from AHL playoffs - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (May 25)
  
• WBS Penguins open conference finals against Toronto on Wednesday - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (May 25)
  
• Easton Cowan scores late series-winning goal as Marlies oust Monsters - AHL Toronto Sun (May 25)
  
• Nailers Fall To Everblades 1-0 To Go Down 2-0 In Eastern Conference Finals - ECHL Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register (May 24)
  
• Wrapping up the Komets late game heroics in Game 2 - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (May 24)
  
• WBS PENGUINS: Rout Springfield in Game 5 to advance to conference final - AHL Scranton Times-Tribune (May 24)
  
• Bloom bursts KC's unbeaten playoff run, Komets take Game 2 - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (May 24)
  
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