The ECHL released its 2018-19 season schedule today, and the Toledo Walleye’s schedule is available for view.
The Toledo Blade’s Mark Monroe offers some highlights thereof:
The Toledo Walleye will open their 10th season with five consecutive road games.
Toledo will begin the 2018-19 season at Greenville on Oct. 12-13, then have single games at Indy, Cincinnati, and Fort Wayne before hosting the rival Komets for the home opener Oct. 27.
Toledo plays just one home game in October but has 10 in March.
The Walleye will play Fort Wayne 11 times, with six games at the Huntington Center and five at Memorial Coliseum. The Komets knocked the Walleye out of the playoffs in six games in the Central Division final series earlier this month.
Toledo once again will be a member of the Central Division with the Komets. The bulk of the team’s games will come against Fort Wayne and fellow division foes Kalamazoo (12 games), Cincinnati (9), Indy (8), and Wheeling (8).
The Walleye also will play Brampton nine times.
I really dislike the unbalanced schedule in the ECHL. I get that it’s done in the interest of saving money on travel. As a fan, it sure gets tiring seeing the same divisional opponents over and over.