A record crowd watch the Toledo Walleye take the ice to play the Chicago Express in an ECHL opener at Huntington Center, Saturday.
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Toledo Walleye goalie Thomas McCollum prepares to take the ice as Camora Gaston, 3, Toledo, watches the on-ice introductions before the Walleye play the Chicago Express.
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Toledo Walleye player Harrison Reed is introduced as the Walleye take on the Chicago Express.
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The Toledo Walleye played the Chicago Express in an ECHL opener at Huntington Center, Saturday.
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Toledo Walleye player Scott Fletcher, 16, and Chicago Express player Tim Spencer, 21, let the fists fly before the puck even drops in an ECHL opener at Huntington Center, Saturday.
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Toledo Walleye player David Toews, 28, battles for the puck with Chicago Express player Evan Stephens, 24, during the first period in an ECHL opener at Huntington Center, Saturday.
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Toledo Walleye players Kyle Rogers, 17, left, and Bryan Rufenach, 21, right, celebrate a first period goal by Rogers against the Chicago Express.
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Toledo Walleye Pond Patrol member Joe Martin retrieves an octopus from the ice after Walleye player Kyle Rogers scores a first period goal against the Chicago Express in an ECHL opener at Huntington Center, Saturday.
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Toledo Walleye goalie Thomas McCollum hangs onto the puck as he gets leveled by Chicago Express player Evan Stephens, 24, during the second period.
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Toledo Walleye player Brian Matte, 42, and Chicago Express player Drew Paris, 2, slam into the boards as they battle for the puck in the first period.
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Toledo Walleye player Evan Rankin, 86, is hit by Chicago Express player Evan Stephens, 24, during the first period.
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Toledo Walleye player Kyle Rogers, 17, brings the puck up ice against Chicago Express player Tyler Johnson, 18, during the first period.
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