(Photo Courtesy of the Toledo Walleye) Colin Swoyer is back with the Toledo Walleye [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/the-mayor-is-returning-to-toledo]for another shot at the Kelly Cup. The 6-foot, 192-pound right-shot blueliner returns to the Pond for his second season in Toledo after agreeing to terms for the 2025-26 ECHL [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/]season. Swoyer, a Hinsdale, Ill. native, re-ups with the Kelly Cup Final runner-up after posting 33 points (2-31-33), 54 penalty minutes, and a +2 over 59 games. His assists, penalty minutes, and games played totals were all career-highs, while his goal total tied his career-best number. The blueliner posted 11 points (6-5-11), 14 penalty minutes, and a +6 over 19 games in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs. Swoyer’s six goals were the second-best goal total by a defenseman in a playoff season for the Walleye. He has accumulated 55 points (5-50-55), 110 penalty minutes, and a +1 over 150 games in his pro career, spanning four seasons. Swoyer has 41 points (4-37-41) and 88 penalty minutes in 105 ECHL games across three seasons between Toledo, Wheeling [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/community/latest-news/nailers-help-out-with-flood-relief], and South Carolina [https://thehockeynews.com/echl/latest-news/stingrays-make-strong-community-impact-in-2024-25]. He has also skated in 45 AHL [https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/]games as a pro, scoring 14 points (1-13-14) with 22 penalty minutes and a -2 in parts of three seasons, split between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Hershey. Prior to his pro career, Swoyer played four seasons of NCAA hockey [https://thehockeynews.com/ncaa/]at Michigan Tech, collecting 72 points (14-58-72), 106 penalty minutes, and a +17 over 141 collegiate games as a Husky.
