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A champion has been crowned in the Pro Division for the ECL '24: Spring season, as Almost Famous defeated Falun Coal Miners in five games to win the ECL Pro Championship and have now clinched their place in the Elite Division for the start of the ECL '25 season. Almost Famous's ECL 24' Spring Pro championship roster pictured from left to right: @Ikavalko @jezbaru @Oxdoggi @grontti88 @Jalkkin- @xrikardo55 This championship is the first for Almost Famous in their long history in the ECL. The club was established in 2018 and has participated in 444 games, compiling a record of 252-145-46 over the years in various competitions. The team made the Lite Division Finals in ECL 5 and the Pro Semifinals in ECL 6. They would later qualify for the Elite Division and compete there from ECL 7-10. However, the club was never able to find sustained success in the ECL's top division, as they stayed there for four seasons before finishing last in the division in ECL 10 and disbanding a season later. The club was defunct until this past season when it made its return after over three years. They attempted to qualify for the Pro Division, but fell short after losing in the semifinals of the Pro qualifier. This led them to the Lite Division, where they did make a Semifinals appearance before losing to the eventual champions Bone Breakers in seven games. They would however win the Bronze matchup to take home third-place in Lite and earn automatic promotion to the Pro Division for this season. Not only does this title victory mark for an amazing comeback story, but it also makes for a bit of league history as well. With this championship, Almost Famous are the first team in ECL history to win the Pro Division championship after failing to qualify for the division the season prior. They are also the first team to win the Pro Division championship in their first season after being promoted from a lower division. Following their Game 5 victory to clinch the title, we got to speak with Almost Famous' captain and center Aaro @Ikavalko Ikävalko, who has been a captain of the team since its beginnings in 2018 and spoke with us about their amazing playoff run, player's that stepped up for the team and his excitement to finally be crowned a champion in the ECL with the team that he helped build. Ikavalo Interview: Almost Famous' Road to the Championship: Regular Season: 14-3-5-8 (53pts) - 4th in Group 1, 8th overall in Pro Division Round 1: 4-2 series win vs (5) Supernatural Quarterfinals: 4-1 series win vs (3) Deadly Phantoms Semifinals: 4-2 series win vs (7) RYHTIC Finals: 4-1 series win vs (1) Falun Coal Miners Almost Famous' ECL '24: Spring - Pro Championship Roster 🇫🇮 Aaro @Ikavalko Ikävalko (CAPTAIN) 🇫🇮 Miikka @grontti88 Gröhn (CAPTAIN) 🇫🇮 Eren @Jalkkin- Yalçin (CAPTAIN) 🇫🇮 Teukka @Oxdoggi Niemistö 🇫🇮 Riku @xrikardo55 Ojala 🇫🇮 Jesse @jezbaru Ruuskanen

The ECL Spring 24 season came to a close on Saturday in the Elite Division, as Tunnel Vision defeated Valokuitunen Esports in a four-game sweep to win the ECL Elite Championship. This championship is Tunnel Vision's third ECL title in club history, with all three being won over the past four seasons. This also ranks them second all-time in Elite Division titles won by a club, as they now trail just Valokuitunen Esports (formerly hREDS) who have four. Tunnel Vision's ECL 24' Spring Elite championship roster pictured from left to right: @jxrska @benuh_ @Laiitinen @wengerii @tomboo- @Laiitinen @Pikkarii @pelkonen- This trophy not only cements Tunnel Vision's place amongst the best clubs in ECL history, but it also could be a "happily ever after" ending to the club's amazing story and journey in the ECL. The team has referred to their playoff run as their "last dance", meaning that this could be the last time we see this group on the ice together for the foreseeable future. Tunnel Vision debuted in the Pro Division in ECL 11 and qualified for the Elite Division in ECL 12 after winning a relegation series against Team LEISURE (now Deadly Phantoms). The team has competed in exactly 700 ECL games as of this writing, compiling a record of 494-145-61. In the Elite Division, they've earned six playoff appearances, five finals appearances, and three Elite Division championships. Their most notable campaign came in the ECL '23 Winter Season, where they finished the regular season with a 27-0-3 record (57pts), becoming the first-ever Elite Division team to finish the regular season without a regulation loss. They would later that season win the club's first Elite Division title in a seven-game series against Frölunda HC and would go on to represent the ECL in the 2023 World Finals at Assembly Winter '23 in Helsinki. After their championship-clinching victory against Valokuitunen on Saturday, Connor @MartindalexC Martindale and I got to speak with Tunnel Vision RW Valtteri @Vattuyy Virtanen and LW Arttu @Laiitinen Laitinen to get their thoughts about the series, their championship, and why this third championship is such a special one for this tight-knit group of friends. Interview with Laiitinen: Interview with Vattuyy: Tunnel Vison's Road to the Championship: Regular Season: 15-3-5-7 (56pts) - 3rd in Elite Division Quarterfinals: 4-1 series win vs (6) Bjorkloven Esport Semifinals: 4-3 series win vs (2) Straikers Finals: 4-0 series win vs (1) Valokuitunen Esports Tunnel Vision's ECL 24' Spring Championship Roster 🇫🇮 Tomi @tomboo- Laitinen (CAPTAIN) 🇫🇮 Valtteri @Vattuyy Virtanen (CAPTAIN) 🇫🇮 Veeti @wengerii Paloneva (CAPTAIN) 🇫🇮 Väinö @Pikkarii Pikkarainen 🇫🇮 Arttu @Laiitinen Laitinen 🇫🇮 Ben @benuh_ Rinnet 🇫🇮 Jere @jxrska Laukka 🇫🇮 Petri @pelkonen- Pelkonen If you weren't able to catch the Elite Finals live but want to catch up on all of the action, you can watch the highlights of each game during the series in the video linked below: