# 1992–93 ECHL season

The 1992–93 ECHL season was the fifth season of the ECHL. In 1992, the league saw numerous changes in team membership. The Winston-Salem Thunderbirds move to Wheeling, WV, becoming the first franchise to make a major relocation, the Roanoke Valley Rebels announced that they were changing their name to the Roanoke Valley Rampage, and the Cincinnati Cyclones announced that they were moving to the International Hockey League and were being replaced with a franchise in Birmingham, AL. The fifteen teams played 64 games in the schedule. The Wheeling Thunderbirds finished first overall in the regular season. The Toledo Storm won their first Riley Cup championship.

## Regular season

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Green shade = Clinched playoff spot, Blue shade = Clinched division
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| Wheeling Thunderbirds | 64 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 88 | 314 | 223 |
| Hampton Roads Admirals | 64 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 80 | 294 | 235 |
| Raleigh Icecaps | 64 | 37 | 22 | 5 | '79 | 289 | 262 |
| Johnstown Chiefs | 64 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 75 | 281 | 264 |
| Richmond Renegades | 64 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 70 | 292 | 292 |
| Greensboro Monarchs | 64 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 68 | 256 | 261 |
| Roanoke Valley Rampage | 64 | 14 | 49 | 1 | 29 | 227 | 387 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| Toledo Storm | 64 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 83 | 316 | 238 |
| Dayton Bombers | 64 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 76 | 282 | 270 |
| Nashville Knights | 64 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 75 | 312 | 305 |
| Erie Panthers | 64 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 74 | 305 | 307 |
| Louisville Icehawks | 64 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 67 | 302 | 293 |
| Birmingham Bulls | 64 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 65 | 290 | 313 |
| Columbus Chill | 64 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 64 | 257 | 256 |
| Knoxville Cherokees | 64 | 19 | 39 | 6 | 44 | 212 | 323 |

## Riley Cup playoffs
### Bracket

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | E.1 | Wheeling | 3 | | | | | | |
| E.4 | Johnstown | 1 | E.4 | Johnstown | 1 | | | | | | |
| E.5 | Richmond | 0 | | | | E.1 | Wheeling | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | E.3 | Raleigh | 2 | | | |
| | | | E.2 | Hampton Roads | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | E.3 | Raleigh | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | E.1 | Wheeling | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | W.1 | Toledo | 4 |
| | | | W.2 | Dayton | 0 | | | | | | |
| W.4 | Erie | 1 | W.3 | Nashville | 3 | | | | | | |
| E.6 | Greensboro | 0 | | | | W.3 | Nashville | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | W.1 | Toledo | 4 | | | |
| | | | W.1 | Toledo | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | W.4 | Erie | 1 | | | | | | |
* E. is short for East Division
* W. is short for West Division

### 1st round

Richmond vs. Johnstown :
| Away | Home | |
| Richmond 4 | Johnstown 5 | OT |
| Johnstown wins series 1–0 ||||
Greensboro vs. Erie :
| Away | Home |
| Greensboro 2 | Erie 6 |
| Erie wins series 1–0 ||||

### Quarterfinals

Johnstown vs. Wheeling :
| Away | Home |
| Johnstown 2 | Wheeling 3 |
| Johnstown 3 | Wheeling 4 |
| Wheeling 1 | Johnstown 4 |
| Wheeling 5 | Johnstown 0 |
| Wheeling wins series 3–1 ||||
Erie vs. Toledo :
| Away | Home |
| Erie 3 | Toledo 6 |
| Erie 2 | Toledo 5 |
| Toledo 6 | Erie 9 |
| Toledo 6 | Erie 2 |
| Toledo wins series 3–1 ||||
Hampton Roads vs. Raleigh :
| Away | Home |
| Raleigh 2 | Hampton Roads 3 | OT |
| Raleigh 2 | Hampton Roads 1 | OT |
| Hampton Roads 4 | Raleigh 5 | OT |
| Hampton Roads 3 | Raleigh 4 | OT |
| Raleigh wins series 3–1 ||||
Nashville vs. Dayton :
| Away | Home | |
| Nashville 4 | Dayton 3 | OT |
| Nashville 4 | Dayton 3 | OT |
| Dayton 3 | Nashville 5 |
| Nashville wins series 3–0 ||||

### Semifinals

Raleigh vs. Wheeling :
| Away | Home | |
| Wheeling 2 | Raleigh 3 | OT |
| Wheeling 2 | Raleigh 5 |
| Raleigh 4 | Wheeling 7 |
| Raleigh 4 | Wheeling 5 | OT |
| Raleigh 3 | Wheeling 5 |
| Wheeling 3 | Raleigh 0 |
| Wheeling wins Series 4–2 ||||
Nashville vs. Toledo :
| Away | Home | |
| Nashville 1 | Toledo 3 |
| Nashville 4 | Toledo 7 |
| Toledo 3 | Nashville 4 | OT |
| Toledo 2 | Nashville 3 |
| Nashville 2 | Toledo 8 |
| Toledo 9 | Nashville 5 |
| Toledo wins Series 4–2 ||||

### Riley Cup finals

Toledo vs. Wheeling :
| Away | Home | |
| Toledo 3 | Wheeling 5 |
| Toledo 3 | Wheeling 7 |
| Wheeling 3 | Toledo 4 |
| Wheeling 5 | Toledo 7 |
| Toledo 4 | Wheeling 2 |
| Wheeling 6 | Toledo 7 | OT |
| Toledo wins Series and Riley Cup 4–2 ||||

## ECHL awards

| Jack Riley Cup: | Toledo Storm |
| Henry Brabham Cup: | Wheeling Thunderbirds |
| John Brophy Award: | Kurt Kleinendorst (Raleigh) |
| ECHL Most Valuable Player: | Trevor Jobe (Nashville) |
| Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player: | Rick Judson (Toledo) |
| ECHL Rookie of the Year: | Joe Flanagan (Birmingham) |
| Defenseman of the Year: | Derek Booth (Toledo) |
| Leading Scorer: | Trevor Jobe (Nashville) |