Question: What hockey league did Gary Steffes from the ECHL come from
Context: Gary Steffes (born May 20, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey player.  He primarily played in the American Hockey League (AHL) and ECHL. This is a list of teams that once played in the ECHL but no longer exist.  This includes franchises which have relocated to different cities.  The years of operation only reflect the time in which the team was in the ECHL; it does not take into account any time in which the franchise operated in another league (such as the Central Hockey League, International Hockey League, United Hockey League or West Coast Hockey League). The United Hockey League (UHL), originally known as the Colonial Hockey League from 1991 to 1997 and last known as the International Hockey League from 2007 to 2010, was a low-level minor professional ice hockey league, with teams in the United States and Canada.  The league was headquartered in Rochester, Michigan, and in its last year, consisted of seven teams.  It folded in 2010, with most of its teams joining the Central Hockey League.  The Central Hockey League teams still operating in 2014 were then added to ECHL.  The only former UHL/IHL teams still active as of 2017 are the Quad City Mallards, Elmira Jackals, Fort Wayne Komets, and Kalamazoo Wings. The Charlotte Checkers are a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina.  They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).  The Checkers play their home games at Bojangles' Coliseum.  The current organization is the third team by this name; it succeeded a Checkers franchise which played in the ECHL from 1993 until the end of the 2009–10 ECHL season.  The original Checkers team played in the city from 1956 to 1977, originally in the Eastern Hockey League and then in the Southern Hockey League.  The franchise is one of five teams to directly replace and share a name with a predecessor from a lower-tier league; the others are the Bakersfield Condors, Ontario Reign, Rockford IceHogs, and San Diego Gulls. James Reimer (born March 15, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).  Reimer has also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks.  He was selected by the Maple Leafs in the fourth round (99th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.  He started playing minor hockey in his hometown when he was 12.  He played junior hockey with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL), after being selected in the fifth round of the 2003 WHL Bantam Draft.  After turning professional, Reimer played with the South Carolina Stingrays and Reading Royals of the ECHL, as well as the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.  Reimer was named the most valuable player of the ECHL playoffs, as the Stingrays won the Kelly Cup in 2009.  Reimer made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs during the 2010–11 season and went on to replace Jean-Sébastien Giguère as the Maple Leafs' starting goaltender.  He plays for Canada internationally, and first represented his country at the 2011 World Championship.  In 2013, he had the best save percentage in Toronto Maple Leafs history with a then .918. The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and one franchise in Canada.  It is a tier below the American Hockey League. Reagan Rome (born December 29, 1981) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman.  After a junior career spent between the Western Hockey League and Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Rome began a seven-year professional career spanning the Central Hockey League, ECHL, American Hockey League and 2nd Bundesliga in Germany.  He has three brothers – Ryan Rome, Aaron Rome and Ashton Rome, all of whom have also played hockey professionally.  Competing four seasons with the Reading Royals of the ECHL, he was inducted into the team's Wall of Honor on January 15, 2010. Matt Ruchty (born November 27, 1969) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger.  He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils 65th overall in 1988, but only played two exhibition games in the National Hockey League (NHL).  Ruchty was a career minor-leaguer, playing in the American Hockey League (AHL), International Hockey League (IHL), Continental Hockey League (CoHL), West Coast Hockey League (WCHL), United Hockey League (UHL) and ECHL.  Although best known for his toughness and accumulation of penalty minutes, Ruchty proved to be an integral part of the Calder Cup-winning Albany River Rats during the 94-95 season, scoring a career-high 49 points in 78 regular season games and notching an additional 15 points in 12 playoff contests. The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, that played in the ECHL.  The team was founded in 1987 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League (now "ECHL") when that league was formed.  The Chiefs lasted for 22 years in Johnstown, and was the last of the founding ECHL teams playing under its original name and in its original city.  The Chiefs relocated to Greenville, South Carolina, following the completion of the 2010 season. The ECHL Hall of Fame was established by the ECHL ice hockey league in 2008.  The ECHL Board of Governors created the ECHL Hall of Fame to recognize the achievements of players, coaches, and personnel who dedicated their careers to the league.  Hall of Fame members are selected in four categories: Player, Developmental Player, Builder, and Referee/Linesman.  Players must have concluded their career as an active player for a minimum of three playing seasons, though not continuous or full seasons.  Developmental Players must have begun their career in the ECHL and went on to a distinguished career in the NHL, playing a minimum of 260 regular season games in the NHL, AHL and ECHL.  Builders may be active or inactive whereas Referee/Linesman must have concluded their active officiating career for a minimum of three playing seasons.
Answer: American Hockey League