2018-19 ECHL Season

This is the 2018-19 ECHL season.  This is the league's 31st season.
==Membership changes==
*The Alaska Aces ceased operations after the 2016-17 season. The franchise was later purchased and relocated to Portland, Maine, for the 2018–19 season The team was later announced as being named the Maine Mariners.
*On March 13, 2018 the city of St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador was announced a team will begin play out of the Mile One Centre for the 2018-19 season. The team would be later named as the Newfoundland Growlershttps://arenadigest.com/2018/03/13/st-johns-echl-approved-2018-19-launch/ On May 23, 2018 the team would be announced as being called the Newfoundland Growlers.https://arenadigest.com/2018/05/23/new-2018-19-newfoundland-growlers/
*Also on March 13th the Quad City Mallards announced they would cease operations effective the end of the 2017-18 season.https://arenadigest.com/2018/03/13/quad-city-mallards-withdrawing-echl-membership/ The arena would land a Southern Professional Hockey League team for the 2018-19 season. The franchise rights will be of the former Louisiana IceGators franchise. https://arenadigest.com/2018/05/23/sphl-quad-city-squad-play-taxslayer-center/
==Teams==
Division 	Team 	City 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference
North 	Adirondack Thunder 	Glens Falls, New York 	Cool Insuring Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
North 	Brampton Beast 	Brampton, Ontario 	CAA Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	
North 	Maine Mariners 	Portland, Maine 	Cross Insurance Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
North 	Manchester Monarchs 	Manchester, New Hampshire 	SNHU Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
North 	Newfoundland Growlers 	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	Mile One Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	
North 	Reading Royals 	Reading, Pennsylvania 	Santander Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
North 	Worcester Railers 	Worcester, Massachusetts 	DCU Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	Atlanta Gladiators 	Duluth, Georgia 	Infinite Energy Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	Florida Everblades 	Estero, Florida 	Hertz Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Greenville, South Carolina 	Bon Secours Wellness Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	Jacksonville Icemen 	Jacksonville, Florida 	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	Norfolk Admirals 	Norfolk, Virginia 	Norfolk Scope 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	Orlando Solar Bears 	Orlando, Florida 	Amway Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
South 	South Carolina Stingrays	North Charleston, South Carolina 	North Charleston Coliseum 	 	 	 	 	 	
Western Conference	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference
Central 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	U.S. Bank Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
Central 	Fort Wayne Komets 	Fort Wayne, Indiana 	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	 	 	 	 	 	
Central 	Indy Fuel 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	Indiana Farmers Coliseum 	 	 	 	 	 	
Central 	Kalamazoo Wings 	Kalamazoo, Michigan 	Wings Event Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
Central 	Toledo Walleye 	Toledo, Ohio 	Huntington Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
Central 	Wheeling Nailers 	Wheeling, West Virginia 	WesBanco Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Allen Americans 	Allen, Texas 	Allen Event Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Idaho Steelheads 	Boise, Idaho 	CenturyLink Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Kansas City Mavericks 	Independence, Missouri 	Silverstein Eye Centers Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Rapid City Rush 	Rapid City, South Dakota 	Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Tulsa Oilers 	Tulsa, Oklahoma 	BOK Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Utah Grizzlies 	West Valley City, Utah 	Maverik Center 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mountain 	Wichita Thunder 	Wichita, Kansas 	Intrust Bank Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
===Eastern Conference===
====North Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Newfoundland Growlers	72	43	21	4 	4 	258	207	94
Adirondack Thunder 	72	37	26	6 	3 	234	220	83
Manchester Monarchs 	72	39	29	2 	2 	233	232	82
Brampton Beast 	72	36	29	5 	2 	241	217	79
Reading Royals 	72	34	28	4 	6 	229	229	78
Worcester Railers 	72	37	32	2 	1 	221	247	77
Maine Mariners 	72	32	29	7 	4 	196	226	75
====South Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Florida Everblades 	72	50	16	5 	1 	276	181	106
Orlando Solar Bears 	72	41	25	5 	1 	251	238	88
South Carolina Stingrays	72	35	31	5 	1 	221	223	76
Jacksonville Icemen 	72	36	32	2 	2 	198	217	76
Atlanta Gladiators 	72	31	30	8 	3 	197	211	73
Norfolk Admirals 	72	27	36	6 	3 	218	278	63
Greenville Swamp Rabbits	72	25	41	3 	3 	192	254	56
===Western Conference===
====Central Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Cincinnati Cyclones	72	51	13	5 	3 	282	176	110
Toledo Walleye 	72	40	23	6 	3 	237	221	89
Fort Wayne Komets 	78	36	26	4 	6 	233	248	82
Kalamazoo Wings 	72	36	31	2 	3 	229	254	77
Indy Fuel 	72	35	32	2 	3 	230	247	75
Wheeling Nailers 	72	31	31	6 	4 	239	240	72
====Mountain Division====
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Tulsa Oilers 	72	42	24	4 	2 	236	198	90
Idaho Steelheads 	72	41	25	4 	2 	241	203	88
Utah Grizzlies 	72	37	26	4 	5 	232	218	83
Kansas City Mavericks	72	36	30	4 	2 	234	228	78
Wichita Thunder 	72	29	31	9 	3 	224	251	70
Rapid City Rush 	72	30	33	5 	4 	168	225	69
Allen Americans 	72	25	41	4 	2 	208	269	59
==2019 Kelly Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
At the end of the regular season the top four teams in each division qualifies for the 2019 Kelly Cup playoffs and be seeded one through four based on highest point total earned in the season. Then the first two rounds of the playoffs are held within the division with the first seed facing the fourth seed and the second seed facing the third. The division champions then play each other in a conference championship. The Kelly Cup finals pits the Eastern Conference champion against the Western Conference champion. All four rounds are a best-of-seven format.
===North Division Semifinals===
*Newfoundland Growlers defeated Brampton Beast 4 games to 2
*Manchester Monarchs defeated Adirondack Thunder 4 games to 1
===South Division Semifinals===
*Florida Everblades defeated Jacksonville Icemen 4 games to 2
*Orlando Solar Bears defeated South Carolina Stingrays 4 games to 1
===Central Division Semifinals===
*Cincinnati Cyclones defeated Kalamazoo Wings 4 games to 2
*Toledo Walleye defeated Fort Wayne Komets 4 games to 2
===Mountain Division Semifinals===
*Tulsa Oilers defeated Kansas City Mavericks 4 games to 3
*Idaho Steelheads defeated Utah Grizzlies 4 games to 1
===North Division Final===
*Newfoundland Growlers defeated Manchester Monarchs 4 games to 2
===South Division Final===
*Florida Everblades defeated Orlando Solar Bears 4 games to 1
===Central Division Final===
*Toledo Walleye defeated Cincinnati Cyclones 4 games to 1
===Mountain Division Final===
*Tulsa Oilers defeated Idaho Steelheads 4 games to 2
===Eastern Conference Final===
*Newfoundland Growlers defeated Florida Everblades 4 games to 1
===Western Conference Final===
*Toledo Walleye defeated Tulsa Oilers 4 games to 3
===Kelly Cup Final===
*Newfoundland Growlers defeated Toledo Walleye 4 games to 2
==References==
==External links==
*ECHL website
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