ECHL

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 Canada. It is generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League. The ECHL's official website lists the league as "The Premier AA" league of hockey in North America, because most teams serve as feeder teams for American Hockey League teams. Hockey does not use letter-designations to define their league's levels, but the ECHL has tried for years to establish such a pecking order, with some success.
The ECHL, along with the AHL, are the only minor leagues recognized by the collective bargaining agreement between the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association, meaning any player signed to an entry-level NHL contract and designated for assignment must report to a club either in the AHL or the ECHL.
==2017-18==
The Worcester Railers being announced as an expansion team for 2017-18, the Owensboro, Kentucky team were scheduled to take to the ice for 2017-18 however the city of Owensboro objected to the cost of the new facility proposed and then the ownership of the team had the option to renovate the Owensboro Sportscenter but declined on that option and the future of the team is now uncertain, and an application from a group in Portland, Maine for a team also for 2017-18 being on file.  The league has stated that it would like to be in line with the NHL and the AHL in having the same number of teams.  The NHL will be having 31 teams for the 2017-18 season with the addition of an expansion team in Las Vegas. The ownership of the Las Vegas team has stated that it will probably share its AHL affiliate for the first season and work on an ECHL affiliate in due time at the team is starting from scratch in terms of players.  The league had previously announced its final decision on expansion teams for 2017-18 would be made in Septermber of 2016; but the IceMen situation has complicated the process as interest has also been received from Prescott Valley, Arizona for a team, that city previously had a team in the former Central Hockey League from 2006 to 2014 and had ceased operations in the months leading up to the ECHL/CHL merger. Any decision on expansion franchises for the 2017-18 are expected to be made at the January 2017 owners' meeting.
The proposed Portland team is trying to get a couple more investors on board before signing a lease with the city for use of the Cross Insurance Arena in time to get approval from the league in January to be able to play for the 2017-18 season. The team would be formally announced on June 16, 2017. The team will be called the Maine Mariners.
The Alaska Aces organization announced on February 23, 2017 that the team would be ceasing operations at the end of the 2016-17 season as the team was dealing with heavy losses financially due to a $600,000 reduction in sponsor ship revenue and $262,000 reduction in season ticket sales.  The state's economy has been in an extended downturn involving the los of thousands of jobs.  The team was subsidizing the travel expenses for visiting teams due to the expense of travel to the state.  The team had operated without local or state subsidies and the ownership had put additional investments into the team in an attempt to keep the team in operation.  Managing partner of the ownership group Terry Parks stated  “We worked through every possible solution that might have avoided this outcome but it became painfully obvious to us that, in this economy, a professional hockey team is not sustainable in Alaska.”
The Worcester expansion team may possibly have run into a minor hitch with playing at the DCU Center as the Holy Cross Crusaders are reported to be moving into the arena as part of a possible entry into the NCAA Division I Hockey East possibly as early as for the 2017-18 season (and subsequent elevation of their women's program to Division I as required by accepting Hockey East membership) as Hockey East has a minimum seating capacity requirement of 4,000 and the Hart Center is well below that figure and the DCU Center is the only hockey facility in the immediate area with that large of a capacity.  In February 2017, the Boston Bruins announced that they were extending their relationship with the Atlanta Gladiators which ended speculation that the team would possibly be affiliated with the Bruins organization.  The ownership of the Providence Bruins have made some noise about being unhappy with the team going into Worcester as they felt that the area was part of their drawing area to begin with as both Providence and Worcester are on the outskirts of the greater Boston area and an affiliation with the Bruins was speculated to be vital to the success of the ECHL in Worcester as the southeastern New England area has a history of not supporting minor league teams that are not affiliated with the Boston major league teams, such as the failure of the AHL in both Worcester and Lowell, but the support of the Providence Bruins, Pawtucket Red Sox and the Lowell Spinners baseball teams who are affiliated withe the Boston Red Sox.
The Evansville franchise was sold in early February 2017 to a group that was moving the team to the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida where they will become the Jacksonville Icemen.
In mid-June of 2017 the Alaska Aces were sold to the parent company of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers and are to be relocated to the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine.  The team will be renamed and will take to the ice for the 2018-19 season as time did not allow for the league and  team be ready to be worked in to a schedule for 2017-18.
==2018-19==
The city of St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador is working on an expansion team to begin play at the Mile One Centre for the 2018-19 season to replace the AHL level St. John's IceCaps who moved to Laval, Quebec after the 2016-17 season.  The approval of the team was announced on March 13, 2018.
The Quad City Mallards announced on March 13, 2018 that the team would be ceasing operations at the end of the 2017-18 season.
==2019-20==
The Manchester Monarchs announced that they would be ceasing operations in May of 2019 and the league Board of Governors then voted to terminate the membership of the team.
== History ==
The league, which combined teams from the defunct Atlantic Coast Hockey League and All-American Hockey League, began play as the East Coast Hockey League in 1988 with 5 teams, the Carolina Thunderbirds (now the Wheeling Nailers), the Erie Panthers (now the Victoria Salmon Kings), the Johnstown Chiefs, the Knoxville Cherokees (the franchise, as the Pee Dee Pride, is currently suspended, to resume play in Conway, South Carolina in 2009–10), and the Virginia Lancers (now the Utah Grizzlies).
Since that time, the ECHL has met with a mixture of failures and successes, reaching its largest size in 2003 of 31 teams before being reduced to 28 teams for the 2004 season. In September 2002, the West Coast Hockey League ceased operations, and the ECHL Board of Governors approved membership applications from the Anchorage (now Alaska) Aces, the Bakersfield Condors, the Fresno Falcons, the Idaho Steelheads, the Las Vegas Wranglers, the Long Beach Ice Dogs and the San Diego Gulls as well as from teams in Ontario, California and Reno, Nevada. Alaska, Bakersfield, Fresno, Idaho, Las Vegas, Long Beach and San Diego began play in the 2003–04 season as expansion teams.
The teams from the defunct lower-level WCHL, along with Las Vegas, joined as expansion teams for the ECHL’s 16th season in 2003–04. In a change reflective of the nationwide presence of the ECHL, the East Coast Hockey League changed its name to simply ECHL on May 19, 2003.
The league, because of geographical anomalies, continued to use unbalanced conferences and divisions, which has in the past made for some extremely varied playoff formats and limited interconference play. Due to travel costs, the league has attempted to placate owners in keeping those costs down, which has led to the sometimes-odd playoff structures. The league as of 2008; consisted of nine West Coast-based teams in the National Conference, and twelve eastern, midwestern and southern teams in the American Conference.
In the past several years, the ECHL has attempted to be more tech-friendly to its fans. Some improvements on the league's website have included a new schedule and statistics engine powered by League Stat, Inc. (introduced in 2006), internet radio coverage for most teams, and pay-per view broadcasting of ECHL games through B2 Networks. In 2008, the league introduced the ECHL toolbar for internet browsers which gave users short cut access to statistics, scores, transactions, and news updates.
The annual ECHL Board of Governors Meeting was held on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 in Henderson, Nevada. The Board of Governors approved changes to the names of the conferences and divisions. The American Conference gets changed to the Eastern Conference and the National Conference gets changed to the Western Conference. The East Division gets changed to the Atlantic Division and the West Division gets changed to the Mountain Division. | url = http://echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&cat=1&id=22265}
==Addition of Central Hockey League teams (for 2014-15 season)==
The league held a Board of Governors Meeting on October 7, 2014 and at this meeting the league added the seven remaining members of the Central Hockey League as expansion teams for the 2014-15 ECHL season.  This gave the league a balanced, 28 team league with two conferences with two seven-team divisions.  On October 9th, the league approved a new realignment and playoff format for the 2014-15 season.  The schedule was released on October 13th with the former CHL teams now playing a 72-game schedule.
==Fallout from formation of AHL's Pacific Division==
The ECHL lost and gained several cities when the AHL added a Pacific Division for the 2015-16 season.  The league lost teams in Bakersfield, Stockton, and Ontario, California. The league gained teams in Manchester, New Hampshire, Glens Falls, New York, and returned to Norfolk, Virginia.
On February 9th, 2016 the league announced the addition of a team to be based out of the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team will take to the ice for the 2017-18 season.
==2016-17 to 2018-19 changes==
The Evansville IceMen announced they would relocate to Owensboro, Kentucky for the 2016-17 season. The team needed to put in extensive repairs to the arena that they will be playing in the Owensboro Sports Center. The team later decided to take the 2016-17 season off in order to complete the renovations. The ownership of the arena in Evansville immediately began working on obtaining an expansion franchise in the Southern Professional Hockey League which came to fruition on March 16th. An article in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette of July 29, 2016 openly questioned if the team will ever take to the ice in Owensboro. The new facility that would cost between $20 and 25 million will not come to fruition (according to TV station WFIE) and the existing arena in Owensboro, the Sports Center would require about $9 million in renovations to make it usable for the team. This would require a plan to be in place by the end of September 2016 for the arena to be ready to be used for the 2017-18 season.
A feasibility study was performed in mid to late 2016 to see if there was enough of a population base on the Delmarva peninsula in the area of Ocean City, Maryland to determine if a 6,200 seat arena was worth being built. The plan was for it to become the home of an ECHL team. In early 2017 the study determined it would not be practical as the community itself had a little over 7,000 year round residents (as the area is a major summer vacation destination) and the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area had a little over 370,000 residents with nearby Salisbury accounting for about 10% of the total.
As part of the fall out from the Arizona Coyotes moving their AHL affiliate to Tucson, Arizona from Springfield, Massachusetts and then the Portland Pirates being sold to a group that is trying to move the team to Springfield for the 2016-17 season; the soon to be former owner of the AHL's Pirates announced that he was planning on bringing an ECHL team to Portland, Maine for the 2017-18 season. No word on whether it would be an expansion team or a relocated team.
The Missouri Mavericks were rumored to be either moving up to the American Hockey League or disbanding to make for a team that was proposed to be based out of the Sprint Center in nearby Kansas City, Missouri. In mid-March 2017 the owner of the team announced that they would be changing their name to the Kansas City Mavericks once the 2016-17 season ends. It was further stated that the team will not be changing leagues or arenas.
The Colorado Eagles will relinquish their membership in the league after the conclusion of their 2017-18 season as they have been accepted as an expansion member of the American Hockey League for the 2018-19 season.
In December of 2017, the city of St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador had emerged as a candidate for an expansion team for the 2018-19 season. The proposed ownership group is working on getting a team to play in Mile One Stadium. The arena's current main tenant, the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada has ownership that has a lease that gives them a 45-day window to obtain a hockey team to play out of the arena as well in the event another group wants to put a hockey team in the arena on top of an 18-month window that was already set to get another team into the arena. The 45 day window expires on January 29, 2018.  The only mention from the group was the possibility of a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League expansion team and that enough progress was not made to bring a QMJHL team to the arena. The ECHL team would be aligned with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. St. John's was previously home to the St. John's Maple Leafs who were the American Hockey League affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1991 to 2005. The most recent hockey team to call St. John's home was the St. John's IceCaps of the AHL from 2011 to 2017.
===2022–23 teams===
Alignment, affiliations, and locations for the 2022–23 season.
Division 	Team 	City 	Arena 	Founded 	Joined 	Head coach 	NHL affiliate 	AHL affiliate 	
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 	1990* 	1990* 	Pete MacArthur 	New Jersey Devils 	Utica Comets 	
North 	Maine Mariners 	Portland, Maine 	Cross Insurance Arena 	1989* 	2003 	Terrence Wallin 	Boston Bruins 	Providence Bruins 	
North 	Newfoundland Growlers 	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	Mary Brown's Centre 	2018 	2018 	Eric Wellwood 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Toronto Marlies 	
North 	Norfolk Admirals 	Norfolk, Virginia 	Norfolk Scope 	1995* 	2003 	Rod Taylor 	Carolina Hurricanes 	Chicago Wolves 	
North 	Reading Royals 	Reading, Pennsylvania 	Santander Arena 	1991* 	1991* 	James Henry 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms 	
North 	Trois-Rivières Lions 	Trois-Rivières, Quebec 	Colisée Vidéotron 	2021 	2021 	Éric Bélanger 	Montreal Canadiens 	Laval Rocket 	
North 	Worcester Railers 	Worcester, Massachusetts 	DCU Center 	2017 	2017 	David Cunniff 	New York Islanders 	Bridgeport Islanders 	
South 	Atlanta Gladiators 	Duluth, Georgia 	Gas South Arena 	1995* 	1995* 	Jeff Pyle 	Arizona Coyotes 	Tucson Roadrunners 	
South 	Florida Everblades 	Estero, Florida 	Hertz Arena 	1998 	1998 	Brad Ralph 	Florida Panthers 	Charlotte Checkers 	
South 	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Greenville, South Carolina 	Bon Secours Wellness Arena 	1987* 	1988 	Andrew Lord 	Los Angeles Kings 	Ontario Reign 	
South 	Jacksonville Icemen 	Jacksonville, Florida 	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 	1992* 	2012 	Nick Luukko 	New York Rangers 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	
South 	Orlando Solar Bears 	Orlando, Florida 	Amway Center 	2012 	2012 	Matt Carkner 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Syracuse Crunch 	
South 	Savannah Ghost Pirates 	Savannah, Georgia 	Enmarket Arena 	2022 	2022 	Rick Bennett 	Vegas Golden Knights 	Henderson Silver Knights 	
South 	South Carolina Stingrays	North Charleston, South Carolina 	North Charleston Coliseum 	1993 	1993 	Ryan Blair 	Washington Capitals 	Hershey Bears 	
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 	Heritage Bank Center 	1995* 	1995* 	Jason Payne 	Buffalo Sabres 	Rochester Americans 	
Central 	Fort Wayne Komets 	Fort Wayne, Indiana 	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	1985* 	2012 	Ben Boudreau 	Edmonton Oilers 	Bakersfield Condors 	
Central 	Indy Fuel 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	Indiana Farmers Coliseum 	2014 	2014 	Duncan Dalmao 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Rockford IceHogs 	
Central 	Iowa Heartlanders 	Coralville, Iowa 	Xtream Arena 	2021 	2021 	Derek Damon 	Minnesota Wild 	Iowa Wild 	
Central 	Kalamazoo Wings 	Kalamazoo, Michigan 	Wings Event Center 	1999* 	2009 	Joel Martin 	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cleveland Monsters 	
Central 	Toledo Walleye 	Toledo, Ohio 	Huntington Center 	1991 	1991 	Dan Watson 	Detroit Red Wings 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	
Central 	Wheeling Nailers 	Wheeling, West Virginia 	WesBanco Arena 	1981* 	1988 	Derek Army 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	
Mountain 	Allen Americans 	Allen, Texas 	Credit Union of Texas Event Center	2009 	2014 	Chad Costello 	Ottawa Senators 	Belleville Senators 	
Mountain 	Idaho Steelheads 	Boise, Idaho 	Idaho Central Arena 	1997 	2003 	Everett Sheen 	Dallas Stars 	Texas Stars 	
Mountain 	Kansas City Mavericks 	Independence, Missouri 	Cable Dahmer Arena 	2009 	2014 	Tad O'Had 	Seattle Kraken 	Coachella Valley Firebirds 	
Mountain 	Rapid City Rush 	Rapid City, South Dakota 	The Monument 	2008 	2014 	Scott Burt 	Calgary Flames 	Calgary Wranglers 	
Mountain 	Tulsa Oilers 	Tulsa, Oklahoma 	BOK Center 	1992 	2014 	Rob Murray 	Anaheim Ducks 	San Diego Gulls 	
Mountain 	Utah Grizzlies 	West Valley City, Utah 	Maverik Center 	1981* 	1988 	Ryan Kinasewich 	Colorado Avalanche 	Colorado Eagles 	
Mountain 	Wichita Thunder 	Wichita, Kansas 	Intrust Bank Arena 	1992 	2014 	Bruce Ramsay 	San Jose Sharks 	San Jose Barracuda 	
; Notes
# An asterisk (*) denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.
==All-Time Listing of Teams==
Team 	Location 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Carolina Thunderbirds 	Winston-Salem, North Carolina 	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 	1988-1989 	renamed Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
Erie Panthers 	Erie, Pennsylvania 	Erie Civic Center 	1988-1996 	relocated to Baton Rouge, Louisiana; renamed Baton Rouge Kingfish
Johnstown Chiefs 	Johnstown, Pennsylvania 	Cambria County War Memorial Arena 	1988-2010 	relocated to Greenville, South Carolina; renamed Greenville Road Warriors
Knoxville Cherokees 	Knoxville, Tennessee 	Knoxville Civic Coliseum 	1988-1997 	relocated to Florence, South Carolina; renamed Pee Dee Pride
Virginia Lancers 	Vinton, Virginia 	LancerLot 	1988-1990 	renamed Roanoke Valley Rebels
Greensboro Monarchs 	Greensboro, North Carolina 	Greensboro Coliseum 	1989-1995 	ceased operations when city gets American Hockey League team
Hampton Roads Admirals 	Norfolk, Virginia 	Norfolk Scope 	1989-2000 	relcoated to Columbus, Georgia; renamed Columbus Cottonmouths
Nashville Knights 	Nashville, Tennessee 	Nashville Municipal Auditorium 	1989-1996 	relocated to Pensacola, Florida and renamed Pensacola Ice Pilots when city is awarded National Hockey League team
Winston-Salem Thunderbirds 	Winston-Salem, North Carolina 	LJVM Coliseum Annex 	1989-1992 	relocated to Wheeling, West Virginia; renamed Wheeling Thunderbirds
Cincinnati Cyclones 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	Riverfront Coliseum 	1990-1992 	relocated to Birmingham, Alabama; renamed Birmingham Bulls (ECHL)
Louisville IceHawks 	Louisville, Kentucky 	Broadbent Arena 	1990-1994 	relocated to Jacksonville, Florida; renamed Jacksonville Lizard Kings
Richmond Renegades 	Richmond, Virginia 	Richmond Coliseum 	1990-2003 	folded
Roanoke Valley Rebels 	Vinton, Virginia 	LancerLot 	1990-1992 	renamed Roanoke Valley Rampage
Columbus Chill 	Columbus, Ohio 	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 	1991-1999 	relocated to Reading, Pennsylvania; renamed Reading Royals
Dayton Bombers 	Dayton, Ohio 	Hara Arena (1991-1996), Nutter Center (1996-2009) 	1991-2009 	suspended operations then return membership to league
Raleigh IceCaps 	Raleigh, North Carolina 	Dorton Arena 	1991-1998 	relocated to Augusta, Georgia; renamed Augusta Lynx
Toledo Storm 	Toledo, Ohio 	Toledo Sports Arena 	1991-2007 	renamed Toledo Walleye
Birmingham Bulls (ECHL) 	Birmingham, Alabama 	Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center 	1992-2001 	relocated to Atlantic City, New Jersey; renamed Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
Roanoke Valley Rampage 	Vinton, Virginia 	LancerLot 	1992-1993 	relocated to Huntsville, Alabama; renamed Huntsville Blast
Wheeling Thunderbirds 	Wheeling, West Virginia 	Wheeling Civic Center 	1992-1996 	renamed Wheeling Nailers
Charlotte Checkers (1993-2010) 	Charlotte, North Carolina 	Cricket Arena (known as Independence Arena 1995-2001) (1993-2005), Time Warner Cable Arena (2005-2010)(known as Charlotte Bobcats Arena 2005-2008	1993-2010 	franchise folded when team owner purchases American Hockey League's Albany River Rats and relocates team to city as Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
Huntington Blizzard 	Huntington, West Virginia 	Huntington Civic Arena 	1993-2000 	suspend operations 2000-2003; relocated to Beaumont, Texas; renamed Texas Wildcatters
Huntsville Blast 	Huntsville, Alabama 	Von Braun Center 	1993-1994 	relocated to Tallahassee, Florida; renamed Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Roanoke Express 	Roanoke, Virginia 	Roanoke Civic Center 	1993-2004 	folded
South Carolina Stingrays 	North Charleston, South Carolina 	North Charleston Coliseum (primary), Carolina Ice Palace (backup) 	1993-present	
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks 	Tallahassee, Florida 	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 	1994-2001 	relocated to Macon, Georgia; renamed Macon Whoopee
Jacksonville Lizard Kings 	Jacksonville, Florida 	Jacksonville Coliseum 	1995-2000 	suspend operations when arena is closed to build Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena but do not return to play
Louisiana IceGators 	Lafayette, Louisiana 	Cajundome 	1995-2005 	suspend operations after 2005-06 season; do not return
Louisville River Frogs 	Louisville, Kentucky 	Broadbent Arena 	1995-1998 	relocated to Miami, Florida; renamed Miami Matadors
Mobile Mysticks 	Mobile, Alabama 	Mobile Civic Center 	1995-2002 	suspend operations for 2002-03; relocated to Duluth, Georgia and are renamed Gwinnett Gladiators
Baton Rouge Kingfish 	Baton Rouge, Louisiana 	Riverside Centroplex 	1996-2003 	relocated to Victoria, British Columbia; renamed Victoria Salmon Kings
Mississippi SeaWolves 	Biloxi, Mississippi 	Mississippi Coast Coliseum 	1996-2005 	suspend operations due to damage caused to arena by Hurricane Katrina; return for 2007-08 season
Pensacola Ice Pilots 	Pensacola, Florida 	Pensacola Civic Center 	1996-2008 	franchise revoked
Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) 	Peoria, Illinois 	Carver Arena 	1996-2005 	franchise folded when city gets American Hockey League team, Peoria Rivermen (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers 	Wheeling, West Virginia 	WesBanco Arena (known as Wheeling Civic Center until 2003), Cambria County War Memorial Arena (back-up 2010-2012) 	1996-present	
Chesapeake Icebreakers 	Upper Marlboro, Maryland 	The Show Place Arena 	1997-1999 	relocated to Jackson, Mississippi; renamed Jackson Bandits
New Orleans Brass 	New Orleans, Louisiana 	Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans) (1997-1999) and New Orleans Arena (1999-2002) 	1997-2002 	folded when New Orleans Arena gets National Basketball Association team due to expenses with having to pay to convert arena between sports
Pee Dee Pride 	Florence, South Carolina 	Florence Civic Center 	1997-2005 	suspended operations with plans to move to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina but arena was not built and membership was returned to league in June of 2009
Augusta Lynx 	Augusta, Georgia 	James Brown Arena 	1998-2008 	folded December 2, 2008
Florida Everblades 	Estero, Florida 	Germain Arena (known as Everblades Arena (1998-?, TECO Arena ?-2004) 	1998-present	
Greenville Grrrowl 	Greenville, South Carolina 	Bi-Lo Center 	1998-2006 	folded June 2, 2006
Miami Matadors 	Miami, Florida 	Miami Arena 	1998-1999 	 suspend operations 1999-2001; relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio; renamed Cincinnati Cyclones
Arkansas RiverBlades 	North Little Rock, Arkansas 	Alltel Arena 	1999-2003 	folded
Greensboro Generals 	Greensboro, North Carolina 	Greensboro Coliseum 	1999-2004 	franchise revoked
Jackson Bandits 	Jackson, Mississippi 	Mississippi Coliseum 	1999-2003 	ceased operations after league denied a one year leave of absence
Trenton Titans 	Trenton, New Jersey 	Sovereign Bank Arena 	1999-2007 	renamed Trenton Devils
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies	Atlantic City, New Jersey 	Boardwalk Hall 	2001-2005 	relocated to Stockton, California; renamed Stockton Thunder
Cincinnati Cyclones 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	Heritage Bank Center (known as U.S. Bank Arena 2002-2019) 	2001-present	
Columbia Inferno 	Columbia, South Carolina 	Carolina Coliseum 	2001-2008 	suspend operations in 2008 awaiting new arena being built; franchise removed in June 2014
Columbus Cottonmouths 	Columbus, Georgia 	Columbus Civic Center 	2001-2004 	suspend operations awaiting arena being bullt in Bradenton, Florida; were to be named Gulf Coast Swords; franchise revoked by league in 2006
Macon Whoopee 	Macon, Georgia 	Macon Coliseum 	2001-2002 	relocated to Lexington, Kentucky; renamed Lexington Men O' War
Reading Royals 	Reading, Pennsylvania 	Santander Arena (known as Sovereign Center 2001-2013) 	2001-present	
Lexington Men O' War 	Lexington, Kentucky 	Rupp Arena 	2002-2003 	suspend operations 2003-2005; then relocated to West Valley City, Utah; renamed Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Alaska Aces (ECHL) 	Anchorage, Alaska 	Sullivan Arena 	2003-2017 	suspend operations due to economic conditions in state; sold in June of 2017; relocated to Portland, Maine and renamed Maine Mariners (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) 	Bakersfield, California 	Rabobank Arena (known as Bakersfield Centenial Garden 2003-2005) 	2003-2015 	franchise relocated to Norfolk, Virginia when Norfolk Admirals relocated to Bakersfield and become Bakersfield Condors (AHL)
Florence Pride 	Florence, South Carolina 	Florence Civic Center 	1997-2005 	
planned to relcoate to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; be renamed Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz; however arena fell through franchise returned to league June 2009
Fresno Falcons 	Fresno, California 	Save Mart Center 	2003-2008 	ceased operations December 22, 2008
Gwinnett Gladiators 	Duluth, Georgia 	Infinite Energy Arena (known as Gwinnett Civic Center Arena (2003-04 and The Arena at Gwinnett 2004-2015) 	2003-2015 	renamed Atlanta Gladiators
Idaho Steelheads 	Boise, Idaho 	CenturyLink Arena Boise (known as Bank of America Centre 2003-2005 and Qwest Arena 2005-2011) 	2003-present	
Las Vegas Wranglers 	Las Vegas, Nevada 	Orleans Arena 	2003-2014 	suspend operations for 2014-15 season awaiting new arena to play in; suspend operations in 2015 after not being able to secure one
Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) 	Long Beach, California 	Long Beach Sports Arena 	2003-2007 	suspended operations April 20, 2007; franchise terminated by ECHL on June 18, 2007
San Diego Gulls (1995-2006) 	San Diego, California 	IPayOne Center (known as San Diego Sports Arena 2003-2005) 	2003-2006 	folded on June 30, 2006
Texas Wildcatters 	Beaumont, Texas 	Ford Arena 	2003-2005 	team sits out 2005-06 season as arena is used during 2005-06 season as a relief center for victims of Hurricane Rita; returns for 2006-07 season
Victoria Salmon Kings 	Victoria, British Columbia 	Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre 	2004-2011 	folded after 2010-11 season; replaced by Western Hockey League franchise (Victoria Royals)
Phoenix Roadrunners 	Phoenix, Arizona 	US Airways Center (known as America West Arena 2005-2006) 	2005-2009 	ceased operations
Stockton Thunder 	Stockton, California 	Stockton Arena 	2005-2015 	relocated to Glens Falls, New York when city gets American Hockey League team, the Stockton Heat
Utah Grizzlies(ECHL) 	West Valley City, Utah 	Maverik Center (known as E Center 2005-2010) 	2005-present	
Cincinnati Cyclones 	Cincinnati, OH 	Heritage Bank Center (known as U.S. Bank Arena 2006-2019) 	2006-Present	
Texas Wildcatters 	Beaumont, Texas 	Ford Arena 	2006-2008 	relocated to Ontario, California; renamed Ontario Reign (ECHL)
Elmira Jackals 	Elmira, New York 	First Arena 	2007-2017 	fold when unable to find new ownership
Mississippi SeaWolves 	Biloxi, Mississippi 	Mississippi Coast Coliseum 	2007-2009 	suspend operations; team ownership acquires Southern Professional Hockey League team (Mississippi Surge) for 2009-10 season
Trenton Devils 	Trenton, New Jersey 	Sun National Bank Center (known as Sovereign Bank Arena 2007-2009) 	2007-2011 	revert to Trenton Titans name
Ontario Reign (ECHL) 	Ontario, California 	Citizens Business Bank Arena 	2008-2015 	swap franchises with Manchester, New Hampshire based Manchester Monarchs (AHL) and become Ontario Reign (AHL)
Kalamazoo Wings 	Kalamazoo, Michigan 	Wings Event Center (known as Wings Stadium 2009-2015) 	2009-present	
Toledo Walleye 	Toledo, Ohio 	Huntington Center (Toledo) (known as Lucas County Arena 2009-2010) 	2009-present	
Greenville Road Warriors 	Greenville, South Carolina 	BI-LO Center 	2010-2015 	renamed Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Chicago Express 	Hoffman Estates, Illinois 	Sears Centre 	2011-2012 	announced April 6, 2012 would be ceasing operations at end of 2011-12 season
Colorado Eagles 	Loveland, Colorado 	Budweiser Events Center 	2011-2018 	franchise moved to American Hockey League for 2018-19 season as an expansion team
Trenton Titans 	Trenton, New Jersey 	Sun National Bank Center 	2011-2013 	ceased operations April 23, 2013
Evansville Icemen 	Evansville, Indiana 	Ford Center (Evansville) 	2012-2016 	suspend operations pending a move to Owensboro, Kentucky; unable to get arena renovations financed; franchise rights revived in 2017 return as Jacksonville, Florida based Jacksonville Icemen
Fort Wayne Komets 	Fort Wayne, Indiana 	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 	2012-present	
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) 	Orlando, Florida 	Amway Center 	2012-present	
San Francisco Bulls 	Daly City, California 	Cow Palace 	2010-2014 	folded January 20, 2014
Allen Americans 	Allen, Texas 	Allen Event Center 	2014-present	
Brampton Beast 	Brampton, Ontario 	CAA Centre (known as Powerade Centre 2014-2018) 	2014-present	
Indy Fuel 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	Indiana Farmers Coliseum 	2014-present	
Missouri Mavericks 	Independence, Missouri 	Silverstein Eye Centers Arena (known as Independence Events Center 2014-2015) 	2014-2017 	renamed Kansas City Mavericks
Quad City Mallards 	Moline, Illinois 	TaxSlayer Center (known as IWireless Center 2014-2017) 	2014-2018 	ceased operations at end of 2017-18 season; replaced by new Southern Professional Hockey League team, the Quad City Storm
Rapid City Rush 	Rapid City, South Dakota 	Rushmore Plaza Civic Center 	2014-present	
Tulsa Oilers 	Tulsa, Oklahoma 	BOK Center 	2014-present	
Wichita Thunder 	Wichita, Kansas 	Intrust Bank Arena 	2014-present	
Adirondack Thunder 	Glens Falls, New York 	Cool Insuring Arena (known as Glens Falls Civic Center 2015-2017) 	2015-present	
Atlanta Gladiators 	Duluth, Georgia 	Infinite Energy Arena 	2015-present	
Greenville Swamp Rabbits 	Greenville, South Carolina 	Bon Secours Wellness Arena 	2015-present	
Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) 	Manchester, New Hampshire 	SNHU Arena 	2015-2019 	folded
Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) 	Norfolk, Virginia 	Norfolk Scope 	2015-present	
Jacksonville Icemen 	Jacksonville, Florida 	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (known as Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 2017-2019) 	2017-present	
Kansas City Mavericks 	Independence, Missouri 	Silverstein Eye Centers Arena 	2017-present	
Worcester Railers 	Worcester, Massachusetts 	DCU Center 	2017-presnt 	
Maine Mariners (ECHL) 	Portland, Maine 	Cross Insurance Arena 	2018-present	
Newfoundland Growlers 	St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador	Mile One Centre 	2018-present	
==2015 Kelly Cup playoff format==
With the addition of the teams from the CHL the division alignment was changed to Eastern and Western Conferences (each containing two-seven team divisions (North and East in the Eastern Conference and Central and Pacific in the Western Conference). The top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs.  The first two rounds of the playoffs would be within the division with the match ups being 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3. with the first round winners meeting in the diviosion final. The two division champions meet for the conference championship and the conference champions meeting for the Kelly Cup.  All four rounds of the playoffs are best-of-seven.
== Future teams ==
*Reno, Nevada, start date unknown; no announcement of arena construction has been mad some reports have listed the teams name as being the Reno Raiders. The rights to the franchise were purchased by a man named Larry Leasure of Boise, ID in 2000. He retained the rights to the franchise when the league was absorbed by the ECHL. He was hoping to secure a lease at a suitable arena. The previous team played at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, which functions more so as a convention/meeting facility than a sports venue. The University of Nevada, Reno has the Lawlor Events Center which seats over 11,000 for basketball but makes no mention of events with ice so and the facility would require major renovations for use as a hockey rink. No progress has been made on a new arena. As of the 2014-15 season the franchise is still "inactive".  This city has become one of the candidates for the AHL affiliate of the Las Vegas expansion team.
*Medford, New York had a proposal on the table in 2018 for an arena with a capacity of 7,500 on the site of a former movie theater. The proposal fell apart as a car dealer was interested in the lot of land that just involved the single lot involving just the theater, but the arena proposal needed other land acquisitions. The remodeling of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the construction of the new arena in nearby Elmont, New York which would put an NHL team close by and the possibility existed at the time that the Coliseum could possibly become the home of the Islanders AHL affiliate effectively spelled the end of any effort to get the arena beyond the proposal stage.
The league has also been having several teams move to replace relocated AHL teams over the past few years. This trend is expected to continue as several western NHL teams still have their AHL affilates in the east and several other teams in the league are looking to move their AHL affiliate closer to the NHL team.
*For the 2019–20 season, 25 of 31 National Hockey League teams have affiliations with an ECHL team with the Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, and San Jose Sharks having no official affiliations. The ECHL has one independent team in the Norfolk Admirals. However, unaffiliated NHL teams do sometimes lend contracted players to ECHL teams for development and increased playing time.
*The ECHL will probably be expanded to up to 32 teams in the not too distant future to match the NHL and AHL in teams of one to one affiliations.
*Athens, Georgia began construction on a new arena in May of 2022. The arena is due to become the home of the Athens ECHL team for the 2023-24 season.https://arenadigest.com/2022/05/08/classic-center-arena-construction-underway/https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5827934 The date was later pushed back to the 2024-25 season.
== Defunct and relocated teams ==
Teams that no longer play within the ECHL are listed below. Many of the former teams which had not moved are considered to have suspended operations and the franchises placed for sale, but in reality are and were simply financial failures, similar to defunct teams in all other minor league sports histories.
While the ECHL has stated in recent years they would not grant voluntary suspensions of franchises for more than one year, both the Toledo Storm (now the Toledo Walleye) and Mississippi Sea Wolves (now defunct) were granted two-year suspensions—the Sea Wolves because of Hurricane Katrina and the Storm in order to demolish their present arena and construct a new one in downtown Toledo. The Mississippi Sea Wolves resumed play for the 2007–2008 season, while the Toledo Walleye resumed play in their new arena for the 2009–2010 season.
On March 30, 2009, the Dayton Bombers and Mississippi Sea Wolves announced that they would suspend operations for the 2009–10 season, while the Phoenix RoadRunners announced that they will cease operations at the end of the 2008–09 season. Dayton would receive a franchise in the International Hockey League and Biloxi, MS would receive a team in the Southern Professional Hockey League the following year.
On February 15, 2010, the Tribune-Democrat reported that the Johnstown Chiefs, the only remaining founding franchise of the East Coast Hockey League to remain in its original city, would be relocating to Greenville, South Carolina, the former home of the Greenville Grrrowl (1998-2006) following the completion of the 2009-10 season.
Six former ECHL franchises have moved up to the American Hockey League. The Hampton Roads Admirals were the first, becoming the Norfolk Admirals in 2000, the Peoria Rivermen were the second, assuming the Worcester IceCats history but maintaining the Rivermen identity for their first AHL season of 2005-06, and the Charlotte Checkers were the third, assuming the Albany River Rats history following the club's move to Charlotte following the 2009-10 season. The new Charlotte AHL team will retain the Checkers identity. The fomation of a west coast division in the AHL for the 2015-16 season added three more teams that were replacing former ECHL teams (Bakersfield Condors, Ontario Reign, Stockton Thunder (renamed Heat))
*Alaska Aces (2003-2017; ceased operations due to Alaskan financial crisis)
*Arkansas RiverBlades (1999–2003)
*Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (2001–2005; moved to Stockton, CA)
*Augusta Lynx (1998–2008) Suspended operations and relinquished their membership back to the ECHL after their ownership group were unable to continue to operate in 2008–09. The first ECHL team to fold in mid season.
*Bakersfield Condors 2003-2015; city gets AHL team, ECHL franchise to Norfolk
*Baton Rouge Kingfish (1996–2003; moved to Victoria, BC)
*Birmingham Bulls (1992–2001; moved to Atlantic City, NJ; now the Stockton Thunder)
*Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010; replaced by the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL)
*Chesapeake Icebreakers (played in Upper Marlboro, MD, 1997–1999; moved to Jackson, MS)
*Chicago Express (2011-2012) withdrew
*Columbus (GA) Cottonmouths (2001–2004; team moved down to what is now the Southern Professional Hockey League; ECHL franchise moved to Bradenton-Sarasota, FL to play as Gulf Coast Swords, franchise revoked in summer 2006 after construction halted on proposed home arena)
*Columbus (OH) Chill (1991–1999; moved to Reading, PA)
*Dayton Bombers (1991–2009; relinquished their membership back to ECHL following failed drive for season tickets and managing partnership to resume play for the 2010-11 season)
*Elmira Jackals (2007-2017; ceased operations when arena was going dark when in need of renovations)
*Erie Panthers (1988–1996; moved to Baton Rouge, LA)
*Evansville IceMen (2010-2016) attempted to move to Owensboro, Kentucky; fell through; league rights to Jacksonville for 2017-18 season
*Fresno Falcons (2003–2008) Suspended operations and relinquished their membership back to the ECHL after their ownership group were unable to continue to operate in 2008–09. The second ECHL team to fold in mid season.
*Greensboro Generals (1999–2004; team franchise revoked)
*Greensboro Monarchs (1989–1995; replaced by the Carolina Monarchs of the AHL)
*Greenville Grrrowl (1998–2006) (franchise revoked)
*Gulf Coast Swords (2005)  to be based in Bradenton, Florida area, unable to get arena; franchise revoked September 2006
*Hampton Roads Admirals (1989–2000; replaced by the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL)
*Huntington Blizzard (1993–2000; moved to Beaumont, TX, now the Ontario Reign)
*Huntsville Blast (1993–1994; moved to Tallahassee, FL)
*Jackson Bandits (1999–2003)
*Jacksonville Lizard Kings (1995–2000)
*Johnstown Chiefs (1988-2010; relocated to Greenville, SC)	
*Knoxville Cherokees (1988–1997; moved to Florence, SC)
*Lexington Men O' War (2002–2003; moved to West Valley City, UT, now the Utah Grizzlies)
*Long Beach Ice Dogs (1993–2007) (franchise revoked)
*Louisiana IceGators (1995–2005) (franchise revoked)
*Louisville IceHawks (1990–1994; moved to Jacksonville, FL)
*Louisville River Frogs (1995–1998; moved to Miami, FL)
*Macon Whoopee (2001–2002; moved to Lexington, KY, now the Utah Grizzlies)
*Manchester Monarchs (2015-2019) suspended operations; franchise revoked by league
*Miami Matadors (1998–1999; moved to Cincinnati, OH)
*Mississippi Sea Wolves (1996–2009; now the Mississippi Surge)
*Mobile Mysticks (1995–2002; moved to Duluth, GA)
*Ontario Reign (2008-2015); city gets AHL team, ECHL franchise to Manchester
*Nashville Knights (1989–1996; moved to Pensacola, FL when NHL arrived)
*New Orleans Brass (1997–2002; team suspended operations after the arrival of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets when arena lease was not given)
*Pee Dee Pride (1997–2005; team suspended operations after the 2004–05 season and planned to move to the Myrtle Beach, SC area, but relinquished their league membership after 2008-09 season.)
*Pensacola Ice Pilots (1996–2008) (franchise revoked.)
*Peoria Rivermen (1996–2005; replaced by the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL)
*Phoenix RoadRunners (2005–2009)
*Quad City Mallards (2009-2018) folded at end of 2017-18 season
*Raleigh IceCaps (1991–1998; moved to Augusta, GA when NHL arrived)
*Richmond Renegades (1990–2003)
*Roanoke Express (1993–2004; franchise revoked)
*San Diego Gulls (2003–2006) (franchise revoked)
*San Francisco Bulls (2012-2014) folded January 27, 2014
*Stockton Thunder (2005-2015); city gets AHL team, ECHL franchise to Glens Falls
*Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (1994–2001; moved to Macon, GA)
*Texas Wildcatters (2003–2008; Ceased operations at the end 2007–08 season due to a failure in securing a new arena lease and moved to Ontario, CA)
*Trenton Devils (2007-2011) folded by ownership (New Jersey Devils) cty was granted new franchise for next season
*Trenton Titans (2011-2013) folded
*Virginia Lancers (1988–1993 in Vinton, VA; franchise later renamed the Roanoke Valley Rebels and Rampage; moved to Huntsville, AL)
*Victoria Salmon Kings (2004-2011) disband May 6, 2011 when owner purchases Chilliwack Bruins of the WHL, and relocates it to Victoria
== ECHL Hall of Fame ==
In celebration of the league's 20th year of play, the ECHL Board of Governors created the ECHL Hall of Fame in 2008, 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. Development 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.
No more than five candidates are elected to the Hall of Fame each year with no more than three Players, one Developmental Player, two Builders and one Referee/Linesman. The Builder and the Referee/Linesman categories are dependent upon the number of candidates in the Player category.
The nomination and subsequent selection of candidates is determined by the ECHL Hall of Fame Selection Committee which is appointed by the ECHL.
The ECHL Hall of Fame Inaugural Class was inducted during the 2008 ECHL All-Star Game festivities at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California and included ECHL founder Henry Brabham, the ECHL's first commissioner Patrick J. Kelly, and former players Nick Vitucci and Chris Valicevic
=== List of Hall of Famers ===
== List of Hall of Famers ==
Year	Name 	Position/role 	ECHL Team(s)
2008	Henry Brabham 	ECHL founder 	League Executive
2008	Patrick J. Kelly 	Commissioner (1988–96) 	League Executive
2008	Chris Valicevic 	Defenseman 	Greensboro Monarchs, Louisiana IceGators
2008	Nick Vitucci 	Goaltender 	Greensboro Monarchs, Hampton Roads Admirals, Toledo Storm, Charlotte Checkers, Greenville Grrrowl
2009	John Brophy 	Head coach 	Hampton Roads Admirals, Wheeling Nailers
2009	Blake Cullen 	Owner 	Hampton Roads Admirals
2009	Tom Nemeth 	Defenseman 	Dayton Bombers, South Carolina Stingrays, Toledo Storm
2009	Rod Taylor 	Left winger 	Hampton Roads Admirals, Richmond Renegades, Roanoke Express, South Carolina Stingrays, Peoria Rivermen, Toledo Storm
2010	Cam Brown 	Left winger 	Columbus Chill, Erie Panthers, Baton Rouge Kingfish, Gwinnett Gladiators
2010	E.A. "Bud" Gingher	Owner; Chairman 	Board of Governors Chairman (1992–95); Dayton Bombers owner
2010	Olaf Kolzig 	Goaltender 	Hampton Roads Admirals
2010	Darryl Noren 	Center 	Greensboro Monarchs, Charlotte Checkers
2011	Phil Berger 	Right winger 	Greensboro Monarchs, Charlotte Checkers, Raleigh IceCaps, Hampton Roads Admirals
2011	Richard Adams 	President/CEO (1995–02) 	League Executive
2011	Luke Curtin 	Left winger 	Baton Rouge Kingfish, Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies, Fresno Falcons
2011	Joe Ernst 	Referee 	League Official
2012	Bob Woods 	Defenseman 	Johnstown Chiefs, Hampton Roads Admirals, Mobile Mysticks, Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, Mississippi Sea Wolves
2012	Bill Coffey 	Founder 	League Executive
2012	Sheldon Gorski 	Right Winger 	Louisville Icehawks, Louisville River Frogs, Miami Matadors, Pensacola Ice Pilots
2012	John Marks 	Coach 	Charlotte Checkers, Greenville Grrrowl, Pensacola Ice Pilots, Augusta Lynx
2012	Dave Seitz 	Center 	South Carolina Stingrays
2013	Dave Craievich 	Defenseman 	Cincinnati Cyclones, Birmingham Bulls, Mobile Mysticks
2013	Marc Magliarditi 	Goaltender 	Columbus Chill, Florida Everblades, Louisiana IceGators, Richmond Renegades, Las Vegas Wranglers
2013	Steve Poapst 	Defenseman 	Hampton Roads Admirals
2013	Darren Schwartz 	Left Winger 	Johnstown Chiefs, Winston-Salem Thunderbirds, Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, Wheeling Thunderbirds/Nailers
2014	James Edwards 	President; Chairman 	Johnstown Chiefs president, Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors (1999–2003)
2014	Wes Goldie 	Right Winger 	Pee Dee Pride, Victoria Salmon Kings, and Alaska Aces
2014	Al MacIsaac 	Defense; GM/Coach 	Hampton Roads Admirals
2014	John Spoltore 	Center 	Louisiana IceGators
2015	Darren Colbourne 	Right Winger 	Dayton Bombers, Richmond Renegades, Raleigh IceCaps, Augusta Lynx
2015	Louis Dumont 	Center 	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, Wheeling Thunderbirds, Louisiana IceGators, Augusta Lynx, Pensacola Ice Pilots, Mississippi Sea Wolves, and Utah Grizzlies
2015	Scott Sabatino 	Executive Vice President; COO	League Executive
2015	Carl Scheer 	Owner; Chairman 	Charlotte Checkers owner, Chairman of the ECHL Board of Governors, Greenville Grrrowl owner
2016	Daniel Berthiaume 	Goaltender 	Wheeling Thunderbirds, Roanoke Express and Greensboro Generals
2016	Craig Brush 	General Manager 	Florida Everblades
2016	Allan Sirois 	Left winger 	Baton Rouge Kingfish, Jacksonville Lizard Kings, Pee Dee Pride, Pee Dee Pride, Greenville Grrrowl, Texas Wildcatters
== See also ==
*Kelly Cup
*ECHL All-Star Game
*List of ECHL seasons
*List of ECHL players
*List of ECHL arenas
== References ==
== External links ==
*ECHL website
*PHPA website
*ECHL Wikia
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