1989-90 ECHL season

The 1989-90 ECHL season was the 2nd season of the ECHL. The league brought back all five teams from the inaugural season and added three more franchises in Greensboro, North Carolina, Nashville, Tennessee, and Norfolk, Virginia. Before the season began, the Carolina Thunderbirds changed their name to the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds. The 8 teams played 60 each in the schedule. The Winston-Salem Thunderbirds finished first overall in the regular season. The Greensboro Monarchs won their first Riley Cup championship.
==Regular season==
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Loses; OTL = Overtime loses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot
East Coast Hockey League 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Winston-Salem Thunderbirds	60	38	16	6 	82 	312	257
Erie Panthers 	60	38	16	6 	82 	357	251
Virginia Lancers 	60	36	18	6 	78 	261	218
Greensboro Monarchs 	60	29	27	4 	62 	263	283
Hampton Roads Admirals 	60	29	29	2 	60 	252	267
Nashville Knights 	60	26	30	4 	56 	248	289
Johnstown Chiefs 	60	23	31	6 	52 	233	291
Knoxville Cherokees 	60	21	33	6 	48 	230	300
==Riley Cup Playoffs==
===Bracket===
==ECHL awards==
Jack Riley Cup: 	Greensboro Monarchs
Henry Brabham Cup: 	Winston-Salem Thunderbirds
ECHL Most Valuable Player: 	Bill McDougall (Erie)
Riley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player:	Wade Flaherty (Greensboro)
ECHL Rookie of the Year: 	Bill McDougall (Erie)
Defenseman of the Year: 	Bill Whitfield (Virginia)
Leading Scorer: 	Bill McDougall (Erie)
==Team Photos==
89-90EriPan.jpg|Erie Panthers
==See also==
* ECHL
* ECHL All-Star Game
* Kelly Cup
* List of ECHL seasons
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